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<p>The number of proportion of children in primary schools in Wallasey constituency
who were eligible and claiming free school meals (FSM) is provided in the attached
table.</p><p>Since April 2018, protections have been in place for FSM eligibility
while Universal Credit is introduced nationwide. This has been the main driver in
the increase in the proportion of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals
as pupils continue to become eligible but fewer pupils stop being eligible.</p><p>This
data is published at national and school level in the underlying data of the annual
‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release. The 2019 publication
is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2019</a>.</p>
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