Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children at key stage (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4 are in receipt of the service pupil premium.
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