HC Deb 12 July 2001 vol 371 cc607-8W
Mr. Dobson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of children are entitled to free school meals in(a) Church of England schools, (b) Roman Catholic schools, (c) schools of other Christian denominations (d) other religious schools, (e) non religious foundation schools and (f) other maintained schools. [3164]

Mr. Timms

[holding answer 11 July 2001]: The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools: percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals by religious character, January 2000
Religious character Maintained primary schools Maintained secondary schools
Church of England 12.2 11.8
Roman Catholic 17.2 16.5
Other religious schools1 10.2 7.1
Non-religious schools 20.2 16.8
1 Includes Methodist, shoots of mixed denomination or other Christian belief. Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and other religions.