HC Deb 31 March 2004 vol 419 c1531W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of pupils were eligible for free school meals in maintained grammar schools in England, broken down by those aged(a) 11 to 18 years, (b) 11 to 15 years and (c) 16 to 18 years. [162726]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The requested information is given in the table.

Grammar schools: Number and percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
As at January 2003–England
Grammar schools1
Pupils aged3 Number of pupils2 Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals2 Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals2
11 to 15 110,730 2,550 2.3
16 to 18 39,910 610 1.5
11 to 18 150,640 3,160 2.1
1 Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
2 Includes pupils with sole and dual (main) registration.
3 Age as at 31 August 2002.

Source: Annual Schools' Census