Free School Meals (Hansard, 22 July 1996)

HC Deb 22 July 1996 vol 282 c59W 59W

§ Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the percentage of pupils(a) taking and (b) entitled to free school meals in(i) grant-maintained and (ii) local education authority-maintained schools. [38023]

§ Mrs. Gillan
The information requested is shown in the table:

Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals in England¹: January 1996 (provisional)

Primary Secondary All²

LEA-maintained schools 22 20 22

Grant-maintained schools 16 13 13

¹ Number of day pupils who were known to be eligible for free school meals expressed as a proportion of the number of day pupils on roll.

² Includes maintained special schools.

Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals in England¹: January 1996 (provisional)
	Primary	Secondary	All²
LEA-maintained schools	22	20	22
Grant-maintained schools	16	13	13
¹ Number of day pupils who were known to be eligible for free school meals expressed as a proportion of the number of day pupils on roll.
² Includes maintained special schools.