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<p>The number of students who are eligible for and are claiming free school meals
(FSM) is published at national and school level in the underlying data of the ‘Schools,
pupils and their characteristics’ publication. 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><p>FSM
are available to parents who are in receipt of certain qualifying benefits, including
those that are means tested by the Department for Work and Pensions. To be eligible
to receive FSM, a pupil or their parent must make a claim to the school for FSM. Until
the claim is made, the pupil is not eligible for FSM. These figures do not include
pupils who may be eligible for FSM but no claim has been made.</p><p>The underlying
data file Schools_pupils_and_their_characteristics_2019_pupil_characteristics_UD.csv
includes a column for phase of school, parliamentary constituency and local authority.</p>
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