Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of the new school places created by the selective schools expansion fund will be for children on free school meals.

All schools applying to the Selective School Expansion Fund were required to give pupils eligible for the pupil premium second priority (after the mandatory priority for looked after and previously looked after children) in their oversubscription criteria.

As with all oversubscription criteria, the actual number admitted will depend on the number that apply to the school and reach the school’s academic entry requirements. Schools were required to demonstrate, through their fair access and partnership plans, the outreach work they will undertake to support disadvantaged pupil’s access their schools.