Free School Meals (Hansard, 24 February 2004)

HC Deb 24 February 2004 vol 418 cc394-401W 394W

§ Chris Ruane
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of children were entitled to free school meals in each school in a principal seaside town on the latest date for which figures are available, listed in descending order; and if he will make a statement. [154947]

§ Mr. Miliband
It is the Department's policy not to publish figures about individual schools unless the schools concerned have had the opportunity to check or confirm that information. Therefore, aggregate data for the principal seaside towns in England is shown in the table.
The definition of a seaside town has been taken from a report published by Sheffield Hallam University, entitled, "The Seaside Economy".

Maintained primary schools¹: number and percentage of pupils
eligible for free school meals²
January 2003: Principal seaside towns in England³

All
pupils⁴
Primary
Number of pupils known
to be eligible
for free school
meals
Percentage of
pupils known
to be eligible
for free school
meals

Blackpool 11,180 2,890 25.8

Bridlington 3,100 670 21.4

Southend-on-Sea 7,470 1,590 21.2

Clacton-on-Sea 5,450 1,150 21.0

Morecambe and Heysham 4,680 980 21.0

Hastings/Bexhill 6,010 1,220 20.2

Great Yarmouth 9,490 1,780 18.7

Scarborough 6,000 1,110 18.5

Isle of Wight 7,270 1,310 18.1

Lowestoft 5,100 920 18.0

Torbay 10,330 1,850 17.9

Brighton 14,730 2,580 17.5

Eastbourne 7,210 1,200 16.7

Penzance 3,130 500 15.9

Weston-super-Mare 6,800 1,060 15.6

llfracombe 1,300 190 14.7

St. Ives 760 110 14.5

Dawlish/Teignmouth 2,010 290 14.2

Minehead 870 120 13.6

Whitby 1,840 240 13.1

Exmouth 2,720 360 13.0

Deal 2,700 350 12.8

Falmouth 2,170 280 12.8

Skegness 2,320 290 12.6

Whitstable/Herne Bay 5,260 620 11.7

Southport 7,340 850 11.5

Folkstone/Hythe 1,290 150 11.3

Bournemouth 11,490 1,170 10.2

Newquay 2,110 200 9.7

Burnham-on-Sea 1,040 100 9.5

Bognor Regis 4,510 430 9.4

Sidmouth 880 80 8.6

Whitley Bay 3,420 270 8.0

Weymouth 4,720 370 7.7

Worthing 8,910 650 7.3

Swanage 560 20 3.6

¹Includes middle schools as deemed.

²Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

³Based upon postal town of schools with the exception of Isle of Wight and Torbay for which the respective local education authorities have been used.

⁴Includes dually registered pupils and boarding pupils.

Source:

Annual Schools' Census

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Maintained secondary schools¹: Number and percentage of pupils
eligible for free school meals²
January 2003: Principal seaside towns in England³

All
pupils⁴
secondary
Number of pupils known to be eligible
for free school
meals
Percentage of
pupils known
to be eligible
for free school
meals

Blackpool 8,670 1,840 21.2

Clacton-on-Sea 3,520 680 19.3

Lowestoft 6,790 1,290 19.0

Morecambe and Heysham 2,760 500 18.2

Brighton 7.080 1,250 17.6

Folkstone/Hythe 1,270 210 16.9

Isle of Wight 12,060 1,930 16.0

Great Yarmouth 4,550 710 15.7

Penzance 2,220 340 15.4

Falmouth 1,270 190 15.1

Southend-on-Sea 4,460 670 15.0

Bridlington 2,540 370 14.7

Scarborough 4,290 600 14.1

Eastbourne 5,570 780 14.0

Torbay 9,020 1,250 13.9

Weston-super-Mare 4,240 580 13.7

Hastings/Bexhill 4,670 640 13.6

Whitstable/Herne Bay 2,340 310 13.3

Minehead 1,860 250 13.3

Skegness 1,860 250 13.3

Deal 1,370 160 11.7

Southport 4,930 570 11.5

Whitby 1,810 200 11.1

St. Ives 720 80 10.5

Dawlish/Teignmouth 1,880 200 10.4

Weymouth 3,660 380 10.3

Bournemouth 9,960 1,000 10.0

Newquay 2,640 260 9.9

Maintained primary and secondary schools¹ number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals² As at January 2003.
By Local Education Authority area

All pupils³

Number on roll Primary Schools
Number of pupils
known to be
eligible for free
schools meals
Percentage
known to be
eligible for free
school meals
Number on roll Secondary Schools
Number of pupils
known to be
eligible for free
schools meals
Percentage
known to be
eligible for free
school meals

England 4,309,780 727,630 16.9 3,308,490 478,920 14.5

North East 226,230 50,420 22.3 180,390 32,670 18.1

841 Darlington 9,050 1,670 18.5 6,310 1,030 16.2

840 Durham 44,250 8,770 19.8 32,580 5,610 17.2

390 Gateshead 17,230 3,980 23.1 11,880 2,310 19.5

805 Hartlepool 9,720 2,280 23.5 6,720 1,490 22.2

806 Middlesbrough 14,820 4,300 29.0 7,030 2,270 32.3

391 Newcastle upon Tyne 20,030 6,450 32.2 17,810 4,210 23.7

392 North Tyneside 17,190 3,380 19.7 13,640 2,100 15.1

929 Northumberland 20,420 2,810 13.7 30,680 3,460 11.3

807 Redcar and Cleveland 14,450 3,270 22.6 10,380 2,180 21.0

393 South Tyneside 14,040 3,930 28.0 10,410 2,340 22.5

808 Stockton-on-Tees 18,520 3.590 19.4 12,790 2,300 18.0

394 Sunderland 26,510 6,000 22.6 19,970 3,380 16.9

North West 629,440 130,710 20.8 470,930 88,610 18.8

889 Blackburn with Darwen 15.060 3,760 25.0 9,560 2,420 25.3

890 Blackpool 12,270 2,980 24.3 8,670 1,840 21.2

350 Bolton 26,120 4,480 17.2 19,770 2,990 15.1

351 Bury 16,830 2,300 13.6 11,940 1,690 14.2

875 Cheshire 58,090 6,740 11.6 47,290 4,480 9.5

909 Cumbria 42,360 5,810 13.7 34,610 3,940 11.4

876 Halton 11,090 2,890 26.1 8,350 1,860 22.3

340 Knowsley 17,110 5,780 33.8 10,280 4,010 39.0

888 Lancashire 98,780 15,580 15.8 76,410 10,750 14.1

341 Liverpool 41,300 14,450 35.0 33,750 10,720 31.8

352 Manchester 41,690 18,180 43.6 24,070 10,090 41.9

353 Oldham 23,660 5,480 23.1 16,780 3,610 21.5

354 Rochdale 21,040 4,980 23.6 14,450 3,560 24.6

355 Salford 21,150 6,050 28.6 12,700 3,150 24.8

343 Sefton 25,120 4,650 18.5 21,280 3,770 17.7

342 St. Helens 16,660 3,250 19.5 12,180 2,180 17.9

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Maintained secondary schools¹: Number and percentage of pupils
eligible for free school meals²
January 2003: Principal seaside towns in England²

All
pupils⁴
Secondary
Number of
pupils known
to be eligible
for free school
meals
Percentage of
pupils known
to be eligible
for free school
meals

Whitley Bay 5,010 490 9.8

llfracombe 1,290 120 9.6

Worthing 4,860 420 8.7

Exmouth 2,290 170 7.5

Bognor Regis 3,860 280 7.1

Sidmouth 850 60 6.6

Swanage 460 20 4.8

Burnham-on-Sea ⁵— ⁵— ⁵—

¹Includes middle schools as deemed.

²Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

³Based upon postal town of schools with the exception of Isle of Wight and Torbay for which the respective local education authorities have been used.

⁴Includes dually registered pupils and boarding pupils.

⁵Not applicable, no schools of this type

Source:

Annual Schools' Census

§ Mr. Willis
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils were eligible for free school meals in 2002–03, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. [155457]

§ Mr. Miliband
[holding answer 23 February 2004]The information requested is shown in the following table.
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Maintained primary and secondary schools¹ number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals²
As at January 2003.
By Local Education Authority area

All pupils³

Number on roll Primary Schools Number of pupils known to be eligible for free schools meals Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals Number on roll Secondary Schools Number of pupils known to be eligible for free schools meals Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals

356 Stockport 25,130 3,030 12.0 17.010 2,180 12.8

357 Tameside 21,600 3,830 17.7 15,830 2,890 18.2

358 Trafford 19,890 2,340 11.8 16,080 1,910 11.9

877 Warrington 18,270 1,850 10.1 14.060 1,260 9.0

359 Wigan 27,900 4,510 16.2 21,140 2,970 14.1

344 Wirral 28,330 7,810 27.6 24.730 6,350 25.7

Yorkshire and The Humber 466,730 81,680 17.5 347,630 55,580 16.0

370 Barnsley 21,470 3,990 18.6 13,490 2,930 21.7

380 Bradford 51,270 11,480 22.4 34,510 9,150 26.5

381 Calderdale 19,700 3,260 16.5 15,330 2,160 14.1

371 Doncaster 29,110 5,490 18.9 21,720 3,480 16.0

811 East Riding of Yorkshire 27,200 2,630 9.7 23,350 1,790 7.6

810 Kingston Upon Hull, City of 24,430 6,160 25.2 16,310 3,960 24.3

382 Kirklees 36,810 6,490 17.6 26,790 4,570 17.1

383 Leeds 65,360 12,210 18.7 47,780 8,080 16.9

812 North East Lincolnshire 15,350 3,330 21.7 11,830 2,220 18.8

813 North Lincolnshire 14,380 2,030 14.1 10,820 1,340 12.3

815 North Yorkshire 47.120 3,910 8.3 41,640 2,390 5.7

372 Rotherham 25,260 4,650 18.4 20,160 3,110 15.4

373 Sheffield 44,740 9,110 20.4 31,360 6,080 19.4

384 Wakefield 30,680 5,600 18.3 22,210 3,560 16.0

816 York 13,860 1,340 9.6 10,370 780 7.6

East Midlands 372,890 47,700 12.8 297,460 33,420 11.2

831 Derby 22,350 4,400 19.7 15,260 2,750 18.0

830 Derbyshire 66,290 8,130 12.3 49,650 4,940 9.9

856 Leicester 29,150 7,150 24.5 18,250 4,100 22.5

855 Leicestershire 50,300 3,650 7.3 46,370 2,680 5.8

925 Lincolnshire 54,880 3,370 6.1 46,260 3,430 7.4

928 Northamptonshire 53,990 4,960 9.2 50,700 4,950 9.8

892 Nottingham 25,540 7,740 30.3 13,910 4,540 32.7

891 Nottinghamshire 67,760 8,160 12.0 54,760 5,940 10.8

857 Rutland 2,640 130 4.8 2,300 80 3.4

West Midlands 487,700 90,150 18.5 378,640 60,320 15.9

330 Birmingham 103,580 33,410 32.3 70,620 22,320 31.6

331 Coventry 27,980 5,650 20.2 21,460 3,670 17.1

332 Dudley 29,950 4,280 14.3 20,710 2,910 14.0

884 Herefordshire 13,930 1.200 8.6 10,330 850 8.2

333 Sandwell 31,410 7,110 22.6 19,780 4,490 22.7

893 Shropshire 22,220 2,050 9.2 18,260 1,400 7.7

334 Solihull 21,090 2,320 11.0 15,780 1,640 10.4

860 Staffordshire 67,430 7,530 11.2 62,290 5,420 8.7

861 Stoke-on-Trent 21,850 6,040 27.7 15,200 3,210 21.1

894 Telford and Wrekin 16,030 3,350 20.9 10,500 2,000 19.1

335 Walsall 27,020 4,750 17.6 21,820 3,370 15.4

937 Warwickshire 41,920 4,050 9.7 33,920 2,400 7.1

336 Wolverhampton 24,230 5,020 20.7 16,870 3,310 19.6

885 Worcestershire 39,040 3,410 8.7 41,110 3,340 8.1

East of England 454,950 53,690 11.8 383,910 36,720 9.6

820 Bedfordshire 25,340 2,740 10.8 37,650 3,650 9.7

873 Cambridgeshire 44,650 3,840 8.6 32,140 2,470 7.7

881 Essex 111,150 12,390 11.1 89,500 7,990 8.9

919 Hertfordshire 95,910 8,390 8.7 78,350 5,120 6.5

821 Luton 18,910 4,360 23.0 12,450 3,090 24.8

926 Norfolk 67,370 8,990 13.3 46,120 4,410 9.6

874 Peterborough 15,560 3,100 19.9 12,970 2,030 15.6

882 Southend-on-Sea 14,730 2,610 17.7 12,020 1,350 11.2

935 Suffolk 47,250 5,170 11.0 54,220 5,440 10.0

London 632,950 163,370 25.8 417,940 100,470 24.0

Inner London 231,730 86,920 37.5 127,690 50,370 39.4

202 Camden 11,430 4,880 42.7 9,600 2,860 29.8

201 City of London 220 70 30.6 ⁴– ⁴– ⁴–

204 Hackney 18,090 7,430 41.1 7,910 3,300 41.7

205 Hammersmith and Fulham 9,690 4,200 43.4 7,300 2,390 32.8

309 Haringey 22,030 7,450 33.8 10,890 4,090 37.6

206 Islington 15,100 6,090 40.3 7,780 3,340 42.9

207 Kensington and Chelsea 7,020 2,660 37.9 3,540 1,000 28.2

208 Lambeth 19,990 7,470 37.4 7,400 2,710 36.7

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Maintained primary and secondary schools¹ number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals² As at January 2003.
By Local Education Authority area

All pupils³

Number on roll Primary Schools
Number of pupils
known to be
eligible for free
schools meals
Percentage
known to be
eligible for free
school meals
Number on roll Secondary Schools
Number of pupils
known to be
eligible for free
schools meals
Percentage
known to be
eligible for free
school meals

209 Lewisham 22,620 6,420 28.4 11,620 3,440 29.6

316 Newham 31,530 10,760 34.1 18,110 7,810 43.1

210 Southwark 23,820 8,610 36.1 10,820 5,080 46.9

211 Tower Hamlets 22,060 11,780 53.4 14,340 8,890 62.0

212 Wandsworth 17,440 4,950 28.4 10,090 2,590 25.7

213 Westminster 10,700 4,170 38.9 8,300 2,880 34.6

Outer London 401,210 76,450 19.1 290,250 50,100 17.3

301 Barking and Dagenham 18,640 4,300 23.1 11,670 2,820 24.2

302 Barnet 25,950 4,700 18.1 21,050 3,150 14.9

303 Bexley 21,680 2,870 13.2 17,700 1,710 9.7

304 Brent 22,850 6,210 27.2 16,280 3,750 23.0

305 Bromlev 24,470 3,280 13.4 21,840 2,380 10.9

306 Croydon 30,720 6,610 21.5 18,400 3,450 18.8

307 Ealing 26,320 6,420 24.4 15,590 4,580 29.4

308 Enfield 27,030 6,310 23.4 21,120 4,070 19.3

203 Greenwich 20,680 7,320 35.4 13,550 3,950 29.1

310 Harrow 19,550 2,840 14.5 8,980 1,590 17.7

311 Havering 20,480 2,350 11.5 16,340 1,630 10.0

312 Hillingdon 24,530 3,700 15.1 17,420 2,640 15.1

313 Hounslow 19,150 4,190 21.9 16,500 3,120 18.9

314 Kingston upon Thames 11,710 860 7.4 9,090 800 8.8

315 Merton 14,490 1,980 13.6 8,560 1,380 16.2

317Redbridge 23,820 3,810 16.0 19,710 2,850 14.5

318 Richmond upon Thames 12,430 1,210 9.7 7,390 1,200 16.2

319 Sutton 15,400 1,920 12.5 15,400 1,230 8.0

320 Waltham Forest 21,330 5,580 26.1 13,690 3,820 27.9

South East 645,590 65,790 10.2 507,310 42,410 8.4

867 Bracknell Forest 8,990 580 6.5 5,990 330 5.5

846 Brighton and Hove 17,580 3,090 17.6 12,470 2,000 16.1

825 Buckinghamshire 40.490 2,200 5.4 34,220 2,150 6.3

845 East Sussex 37,760 5,140 13.6 28,610 3,210 11.2

850 Hampshire 100,760 8,650 8.6 72,610 4,550 6.3

921 Isle of Wight 7,270 1,310 18.1 12,060 1,930 16.0

886 Kent 113,760 14,010 12.3 96,740 8,380 8.7

887 Medway 23,960 2,910 12.2 20,490 1,950 9.5

826 Milton Keynes 22,520 2,680 11.9 12,480 1,330 10.7

931 Oxfordshire 45,250 3,990 8.8 38,600 3,310 8.6

851 Portsmouth 15,100 2,560 16.9 10,200 1,520 14.9

870 Reading 10,260 1,620 15.8 6,290 750 12.0

871 Slough 11,350 1,840 16.2 8,160 1,190 14.5

852 Southampton 17,140 3,730 21.7 12,150 2,020 16.6

936 Surrey 79,700 5,930 7.4 58,520 3,390 5.8

869 West Berkshire 12,240 830 6.8 11,940 520 4.3

938 West Sussex 60,470 3,680 6.1 44,500 2,830 6.4

868 Windsor and Maidenhead 8,410 580 6.9 10,360 520 5.0

872 Wokingham 12,620 480 3.8 10,930 520 4.8

South West 393,320 44,130 11.2 324.290 28,720 8.9

800 Bath and North East Somerset 12,670 1,210 9.5 12,360 820 6.7

837 Bournemouth 11,150 1,150 10.4 9,960 1,000 10.0

801 Bristol, City of 30,690 7,130 23.2 17,830 3,490 19.6

908 Cornwall 40,860 4,650 11.4 32,760 3,540 10.8

878 Devon 55,680 6,220 11.2 41,700 3,590 8.6

835 Dorset 25,090 1,380 5.5 50,240 2,010 6.6

916 Gloucestershire 45,320 4,370 9.6 39,870 2,670 6.7

420 Isles of Stilly 270 0 0.0 ⁴– ⁴– ⁴–

802 North Somerset 14,920 1,580 10.6 12,780 980 7.7

879 Plymouth 20,430 3,770 18.5 19,010 2,280 12.0

836 Poole 10,900 600 5.5 8,560 480 5.5

933 Somerset 38,390 3,630 9.4 32,740 2,710 8.3

803 South Gloucestershire 23,330 1,770 7.6 16,870 1,160 6.9

866 Swindon 17,350 2,070 11.9 11,590 1,050 9.1

880 Torbay 10,330 1,850 17.9 9,020 1,250 13.9

865 Wiltshire 35,960 2,770 7.7 28,990 1,710 5.9

¹Includes middle schools as deemed.

²Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals as shown.

³Includes dually registered pupils and boarding pupils.

⁴Not applicable, no schools of this type

Source:

Annual Schools' Census

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Maintained primary schools¹: number and percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals² January 2003: Principal seaside towns in England³
	All pupils⁴	Primary Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals	Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
Blackpool	11,180	2,890	25.8
Bridlington	3,100	670	21.4
Southend-on-Sea	7,470	1,590	21.2
Clacton-on-Sea	5,450	1,150	21.0
Morecambe and Heysham	4,680	980	21.0
Hastings/Bexhill	6,010	1,220	20.2
Great Yarmouth	9,490	1,780	18.7
Scarborough	6,000	1,110	18.5
Isle of Wight	7,270	1,310	18.1
Lowestoft	5,100	920	18.0
Torbay	10,330	1,850	17.9
Brighton	14,730	2,580	17.5
Eastbourne	7,210	1,200	16.7
Penzance	3,130	500	15.9
Weston-super-Mare	6,800	1,060	15.6
llfracombe	1,300	190	14.7
St. Ives	760	110	14.5
Dawlish/Teignmouth	2,010	290	14.2
Minehead	870	120	13.6
Whitby	1,840	240	13.1
Exmouth	2,720	360	13.0
Deal	2,700	350	12.8
Falmouth	2,170	280	12.8
Skegness	2,320	290	12.6
Whitstable/Herne Bay	5,260	620	11.7
Southport	7,340	850	11.5
Folkstone/Hythe	1,290	150	11.3
Bournemouth	11,490	1,170	10.2
Newquay	2,110	200	9.7
Burnham-on-Sea	1,040	100	9.5
Bognor Regis	4,510	430	9.4
Sidmouth	880	80	8.6
Whitley Bay	3,420	270	8.0
Weymouth	4,720	370	7.7
Worthing	8,910	650	7.3
Swanage	560	20	3.6
¹Includes middle schools as deemed.
²Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
³Based upon postal town of schools with the exception of Isle of Wight and Torbay for which the respective local education authorities have been used.
⁴Includes dually registered pupils and boarding pupils.
Source:
Annual Schools' Census

Maintained secondary schools¹: Number and percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals² January 2003: Principal seaside towns in England³
	All pupils⁴	secondary Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals	Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
Blackpool	8,670	1,840	21.2
Clacton-on-Sea	3,520	680	19.3
Lowestoft	6,790	1,290	19.0
Morecambe and Heysham	2,760	500	18.2
Brighton	7.080	1,250	17.6
Folkstone/Hythe	1,270	210	16.9
Isle of Wight	12,060	1,930	16.0
Great Yarmouth	4,550	710	15.7
Penzance	2,220	340	15.4
Falmouth	1,270	190	15.1
Southend-on-Sea	4,460	670	15.0
Bridlington	2,540	370	14.7
Scarborough	4,290	600	14.1
Eastbourne	5,570	780	14.0
Torbay	9,020	1,250	13.9
Weston-super-Mare	4,240	580	13.7
Hastings/Bexhill	4,670	640	13.6
Whitstable/Herne Bay	2,340	310	13.3
Minehead	1,860	250	13.3
Skegness	1,860	250	13.3
Deal	1,370	160	11.7
Southport	4,930	570	11.5
Whitby	1,810	200	11.1
St. Ives	720	80	10.5
Dawlish/Teignmouth	1,880	200	10.4
Weymouth	3,660	380	10.3
Bournemouth	9,960	1,000	10.0
Newquay	2,640	260	9.9

Maintained primary and secondary schools¹ number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals² As at January 2003. By Local Education Authority area
			All pupils³
	Number on roll	Primary Schools Number of pupils known to be eligible for free schools meals	Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals	Number on roll	Secondary Schools Number of pupils known to be eligible for free schools meals	Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals
England	4,309,780	727,630	16.9	3,308,490	478,920	14.5
North East	226,230	50,420	22.3	180,390	32,670	18.1
841 Darlington	9,050	1,670	18.5	6,310	1,030	16.2
840 Durham	44,250	8,770	19.8	32,580	5,610	17.2
390 Gateshead	17,230	3,980	23.1	11,880	2,310	19.5
805 Hartlepool	9,720	2,280	23.5	6,720	1,490	22.2
806 Middlesbrough	14,820	4,300	29.0	7,030	2,270	32.3
391 Newcastle upon Tyne	20,030	6,450	32.2	17,810	4,210	23.7
392 North Tyneside	17,190	3,380	19.7	13,640	2,100	15.1
929 Northumberland	20,420	2,810	13.7	30,680	3,460	11.3
807 Redcar and Cleveland	14,450	3,270	22.6	10,380	2,180	21.0
393 South Tyneside	14,040	3,930	28.0	10,410	2,340	22.5
808 Stockton-on-Tees	18,520	3.590	19.4	12,790	2,300	18.0
394 Sunderland	26,510	6,000	22.6	19,970	3,380	16.9
North West	629,440	130,710	20.8	470,930	88,610	18.8
889 Blackburn with Darwen	15.060	3,760	25.0	9,560	2,420	25.3
890 Blackpool	12,270	2,980	24.3	8,670	1,840	21.2
350 Bolton	26,120	4,480	17.2	19,770	2,990	15.1
351 Bury	16,830	2,300	13.6	11,940	1,690	14.2
875 Cheshire	58,090	6,740	11.6	47,290	4,480	9.5
909 Cumbria	42,360	5,810	13.7	34,610	3,940	11.4
876 Halton	11,090	2,890	26.1	8,350	1,860	22.3
340 Knowsley	17,110	5,780	33.8	10,280	4,010	39.0
888 Lancashire	98,780	15,580	15.8	76,410	10,750	14.1
341 Liverpool	41,300	14,450	35.0	33,750	10,720	31.8
352 Manchester	41,690	18,180	43.6	24,070	10,090	41.9
353 Oldham	23,660	5,480	23.1	16,780	3,610	21.5
354 Rochdale	21,040	4,980	23.6	14,450	3,560	24.6
355 Salford	21,150	6,050	28.6	12,700	3,150	24.8
343 Sefton	25,120	4,650	18.5	21,280	3,770	17.7
342 St. Helens	16,660	3,250	19.5	12,180	2,180	17.9

Maintained secondary schools¹: Number and percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals² January 2003: Principal seaside towns in England²
	All pupils⁴	Secondary Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals	Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
Whitley Bay	5,010	490	9.8
llfracombe	1,290	120	9.6
Worthing	4,860	420	8.7
Exmouth	2,290	170	7.5
Bognor Regis	3,860	280	7.1
Sidmouth	850	60	6.6
Swanage	460	20	4.8
Burnham-on-Sea	⁵—	⁵—	⁵—
¹Includes middle schools as deemed.
²Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
³Based upon postal town of schools with the exception of Isle of Wight and Torbay for which the respective local education authorities have been used.
⁴Includes dually registered pupils and boarding pupils.
⁵Not applicable, no schools of this type
Source:
Annual Schools' Census