Demographics Report - National Statistics sources
Updated
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 If you think any figure is out of date or incorrect, please contact the Insight support team.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.
Current Data
The most recent data used by Insight is as follows:
2025 - 2026 data
Targeted FSM - 24.9% (Source - education statistics). There is not yet any national data available for Targeted FSM. As stated on the education statistics page - "This release refers to the January 2026 school census, therefore presented statistics do not reflect the new eligibility arrangements." Insight is continuing to use the 2025-2026 value for FSM eligibility as the best alternative until this changes.
EAL (First language known or believed to be other than English) - 23.8% (Source - education statistics)
Minority Ethnic Background - 38.9% (Source - education statistics)
SEN Support - 15.4% (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
