Hansard

Free School Meals: Torbay

Volume 505: debated on Wednesday 10 February 2010

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Mr. Sanders

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils in Torbay constituency receive free school meals. (313886)

Ms Diana R. Johnson

The requested information is shown in the table, together with the numbers of children eligible for free school meals.

Maintained primary1 and state-funded secondary1,2 schools: school meal arrangements as at January 2009 in Torbay parliamentary constituency

Number on roll3

Number of pupils taking free school meals4

Percentage taking free school meals

Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals3,5

Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals

Primary1

7,550

1,080

14.2

1,290

17.0

Secondary1,2

6,830

690

10.0

870

12.8

1 Includes middle schools as deemed.

2 Includes city technology colleges and academies.

3 Includes sole and dual (main) registrations.

4 Number of pupils taking a free school meal on the day of the census. Those eligible may choose not to take up their offer of a free school meal for various reasons e.g. through preference or through non-attendance on the day.

5 Pupils are counted as eligible only if they meet the eligibility criteria and make a claim.

Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.

Source:

School Census