Demographics Report - National Statistics sources

The Reports > Demographics report compares pupil demographics data to national figures.

National figures come from the government's Explore our statistics and data website and the Compare Schools service.

Insight aims to show national figures for the current year. Where these are unavailable we will use figures from the previous year. If you think any figure is out of date or incorrect, please contact the Insight support team.

Primary schools

Insight uses the national data for state-funded English primary schools. This excludes secondaries and special schools.

Free School Meals

The demographics report shows the percentage of pupils eligible for FSM because the national comparator is readily available. Unfortunately, the national percentage of disadvantaged pupils is not currently published.

Current Data

The most recent data used by Insight is as follows:

2024-2025 data

FSM - 24.7% (Source - education statistics)

EAL - 23.4% (Source - education statistics)

Minority Ethnic Background - 38.4% (Source - education statistics)

SEN Support - 14.8% (Source - education statistics)

EHCP - 3.5%

Absence

Whole year absence figures are used for previous academic years, where available.

For the current academic year, the weekly data, provided by the DfE is used.

Source - Pupil attendance in schools


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