The requested information is shown in the table, together with the numbers of children eligible for free school meals.
East Sussex local authority Maintained Nursery and Primary Schools State-funded Secondary Schools No. on roll4 No. of pupils taking free school meals % taking free school meals No. known to be eligible for free school meals % known to be eligible for free school meals No. on roll4 No. of pupils taking free school meals % taking free school meals No. known to be eligible for free school meals % known to be eligible for free school meals 1999 38,540 4,620 12.0 5,930 15.4 26,360 2,580 9.8 3,760 14.3 2000 38,430 4,460 11.6 5,760 15.0 27,130 2,660 9.8 3,760 13.9 2001 38,270 4,250 11.1 5,640 14.7 27,810 2,500 9.0 3,640 13.1 2002 38,050 4,030 10.6 5,250 13.8 28,090 2,310 8.2 3,370 12.0 2003 37,760 3,980 10.5 5,140 13.6 28,610 2,330 8.2 3,210 11.2 2004 37,120 3,760 10.1 4,850 13.1 29,070 2,200 7.6 3,290 11.3 2005 36,980 3,640 9.8 4,630 12.5 28,820 2,160 7.5 3,160 11.0 2006 36,290 3,490 9.6 4,230 11.7 28,710 2,310 8.0 2,980 10.4 2007 35,790 3,090 8.6 3,980 11.1 28,520 2,020 7.1 2,780 9.7 2008 35,480 3,200 9.0 3,940 11.1 28,160 2,200 7.8 2,660 9.5
Maintained Nursery and Primary Schools State-funded Secondary Schools No. on roll4 No. of pupils taking free school meals % taking free school meals No. known to be eligible for free school meals % known to be eligible for free school meals No. on roll4 No. of pupils taking free school meals % taking free school meals No. known to be eligible for free school meals % known to be eligible for free school meals 1999 7,030 960 13.6 1,260 17.9 4,650 600 13.0 900 19.2 2000 7,120 980 13.8 1,290 18.1 4,880 650 13.2 880 17.9 2001 7,060 960 13.6 1,270 18.0 5,210 590 11.4 830 15.9 2002 7,110 900 12.6 1,170 16.4 5,340 570 10.7 720 13.5 2003 7,210 920 12.7 1,200 16.7 5,570 550 9.8 780 14.0 2004 7,050 890 12.6 1,120 15.9 5,670 540 9.5 770 13.7 2005 7,010 840 11.9 1,100 15.7 5,690 500 8.8 760 13.3 2006 7,000 830 11.9 1,000 14.3 5,740 560 9.7 760 13.3 2007 6,950 730 10.5 960 13.8 5,790 480 8.2 710 12.3 2008 6,940 770 11.1 900 13.0 5,660 580 10.3 690 12.2 1 Includes middle-schools as deemed. 2 Includes city technology colleges and academies 3 Number of pupils who took a free school meal on the day of the January census 4 Prior to 2003, this includes all full-time and part-time pupils who are solely registered, excluding boarding pupils. Due to underlying changes in data collection , this coverage was extended to also include all pupils with dual (main) registration and boarding pupils, from 2003.
Information on the number of pupils who may be eligible for free school meals but do not submit a claim is not collected by the Department.
The latest information on free school meals is published in Table E38, B9 and B20 of the Statistical First Release 09/2008: Pupil Characteristics and Class Sizes in Maintained Schools in England: January 2008, this can be found at this website;
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000786/index.shtml
The requested information is shown in the table, together with the numbers of children eligible for free school meals. The numbers receiving free school meals on Census day are regarded as fewer representatives than the numbers eligible.
Maintained nursery and primary schools1 State-funded secondary schools1,2 Number on roll3 Number of pupils taking free school meals Percentage taking free school meals Number known to be eligible for free school meals Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals Number on roll3 Number of pupils taking free school meals Percentage taking free school meals Number known to be eligible for free school meals Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals Braintree 1997 8,840 1,100 12.5 1,350 15.3 4,860 470 9.7 620 12.8 1998 9,160 920 10.1 1,190 13.0 4,880 470 9.7 630 12.9 1999 9,320 850 9.1 1,090 11.7 4,990 430 8.7 580 11.6 2000 9,230 780 8.4 1,060 11.5 5,180 410 7.9 570 10.9 2001 9,350 740 7.9 940 10.0 5,390 400 7.5 590 10.9 2002 9,680 750 7.7 970 10.0 5,590 390 6.9 570 10.1 2003 9,690 700 7.3 910 9.3 5,660 410 7.2 530 9.3 2004 9,590 730 7.6 940 9.8 5,870 400 6.7 540 9.2 2005 9,450 690 7.3 830 8.8 5,980 400 6.7 530 8.8 2006 9,360 680 7.3 800 8.6 6,070 350 5.8 450 7.4 2007 9,280 690 7.4 780 8.3 6,040 340 5.6 420 70 2008 9,290 670 7.2 740 8.0 5,960 310 5.1 390 6.6 Essex 19974 136,680 18,670 13.7 23,110 16.9 97,620 9,240 9.5 12,540 12.8 19984 139,410 17,300 12.4 21,570 15.5 98,590 9,000 9.1 12,280 12.5 19995 113,130 11,910 10.5 15,480 13.7 82,190 6,620 8.1 9,050 11.0 20005 113,220 11,380 10.0 14,530 12.8 84,220 6,550 7.8 8,830 10.5 20015 112,740 10,320 9.2 13,180 11.7 86,250 6,110 7.1 8,600 10.0 20025 112,450 9,830 8.7 12,790 11.4 87,800 6,050 6.9 8,200 9.3 20035 111,440 9,790 8.8 12,400 11.1 89,500 6,000 6.7 7,990 8.9 20045 110,430 9,790 8.9 12,340 11.2 90,690 6,280 6.9 8,160 9.0 20055 108,690 9,580 8.8 11,790 10.8 90,910 6,040 6.6 7,770 8.5 20065 107,390 9,430 8.8 10,800 10.1 91,100 5,840 6.4 7,590 8.3 20075 105,860 9,130 8.6 10,530 9.9 90,530 5,430 6.0 7,030 7.8 20085 105,250 8,890 8.4 9,970 9.5 89,680 5,360 6.0 6,730 7.5 England 1997 4,479,450 775,740 17.3 944,590 21.1 3,052,280 384,150 12.6 556,250 18.2 1998 4,508,920 731,580 16.2 891,050 19.8 3,084,820 370,580 12.0 540,250 17.5 1999 4,507,660 690,320 15.3 853,020 18.9 3,134,470 370,510 11.8 527,340 16.8 2000 4,481,680 671,490 15.0 821,520 18.3 3,194,590 370,930 11.6 526,740 16.5 2001 4,451,220 631,640 14.2 783,510 17.6 3,740,130 355,700 9.5 512,320 13.7 2002 4,405,640 616,630 14.0 754,510 17.1 3,277,100 356,440 10.9 488,490 14.9 2003 4,350,260 604,910 13.9 731,610 16.8 3,328,730 353,000 10.6 482,920 14.5 2004 4,293,180 608,760 14.2 741,150 17.3 3,353,360 356,970 10.6 483,880 14.4 2005 4,243,110 568,350 13.4 717,230 16.9 3,349,220 341,810 10.2 473,740 14.1 2006 4,187,630 556,180 13.3 670,340 16.0 3,347,500 336,940 10.1 458,690 13.7 2007 4,148,390 544,370 13.1 658,910 15.9 3,325,620 327,110 9.8 445,070 13.4 2008 4,127,840 538,460 13.0 641,490 15.5 3,294,580 326,480 9.9 433,140 13.1 1 Includes middle-schools as deemed. 2 Includes City Technology Colleges and Academies. 3 Prior to 2003, this includes all full-time and part-time pupils who are solely registered, excluding boarding pupils. Due to underlying changes in data collection, this coverage was extended to also include all pupils with dual (main) registration and boarding pupils, from 2003. 4 Before local authority reorganisation. 5 After local authority reorganisation. Source: School Census
(2) what estimate he has made of the proportion of pupils in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) England ineligible for free school meals who are classified as living below the poverty line;
(3) what estimate he has made of the proportion of pupils in Stoke-on-Trent who are eligible for free school meals and do not claim them.
The available information relates to January 2008 and is shown in the table:
Number of pupils on roll4 Pupils taking free school meals5 Percentage taking free school meals Pupils known to be eligible for free meals Percentage known to be eligible for free meals Nursery and primary schools1 England 4,127,840 538,460 13.0 641,490 15.5 Stoke on Trent 21,227 4,640 21.9 5,289 24.9 Secondary schools2 England 3,294,580 326,480 9.9 433,140 13.1 Stoke on Trent 13,629 1,948 14.3 2,561 18.8 Special schools3 England 90,690 24,520 27.0 28,680 31.6 Stoke on Trent 517 169 32.7 208 40.2 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Includes CTCs and academies 3 Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools, excludes general hospital schools. 4 Includes dually registered pupils and boarding pupils. 5 The number of pupils recorded as taking a free meal on the Census date in January. Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census
The information has been taken from Statistical First Release 09/2008: Pupil Characteristics and Class Sizes in Maintained Schools in England: January 2008 which can be found at:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000786/index.shtml
No information is collected on the number of pupils who may be eligible for free school meals but do not submit a claim nor of children who may be living in poverty but are not eligible to receive free school meals.