Question follow-through · 30176

Free School Meals: Welwyn Hatfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in year three and above who are eligible for free school meals attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good, (c) Requires Improvement and (d) Inadequate in Welwyn Hatf

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
12 Feb 2025
Answer
20 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of children in year three and above who are eligible for free school meals attend schools rated (a) Outstanding, (b) Good, (c) Requires Improvement and (d) Inadequate in Welwyn Hatf

  2. 12 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    Data on the number pupils eligible for free school meals broken down by a schools’ single headline grade is not held by the department. Ofsted has, as of September 2024, ceased providing headline grades as part of the move to a comprehensive school report...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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