STATISTICS PUBLICATION NOTICE
SCHOOL MEALS IN SCOTLAND JANUARY 2004
Table 15: Pupils in education authority secondary schools: Percentage of pupils entitled to free school meals, 1997 to 2004 (National Priorities Indicator 3.1.C)
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Scotland | 17.3 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
Aberdeen City | 7.4 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
Aberdeenshire | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Angus | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 10.5 |
Argyll & Bute | 12.3 | 10.2 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 9.1 |
Clackmannanshire | 16.5 | 15.9 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 21.1 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.6 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 7.7 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
Dundee City | 23.3 | 22.4 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 20.3 |
East Ayrshire | 18.0 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 15.8 |
East Dunbartonshire | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.2 |
East Lothian | 9.0 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 16.6 |
East Renfrewshire | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 17.0 |
Edinburgh, City of (1) | 20.6 | 20.9 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.4 |
Eilean Siar | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.9 |
Falkirk | 15.1 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Fife | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 18.8 |
Glasgow City | 37.6 | 44.3 | 40.7 | 39.9 | 39.0 | 37.8 | 36.2 | 35.4 |
Highland | 12.6 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
Inverclyde | 21.1 | 23.2 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.9 |
Midlothian | 9.5 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
Moray | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
North Ayrshire | 22.5 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 22.3 | 21.5 |
North Lanarkshire | 22.1 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 18.2 |
Orkney Islands | 6.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 14.5 |
Perth & Kinross | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
Renfrewshire | 31.9 | 32.6 | 32.5 | 21.6 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 18.7 |
Scottish Borders | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
Shetland Islands | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
South Ayrshire | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 14.3 |
South Lanarkshire | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 16.9 |
Stirling | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
West Dunbartonshire | 26.6 | 27.4 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 25.1 | 26.8 |
West Lothian | 17.1 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 |
Grant Maintained (2) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | * |
(1) The number of pupils entitled to free meals in Edinburgh was unavailable, so figures were estimated. See background note 3 for further information.
(2) Grant maintained schools were previously included within Glasgow