Service Pupil Premium

(asked on 2nd September 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school-aged children in England are in receipt of the service pupil premium.


Answered by
Edward Timpson Portrait
Edward Timpson
This question was answered on 7th September 2016

No children in an early years setting are in receipt of the service child element of the pupil premium grant. The grant is payable to schools and local authorities for pupils in year groups reception to year 11.

The number of school-age children in England eligible for the service child pupil premium in January 2016, broken down by Key Stage, is provided in the table.

Reception

Key Stage 1

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 3

Key Stage 4

Total

Number of pupils (headcount)

6,008

13,098

26,489

17,479

10,358

73,432

Source: School Census, January 2016

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