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58 state schools and 19,707 pupils — plus how to check free school meals
DfE 2025/26 underlying data lists 58 state-funded schools and 19,707 pupils locally (36 primary, 12 secondary). GOV.UK explains free school meals eligibility, including Universal Credit rules.
Data as of: DfE Explore Education Statistics school-level underlying data 2025/26. FSM guidance checked on GOV.UK 28 Oct 2026.
Department for Education school-level data for 2025/26 counts 58 state-funded schools in the area and 19,707 pupils (headcount). That includes 36 primary schools (about 8,868 pupils) and 12 secondary schools (about 9,936 pupils), plus nursery, special and alternative provision settings.
For parents and carers, free school meals remain an important entitlement. GOV.UK explains that children may qualify if the household receives certain benefits, including Universal Credit under the published income rules. Infant free school meals in England still cover eligible year groups in government-funded schools.
Apply through your local authority’s process via the GOV.UK starting page — we link it below rather than copying forms that can change. Ofsted reports for individual schools are on the official Ofsted reports site.
School counts on this page match In numbers so education stats stay consistent across Hammersmith.info.