School Meals in Education Authority Schools 2002/03

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Education Series	ISSN 1479-7569

SCHOOL MEALS IN EDUCATION AUTHORITY SCHOOLS 2002/03

30 June 2003

A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication

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This statistics publication notice provides results of the latest annual survey of school meals, updating the results of the previous survey which were published on 11 February 2003.

These results have been calculated using information from the annual survey of school meals. The information was collected in January 2003 from all education authorities in Scotland. Results shown are from all education authority schools and include self-governing and grant-aided schools with a primary or secondary department. Information was not collected from grant-aided special schools.

The main findings are:

The percentage of pupils who were entitled to free school meals in January 2003 was 18.8. This figure has fallen each year since 1998, when it was 21.9 per cent ( Table 1).
In January 2003, 20.2 per cent of primary pupils and 16.0 per cent of secondary pupils were entitled to free school meals ( Table 1).
Of the 659,669 pupils present on census day, 50.6 per cent took school meals. This percentage has risen each year since 1999, when it was 46.4 ( Table 2).
In January 2003, the percentage of pupils present on census day taking a free school meal was 14.7 per cent, this figure has fallen each year from 16.3 per cent in 1998 ( Table 2).
The percentage of pupils present on census day taking a free school meal (14.7 per cent) was lower than the level of entitlement of pupils on the register (18.8 per cent).
Glasgow City had the highest percentage (39.6 per cent) of pupils entitled to free school meals, with Shetland Islands the lowest at 6.3 per cent ( Table 3).
31.8 per cent of pupils present on census day took free school meals in Glasgow City compared with the national average of 14.7 per cent ( Table 5).
93.2 per cent of pupils present on census day took school meals in the Shetland Islands compared with the national average of 50.6 per cent ( Table 4).

TABLES

Table 1 - Pupils on the register of education authority schools: Number and percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals by sector, 1997-98 to 2002-03.
Table 2 - Pupils present in education authority schools on census day: Pupils present taking school meals by sector, 1997-98 to 2002-03.
Table 3 - Pupils on the register of education authority schools: Number and percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals by education authority and sector, 2002-03.
Table 4 - Pupils present in education authority schools on census day: Pupils present taking school meals by education authority and sector, 2002-03.
Table 5 - Pupils present in education authority schools on census day: Pupils present taking free school meals by education authority and sector, 2002-03.

BACKGROUND NOTES

1. A survey of school meals provided by education authorities has been carried out annually since 1982-83. In January 2003 around 92.8 per cent of primary and 86.9 per cent of secondary pupils on school registers were present on census day, a slight increase compared with the previous year.
2. Nursery pupils based within primary schools should not have been included in the primary sector figures. However it appears that some nursery pupils have been included. This will be rectified in the January 2004 survey.
3. This information is used for target setting, and has been used in calculating the distribution of grant support to local authorities in previous years. In order to improve the quality of the data, Local Authorities were issued with agreed guidance to allow for an estimate for those pupils who they believed to be entitled to free school meals but were not recorded as such on their systems.
4. Changes in the way school meal data is reported by Local Authorities has caused some inconsistency in the results between years and between different Local Authorities.
5. At the time of the survey, pupils entitled to free meals were those whose parents were in receipt of Income Support or Income Based Jobseeker's Allowance or who were themselves in receipt of the benefit. Also entitled (with effect from 1 April 2000) were children of asylum seekers in receipt of support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
6. This is a National Statistics publication. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from any political interference.

Enquiries

7. Public enquiries (non-media) about the information contained in this News Release should be addressed to Jon Hunter, Assistant Statistician, Scottish Executive Education Department, Area 1A-West, Victoria Quay,
Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.
Telephone 0131 244 0314
email jon.hunter@scotland.gsi.gov.uk .

8. Media enquiries about the information in this News Release should be addressed to:
Rona Dunbar: 0131 244 2670
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Pupils on the register of education authority schools: Number and percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals by sector 1997-98 to 2002-03

Table 1

		Year
		1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03
Number of pupils on register	- total ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	749,421	748,502	745,268	740,000	735,701	730,648
	- primary ⁽²⁾	438,024	436,149	430,522	424,525	421,158	414,691
	- secondary	302,791	304,406	306,159	307,024	304,451	308,086
	- special	7,714	7,413	7,896	7,962	7,911	7,595
Percentage of pupils entitled to free meals	- total ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	*21.9*	*20.7*	*20.3*	*19.5*	*18.9*	*18.8*
	- primary ⁽²⁾	23.9	22.2	21.7	20.8	20.3	20.2
	- secondary	18.0	17.5	17.2	16.7	15.9	16.0
	- special	66.2	58.7	60.1	60.3	59.4	58.1

(1) Includes pupils attending schools not providing meals (these pupils are excluded from the figures for individual sectors).
(2) Figures may include some nursery pupils attending primary schools.

Pupils present in education authority schools on census day: Pupils present taking school meals by sector 1997-98 to 2002-03

Table 2

		Year
		1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03
Number of pupils Present on Census day(=100%)	- total ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	672,330	671,295	688,858	665,414	670,398	659,669
	- primary ⁽²⁾	403,254	403,615	408,799	392,982	396,810	385,004
	- secondary	262,060	260,678	272,535	265,160	266,027	267,822
	- special	6,677	6,519	6,901	6,870	6,972	6,592
Percentage of those Present taking Meals	- total ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	*46.8*	*46.4*	*47.4*	*48.7*	*50.2*	*50.6*
	- primary ⁽²⁾	48.5	46.9	47.0	48.2	49.6	49.6
	- secondary	43.3	44.7	47.0	48.5	50.3	51.2
	- special	85.8	84.7	88.6	89.0	86.2	88.3
Percentage of those Present taking Free meals	- total ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	*16.3*	*16.2*	*16.0*	*15.5*	*14.9*	*14.7*
	- primary ⁽²⁾	18.9	18.4	18.0	17.5	16.9	16.8
	- secondary	11.1	11.6	11.8	11.5	10.9	10.5
	- special	66.1	59.6	60.3	62.1	58.7	59.9

(1) Includes pupils attending schools not providing meals (these pupils are excluded from the figures for individual sectors).
(2) Figures may include some nursery pupils attending primary schools.

Pupils on the register of education authority schools:
Number and percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals by education authority and sector, 2002-03

Table 3

	All Sectors (1)		Primary (2)		Secondary (2)
Education authority	Number of pupils on the register	Percentage entitled to free meals	Number of pupils on the register	Percentage entitled to free meals	Number of pupils on the register	Percentage entitled to free meals
Scotland	730,648	*18.8*	414,691	*20.2*	308,086	*16.0*
Aberdeen City	24,850	12.5	14,107	15.1	10,461	8.3
Aberdeenshire	36,199	6.4	20,593	7.6	15,319	4.6
Angus	16,187	10.8	9,331	12.6	6,856	8.3
Argyll & Bute	12,749	12.4	7,231	12.7	5,442	11.5
Clackmannanshire	7,303	20.7	4,327	22.3	2,935	17.4
Dumfries & Galloway	21,694	10.0	12,178	11.8	9,444	7.4
Dundee City	19,494	24.9	10,969	27.6	8,382	21.2
East Ayrshire	18,397	20.4	10,338	21.9	7,861	17.3
East Dunbartonshire	18,766	9.5	9,975	8.6	8,637	9.7
East Lothian	13,359	15.9	8,030	17.0	5,329	14.1
East Renfrewshire	16,277	9.4	8,867	8.7	7,324	9.6
Edinburgh, City of	47,913	21.3	27,813	22.9	19,387	17.6
Eilean Siar	4,150	9.1	2,183	10.8	1,967	7.2
Falkirk	21,198	18.0	12,407	17.9	8,445	15.0
Fife	51,371	17.5	29,062	19.6	22,148	14.7
Glasgow City	75,485	39.6	43,547	41.5	29,810	36.2
Highland	32,804	12.9	18,110	14.7	14,352	10.5
Inverclyde	12,544	22.9	6,905	24.1	5,475	20.0
Midlothian	13,312	15.2	7,706	16.7	5,457	11.9
Moray	13,494	8.8	7,860	10.2	5,634	6.9
North Ayrshire	20,989	24.2	11,985	25.0	8,831	22.3
North Lanarkshire	50,963	22.2	28,677	23.8	21,489	18.9
Orkney Islands	3,134	18.6	1,686	22.4	1,428	13.0
Perth & Kinross	18,222	7.0	10,695	7.7	7,449	5.8
Renfrewshire	26,241	22.4	14,559	22.7	11,359	19.9
Scottish Borders	15,719	7.1	8,928	8.6	6,727	5.1
Shetland Islands	3,724	6.3	2,059	6.6	1,632	5.7
South Ayrshire	16,086	14.9	8,750	16.3	7,252	12.2
South Lanarkshire	45,485	19.6	25,833	19.8	19,082	17.7
Stirling	12,694	14.2	6,951	14.7	5,657	12.3
West Dunbartonshire	14,558	27.1	8,080	28.0	6,328	25.1
West Lothian	25,287	18.6	14,949	20.6	10,187	15.6

(1) Includes pupils attending special schools and pupils attending schools not providing meals.
(2) Excludes pupils attending schools not providing meals.

Pupils present in education authority schools on census day: Pupils present taking school meals by education authority and sector, 2002-03

Table 4

	All Sectors (1)		Primary (2)		Secondary (2)
Education authority	Total number of pupils present on census day	Percentage present taking meals	Number of pupils present on Census Day	Percentage present taking meals	Number of pupils present on Census Day	Percentage present taking meals
Scotland	659,669	*50.6*	385,004	*49.6*	267,822	*51.2*
Aberdeen City	21,720	50.2	12,569	50.7	8,915	48.8
Aberdeenshire	32,091	50.6	18,662	53.8	13,183	45.8
Angus	14,929	45.7	8,778	39.4	6,151	54.7
Argyll & Bute	11,581	61.7	6,767	58.5	4,760	65.9
Clackmannanshire	6,456	47.5	4,017	48.6	2,403	44.9
Dumfries & Galloway	19,607	58.1	11,187	55.4	8,358	61.6
Dundee City	17,629	45.0	10,349	43.0	7,156	47.4
East Ayrshire	16,940	44.7	9,734	46.4	7,036	41.5
East Dunbartonshire	17,591	42.5	9,536	38.9	7,928	46.3
East Lothian	12,276	39.0	7,526	45.7	4,750	28.5
East Renfrewshire	15,332	47.4	8,388	37.2	6,863	59.6
Edinburgh, City of	42,567	36.4	25,678	38.2	16,271	31.9
Eilean Siar	3,730	56.3	1,978	61.2	1,752	50.7
Falkirk	19,613	57.0	11,744	59.9	7,559	50.8
Fife	46,502	52.3	27,031	48.5	19,320	57.3
Glasgow City	66,226	59.9	39,630	65.0	24,754	49.4
Highland	29,457	54.4	16,866	44.6	12,269	68.5
Inverclyde	11,266	56.4	6,290	56.1	4,833	55.8
Midlothian	11,795	61.7	6,988	55.5	4,678	70.2
Moray	12,177	41.1	7,179	42.5	4,998	39.2
North Ayrshire	18,949	53.3	10,990	59.3	7,808	44.1
North Lanarkshire	46,316	49.1	26,601	44.3	19,039	54.7
Orkney Islands	2,905	74.5	1,580	77.7	1,305	70.3
Perth & Kinross	16,480	42.5	10,113	37.9	6,294	49.7
Renfrewshire	23,131	52.8	13,797	48.3	9,033	58.6
Scottish Borders	14,208	38.1	8,212	33.3	5,947	44.7
Shetland Islands	3,450	93.2	1,942	90.5	1,477	96.8
South Ayrshire	14,725	55.1	8,310	53.2	6,339	57.1
South Lanarkshire	41,712	45.1	24,244	48.7	16,994	38.7
Stirling	11,606	57.3	6,598	48.0	4,942	69.3
West Dunbartonshire	13,279	60.8	7,537	63.5	5,604	56.3
West Lothian	23,423	48.5	14,183	44.9	9,103	53.5

(1) Includes pupils attending special schools and pupils attending schools not providing meals.
(2) Excludes pupils attending school not providing meals.

Pupils present in education authority schools on census day: Pupils present taking free school meals by education authority and sector, 2002-03

Table 5

	All Sectors (1)		Primary (2)		Secondary (2)
Education authority	Total number of pupils present on census day	Percentage present taking free meals	Number of pupils present on Census Day	Percentage present taking free meals	Number of pupils present on Census Day	Percentage present taking free meals
Scotland	659,669	*14.7*	385,004	*16.8*	267,822	*10.5*
Aberdeen City	21,720	11.1	12,569	13.8	8,915	6.8
Aberdeenshire	32,091	5.6	18,662	7.1	13,183	3.2
Angus	14,929	9.0	8,778	10.4	6,151	6.9
Argyll & Bute	11,581	10.5	6,767	11.3	4,760	8.7
Clackmannanshire	6,456	16.7	4,017	19.4	2,403	10.9
Dumfries & Galloway	19,607	9.0	11,187	10.6	8,358	6.6
Dundee City	17,629	16.2	10,349	19.5	7,156	11.1
East Ayrshire	16,940	17.1	9,734	19.4	7,036	12.7
East Dunbartonshire	17,591	6.8	9,536	6.9	7,928	5.9
East Lothian	12,276	8.5	7,526	9.9	4,750	6.4
East Renfrewshire	15,332	6.9	8,388	7.0	6,863	6.2
Edinburgh, City of	42,567	16.3	25,678	18.2	16,271	11.7
Eilean Siar	3,730	7.4	1,978	9.4	1,752	5.2
Falkirk	19,613	16.8	11,744	17.4	7,559	12.5
Fife	46,502	13.3	27,031	15.6	19,320	9.5
Glasgow City	66,226	31.8	39,630	36.4	24,754	22.9
Highland	29,457	9.5	16,866	11.5	12,269	6.5
Inverclyde	11,266	18.1	6,290	20.5	4,833	13.4
Midlothian	11,795	12.2	6,988	14.5	4,678	7.0
Moray	12,177	7.8	7,179	9.3	4,998	5.5
North Ayrshire	18,949	20.5	10,990	22.5	7,808	16.8
North Lanarkshire	46,316	16.8	26,601	18.5	19,039	12.9
Orkney Islands	2,905	16.2	1,580	20.5	1,305	9.9
Perth & Kinross	16,480	6.4	10,113	7.0	6,294	5.3
Renfrewshire	23,131	16.5	13,797	17.1	9,033	13.6
Scottish Borders	14,208	6.3	8,212	7.7	5,947	4.3
Shetland Islands	3,450	5.6	1,942	6.5	1,477	4.3
South Ayrshire	14,725	13.0	8,310	14.8	6,339	9.7
South Lanarkshire	41,712	13.6	24,244	15.7	16,994	9.0
Stirling	11,606	10.8	6,598	12.4	4,942	7.6
West Dunbartonshire	13,279	23.1	7,537	25.4	5,604	19.0
West Lothian	23,423	13.2	14,183	15.4	9,103	9.5

(1) Includes pupils attending special schools and pupils attending schools not providing meals.
(2) Excludes pupils attending school not providing meals.

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