For universal infant free school meals, the £2.30 per meal rate is provided to schools via a direct grant. This covers the cost of raw materials as well as other fixed costs associated with providing the meals. It is for schools to decide how to allocate their budgets in order to provide these meals.<\/p>
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The number of pupils in state-funded primary schools taking a free school meal on census day in January 2017 was 536,650.<\/p>
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The number and proportion of pupils eligible for and claiming free school meals, as well as those taking a free school meal on census day, are published in the annual \u2018Schools, pupils and their characteristics\u2019 statistical release, available at:<\/p>
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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