The Armed Forces Community – local picture

Map showing the districts in West Yorkshire

Children with Armed Forces parents

For the year 2021/2022 the Department for Education (DfE) recorded 1027 children as eligible to claim Service Pupil Premium across West Yorkshire. However, this may not be the full picture of children as parents may not declare that their partner (or themselves) is a member of the Armed Forces.

Area 2020/2021 2021/2022
Bradford 163 200
Calderdale 161 159
Kirklees 151 148
Leeds 252 265
Wakefield 256 255
Total 983 1027

Further information on current Service Pupil Premium numbers can be found here:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2020-to-2021 data can be found within Pupil Premium allocations 2020 to 2021: national, local authority, parliamentary constituency level column under the Local Authority tab.

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