Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 63717

Pupil Premium: Eligibility

Tabled: 30 June 2025

Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Ian Roome

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children who become eligible for free school meals in 2026 will also be eligible for pupil premium funding.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell

Pupil premium funding is allocated to eligible schools based on the number of:Pupils who are recorded as eligible for free school meals (FSM), or have been recorded as eligible in the past 6 years (referred to as Ever 6 FSM),Children previously looked aft...

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