Academies: Free School Meals Mr. Laws To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which academies the proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals is (a) higher and (b) lower than the corresponding proportion in the local school catchment area; and if he will make a statement. Jim Knight The annual School Census for January 2007 shows that of the 46 academies then open, 10—including four former city technology colleges (CTCs)—had a lower proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals than the proportion living in the local authority area: St Paul's Academy, Greenwich; Burlington Danes Academy, Hammersmith and Fulham; Habedashers’ Aske's Hatcham Academy (former CTC); Sandwell Academy, Sandwell; Walsall Academy, Walsall; Salford City Academy, Salford; Dixons City Academy (former CTC), Bradford; The Kings Academy, Middlesbrough; Macmillan Academy (former CTC), Middlesbrough; and Landau Forte College (former CTC), Derby. The 36 academies with a higher proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals than the proportion living in the local authority area are Mossbourne Community Academy, Hackney; Petchey Academy, Hackney; Lambeth Academy, Lambeth; Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy, Lewisham; City of London Academy, Southwark; the Academy at Peckham, Southwark; Harris Academy, Bermondsey, Southwark; Harris Girls’ Academy, East Dulwich, Southwark; Paddington Academy, Westminster; Westminster Academy, Westminster; London Academy, Barnet; Business Academy, Bexley; Capital City Academy, Brent; West London Academy, Ealing; Greig City Academy, Haringey; Stockley Academy, Hillingdon; Harefield Academy, Hiliingdon; Harris Academy, Merton; St Mark's Church of England Academy, Merton; Walthamstow Academy; Waltham Forest; Grace Academy, Solihull; the Academy of St Francis of Assisi, Liverpool; North Liverpool Academy, Liverpool; Manchester Academy, Manchester; Barnsley Academy, Barnsley; Trinity Academy, Doncaster; Sheffield Park Academy, Sheffield; Sheffield Springs Academy, Sheffield; David Young Community Academy, Leeds; the City Academy Bristol, City of Bristol; Unity City Academy, Middlesbrough; John Madejski Academy, Reading; Gateway Academy, Thurrock; Marlowe Academy, Kent; Djanogly City Academy, City of Nottingham; and Northampton Academy, Northamptonshire. Details of the number and proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals in each academy and their local authorities are given in the following table. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Predecessor academy |Year open|Local authority |Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals|Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals|Number known to be eligible for free meals|Percentage known to be eligible for free meals| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |St. Pauls Academy |2005 |Greenwich |179 |25.6 |4,050 |28.1 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mossbourne Community Academy |2004 |Hackney |249 |40.6 |2,460 |37.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Petchey Academy |2006 |Hackney |86 |47.8 |2,460 |37.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Burlington Danes Academy |2006 |Hammersmith and Fulham|166 |20.6 |1,520 |25.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lambeth Academy |2004 |Lambeth |229 |43.0 |3,060 |37.4 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College1|2005 |Lewisham |181 |17.5 |2,860 |25.7 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Haberdashers’ Aske’s Knights Academy |2005 |Lewisham |321 |44.1 |2,860 |25.7 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |City of London Academy |2003 |Southwark |273 |36.5 |2,660 |31.9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Academy at Peckham |2003 |Southwark |530 |50.8 |2,660 |31.9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Harris Academy, Bermondsey |2006 |Southwark |532 |60.6 |2,660 |31.9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Harris Girls’ Academy, East Dulwich |2006 |Southwark |312 |40.6 |2,660 |31.9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Paddington Academy |2006 |Westminster |428 |54.7 |1990 |29.7 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Westminster Academy |2006 |Westminster |304 |40.7 |1990 |29.7 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |London Academy |2004 |Barnet |432 |43.0 |2,920 |15.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Business Academy, Bexley |2002 |Bexley |543 |39.2 |1,500 |8.1 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Capital City Academy |2003 |Brent |313 |34.9 |3,750 |22.6 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West London Academy |2003 |Ealing |439 |40.6 |3,930 |25.6 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Greig City Academy |2002 |Haringey |251 |37.4 |4,010 |33.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Stockley Academy |2004 |Hillingdon |274 |40.8 |2,880 |16.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Harefield Academy |2005 |Hillingdon |88 |17.4 |2,880 |16.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Harris Academy, Merton |2006 |Merton |195 |30.0 |880 |12.2 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |St Marks Church of England Academy |2006 |Merton |194 |27.1 |880 |12.2 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Walthamstow Academy |2006 |Waltham Forest |214 |31.7 |3,270 |24.7 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sandwell Academy |2006 |Sandwell |26 |14.4 |4,020 |20.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Grace Academy |2006 |Solihull |319 |29.6 |1,440 |10.1 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Walsall Academy |2003 |Walsall |82 |12.0 |3,480 |16.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Academy of St Francis of Assisi |2005 |Liverpool |312 |47.2 |8,430 |27.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Liverpool Academy |2006 |Liverpool |406 |41.1 |8,430 |27.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Manchester Academy |2003 |Manchester |399 |51.2 |8,930 |38.6 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Salford City Academy |2005 |Salford |105 |18.0 |2,650 |23.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Barnsley Academy |2006 |Barnsley |159 |37.5 |2,150 |16.2 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Trinity Academy |2005 |Doncaster |176 |16.4 |2,780 |13.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sheffield Park Academy |2006 |Sheffield |385 |36.3 |4,170 |14.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sheffield Springs Academy |2006 |Sheffield |342 |34.9 |4,170 |14.3 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dixons City Academy1 |2005 |Bradford |59 |7.2 |8,070 |23.7 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |David Young Community Academy |2006 |Leeds |371 |42.1 |7,450 |16.0 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The City Academy, Bristol |2003 |Bristol, City of |381 |39.7 |2,600 |17.1 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unity City Academy |2002 |Middlesbrough |466 |45.0 |1,750 |31.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The King’s Academy |2003 |Middlesbrough |293 |25.8 |1,750 |31.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Macmillan Academy1 |2005 |Middlesbrough |293 |25.8 |1,750 |31.8 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Landau Forte College1 |2006 |Derby |88 |11.2 |2,450 |15.6 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |John Madejski Academy |2006 |Reading |150 |30.4 |630 |11.4 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Gateway Academy |2006 |Thurrock |296 |36.2 |860 |10.7 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Marlowe Academy |2005 |Kent |187 |31.5 |7,790 |7.9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham |2003 |Nottingham |446 |32.7 |3,750 |27.9 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northampton Academy |2004 |Northamptonshire |193 |16.3 |2,510 |5.5 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Former CTC. | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------