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Table 2: Entitled pupils taking free school meals by sector, 1999 to 2007
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Pupils entitled to free meals | Total | 154,458 | 150,938 | 144,284 | 138,482 | 137,396 | 137,744 | 132,351 | 122,991 | 118,357 |
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Primary | 96,840 | 93,406 | 88,286 | 85,331 | 83,597 | 83,580 | 79,365 | 74,279 | 71,439 |
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Secondary | 53,264 | 52,788 | 51,194 | 48,455 | 49,389 | 49,530 | 47,962 | 44,400 | 43,089 |
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Special | 4,354 | 4,744 | 4,804 | 4,696 | 4,410 | 4,634 | 5,024 | 4,312 | 3,829 |
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Pupils entitled to and taking free meals | Total | 108,409 | 109,953 | 103,289 | 100,203 | 96,742 | 95,279 | 89,189 | 84,305 | 79,935 |
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Primary | 74,324 | 73,500 | 68,649 | 67,084 | 64,547 | 63,578 | 59,257 | 56,807 | 54,414 |
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Secondary | 30,202 | 32,293 | 30,376 | 29,028 | 28,245 | 27,657 | 25,631 | 23,424 | 21,576 |
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Special (1) | 3,883 | 4,160 | 4,264 | 4,091 | 3,950 | 4,044 | 4,301 | 4,074 | 3,945 |
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Percentage of entitled pupils taking free meals | Total | 70.2 | 72.8 | 71.6 | 72.4 | 70.4 | 69.2 | 67.4 | 68.5 | 67.5 |
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Primary | 76.7 | 78.7 | 77.8 | 78.6 | 77.2 | 76.1 | 74.7 | 76.5 | 76.2 |
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Secondary | 56.7 | 61.2 | 59.3 | 59.9 | 57.2 | 55.8 | 53.4 | 52.8 | 50.1 |
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Special (1) | 89.2 | 87.7 | 88.8 | 87.1 | 89.6 | 87.3 | 85.6 | 94.5 | 103.0 |
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(1) Figure for 2007 greater than 100%. Many special schools entitle all their pupils to free meals, not just those who qualify for free school meals according to the entitlement definition. Some schools will also be giving free meals to pupils on the roll of a mainstream school.
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