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Free School Meals: South Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children receive free school meals in South Cotswolds constituency.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
27 Jan 2025
Answer
31 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children receive free school meals in South Cotswolds constituency.

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    As of January 2024, 12.5% (1,761) of pupils attending state-funded schools in the South Cotswolds constituency were eligible for and claiming free school meals. This compares with a rate of 24.6% of pupils in state-funded schools in England. These figures...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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