Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many education institutions in Battersea have made at least one order from the free period products scheme as of 27 February 2023.

Since the launch of the Period Products scheme in January 2020, 97% of secondary schools and 92% of post 16 colleges in England now provide free period products to pupils.

The Department publishes statistics regarding the Scheme’s operation, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/period-products-scheme-management-information).

This data shows that of the 53 schools and colleges in Wandsworth who have ordered period products from January 2020 - July 2022, 15 of these were in Battersea. These are listed below:

Alderbrook Primary School

Allfarthing Primary School

Honeywell Junior School

Shaftesbury Park Primary School

Christ Church CofE Primary School

St George's CofE Primary School

St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School

St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea

Saint John Bosco College

Westbridge Academy

Harris Academy Battersea

Belleville Wix Academy

Griffin Primary School

ARK John Archer Primary Academy

The Department will publish further management information in the future which will cover the school year from September 2022 until July 2023. All eligible organisations were contacted again in September 2022 to remind them of the scheme.