17 London boroughs provided data on pupil premium income gains from universal free school meal registration approaches. The Greater London Authority compiled this snapshot for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years based on commissioned research and a registration campaign. The analysis aims to quantify potential funding increases for schools resulting from improved identification of eligible pupils.
Use Cases
- Estimating potential pupil premium revenue gains for schools based on universal registration approaches.
- Comparing funding impact across different London boroughs for the 2023-2025 period.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of policy interventions like the Mayoral-funded registration campaign.
- Informing budget planning for schools and boroughs by modeling income from identified eligible pupils.
Strengths
- Analysis is based on data shared by 17 distinct London boroughs.
- Covers two consecutive academic years (2023/24 and 2024/25).
- Compiles findings from multiple commissioned research strands.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the 17 participating London boroughs.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority
- Collection Method
- Data compiled from GLA-commissioned research by Bremner & Co and Basis, and a Mayoral-funded registration campaign with Policy in Practice.
- Time Range
- 2023/24 - 2024/25 academic years
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 12:03:30.404946; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- 17 London boroughs