HC Deb 19 September 2002 vol 390 cc114-5W
Mr. Willis

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of children were in receipt of free school meals in each year from 1996–1997 to 2001–02 in(a) foundation, (b) voluntary-aided-community, (c) specialist, (d) city technology college, (e) grammar and (f) voluntary-controlled schools. [65395]

Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 1 July 2002]: The information requested is shown in the following table.

Maintained Secondary schools: percentage of children eligible for a free school meal England Position in January each year
Percentage
Type of school (2) 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 (provisional)
Specialist Schools 14.1 13.5 14.1 13.8 14.0 13.7
City Technology Colleges 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Grammar Schools 3.7 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.4
Voluntary Controlled Schools 10.9 10.5 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.2

n/a Not applicable

(1) Introduced in 2000

(2) The school types listed are not mutually exclusive, for instance voluntary aided, voluntary controlled or foundation could be specialist schools

(3) No schools of this type