Free School Meals Mark Fisher To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of pupils in the Stoke Central constituency received free school meals in each of the last three years. Jim Knight The available information is shown in the tables. --------------------- | |All pupils2 | --------------------- | |Number on roll|Number of pupils taking free school meals3|Percentage taking free school meals|Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals|Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals| --------------------- |2004|6,625 |1,590|24.0|1,882|28.4| --------------------- |2005|6,503 |1,444|22.2|1,765|27.1| --------------------- |2006|6,538 |1,491|22.8|1,679|25.7| --------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |All pupils2 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number on roll|Number of pupils taking free school meals3|Percentage taking free school meals|Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals|Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |3,213 |734|22.8|806|25.1| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |3,212 |609|19.0|750|23.3| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |3,130 |375|12.0|703|22.5| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes middle schools as deemed.2 Includes boarders and dually registered pupils.3 Number of pupils who took a free school meal on the day of the census in January.| | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Vaizey To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) Wantage constituency received free school meals in each year since 1997. Jim Knight The available information is shown in the tables. ---------------------------------- | |Oxfordshire local authority| ---------------------------------- | |Number on roll1,2 |Number of pupils taking free school meals3|Percentage taking free school meals|Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals|Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals| ---------------------------------- |1997|45,747 |4,045|8.8|5,048|11.0| ---------------------------------- |1998|46,017 |3,596|7.8|4,490|9.8| ---------------------------------- |1999|46,428 |3,257|7.0|4,406|9.5| ---------------------------------- |2000|46,302 |3,167|6.8|4,363|9.4| ---------------------------------- |2001|45,994 |2,973|6.5|4,210|9.2| ---------------------------------- |2002|45,309 |2,808|6.2|3,943|8.7| ---------------------------------- |2003|45,943 |2,861|6.2|4,012|8.7| ---------------------------------- |2004|46,518 |3,129|6.7|4,615|9.9| ---------------------------------- |2005|47,313 |2,805|5.9|4,599|9.7| ---------------------------------- |2006|47,079 |3,127|6.6|4,194|8.9| ---------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number on roll1,2|Number of pupils taking free school meals3|Percentage taking free school meals|Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals|Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1997 |7,692 |598 |7.8 |702 |9.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1998 |7,889 |510 |6.5 |638 |8.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |7,935 |488 |6.1 |634 |8.0 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |8,056 |487 |6.0 |628 |7.8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |8,218 |458 |5.6 |627 |7.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |8,272 |441 |5.3 |591 |7.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |8,130 |434 |5.3 |581 |7.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |7,972 |465 |5.8 |630 |7.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |8,215 |436 |5.3 |619 |7.5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |8,210 |418 |5.1 |587 |7.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 1997 to 2002 includes dually registered pupils and excludes boarding pupils.2 From 2003 includes dually registered pupils and boarding pupils.3 Number of pupils who took a free school meal on the day of the census in January.| | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- | |Oxfordshire local authority| ---------------------------------- | |Number on roll1,2 |Number of pupils taking free school meals3|Percentage taking free school meals|Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals|Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals| ---------------------------------- |1997|36,456 |2,375|6.5|3,381|9.3| ---------------------------------- |1998|36,922 |2,215|6.0|3,325|9.0| ---------------------------------- |1999|37,165 |2,178|5.9|3,296|8.9| ---------------------------------- |2000|37,609 |2,257|6.0|3,477|9.2| ---------------------------------- |2001|38,271 |2,207|5.8|3,641|9.5| ---------------------------------- |2002|38,892 |2,436|6.3|3,433|8.8| ---------------------------------- |2003|38,603 |2,105|5.5|3,308|8.6| ---------------------------------- |2004|38,105 |2,042|5.4|3,029|7.9| ---------------------------------- |2005|37,940 |1,898|5.0|3,050|8.0| ---------------------------------- |2006|37,790 |2,084|5.5|2,866|7.6| ---------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number on roll1,2|Number of pupils taking free school meals3|Percentage taking free school meals|Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals|Percentage known to be eligible for free school meals| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1997 |5,452 |264 |4.8 |361 |6.6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1998 |5,567 |244 |4.4 |428 |7.7 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |5,678 |237 |4.2 |358 |6.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |5,799 |235 |4.1 |372 |6.4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |5,891 |225 |3.8 |374 |6.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |6,056 |247 |4.1 |392 |6.5 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |6,185 |241 |3.9 |379 |6.1 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |6,308 |268 |4.2 |396 |6.3 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |6,333 |279 |4.4 |437 |6.9 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |6,356 |301 |4.7 |423 |6.7 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 1997 to 2002 includes dually registered pupils and excludes boarding pupils.2 From 2003 includes dually registered pupils and boarding pupils.3 Number of pupils who took a free school meal on the day of the census in January.| | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------