Here's how Northamptonshire compares to the national average for free school meals

By Claire Schofield
Published 23rd Jul 2019, 15:19 BST
Updated 23rd Jul 2019, 16:19 BST

Only one in 10 Northamptonshire pupils are claiming free school meals, new data has revealed.

However, nationally the number of children receiving free school meals in England is at its highest level since 2014. Here's how Northamptonshire compares to the national average.

Only one in 10 Northamptonshire pupils are claiming free school mealsplaceholder image
Only one in 10 Northamptonshire pupils are claiming free school meals
10 per cent of state school pupils in Northamptonshire received free meals at school lunchtimes in January - 12,347 children in totalplaceholder image
10 per cent of state school pupils in Northamptonshire received free meals at school lunchtimes in January - 12,347 children in total
This figure is much lower than the rate across the country, at 15 per centplaceholder image
This figure is much lower than the rate across the country, at 15 per cent
Since 2018, the proportion of pupils claiming free school meals in Northamptonshire has risen by 1.2 per centplaceholder image
Since 2018, the proportion of pupils claiming free school meals in Northamptonshire has risen by 1.2 per cent
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