Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils are eligible for the pupil premium in Romford constituency.

The Government provides additional funding through the Pupil Premium to support disadvantaged pupils. The Pupil Premium rates have increased by 5% for 2023/24, taking total Pupil Premium funding nationally to almost £2.9 billion.

As of June 2023, 3,493 pupils attending schools in the Romford constituency were eligible for Pupil Premium funding of £4,511,190. The proportion of pupils eligible for Pupil Premium funding in Romford schools, as of June 2023, was 22.9%. Pupil Premium allocations, including at constituency level, are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2023-to-2024.