Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children of service personnel are currently receiving education in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the City of York local authority area.

The service child indicator collected via the school census is self-declared by parents. This indicator identifies children with parental responsibility who, at census day, are service personnel who are exercising parental care and responsibility and serving in: regular HM Forces military units; full commitment as part of the full time reserve service; or in the armed forces of another nation and stationed in England.

Data from the 2017 spring school census, reflecting the position in schools as at 19 January 2017, shows that:

(a) 253 pupils recorded as a service child were on roll of primary schools in York local authority area.

(b) 144 pupils recorded as a service child were on roll of secondary schools in York local authority area.

Additionally, the service child element of the pupil premium is allocated to children in year groups reception to Year 11 who have been recorded as a service child on any pupil level census in the last 6 years or are in receipt of a War Pension Scheme or Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme pension from the Ministry of Defence as a result of injury, illness or death caused by Service. Pupil premium allocations for the 2017/2018 financial year show there were 472 pupils in York local authority eligible for the service child element of the pupil premium. Further information can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-conditions-of-grant-2017-to-2018.