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<p>The number of pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) in England is published
at the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018."
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Data for each school is available in the ‘Schools pupils and their characteristics
2018’, underlying data, contained in file ‘Schools_Pupils_and_their_Characteristics
_2018_Schools_Pupils_UD’.</p><p> </p><p>The figures can be filtered by parliamentary
constituency name (column X), school phase e.g. state-funded secondary schools (column
N). Column EF, EG provide the number and % of pupils known to be eligible for FSM,
respectively.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of pupils eligible for FSM in state-funded
secondary schools in England is provided in Table 3a of the national tables.</p><p>
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