Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 November 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 1 December 2011. It was answered by Baroness Teather (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Pupil Premium: Pendle

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students have benefited from pupil premium funding in Pendle constituency since April 2011.

Answer: Pupil premium funding is provided in respect of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, children in care who have been continuously looked after for at least six months and children whose parents are serving in the armed forces. In the Pendle constituency in January 2011 there were 2,241 pupils known to be eligible for FSM and 13 service children. The total number of pupils eligible for the pupil premium in the Pendle constituency may be higher, but it is not possible to identify the number of pupils in each parliamentary constituency recorded as being in care or recorded in the alternative provision census as, in both cases, the returns are provided at local authority level rather than at establishment level.

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