Free School Meals: Primary Education
Commons · Question 41033 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Damian Hinds
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in the pilot for the new free primary breakfast provision are located in the 10% most deprived wards in England.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 22 Apr 2025
As of February 2025, 341 (21%) of primary schools taking part in the National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP) are in the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. Around 22% of primary schools in the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England were t...