School Meals in Scotland 2007

Table 5: Number of pupils taking school meals, free or paid for, by urban/rural indicator of school, 2007

		Large urban	Other urban	Accessible towns	Remote towns	Accessible rural	Remote rural
Pupils on school roll	Total	246,895	225,126	82,631	29,410	78,220	31,778
	Primary	136,489	119,619	44,424	12,159	50,744	20,857
	Secondary	106,404	103,190	37,936	17,209	27,008	10,891
	Special	4,002	2,317	271	42	468	30
Pupils taking meals	Total	96,125	96,864	34,749	14,264	34,908	18,011
	Primary	58,980	52,504	18,122	5,590	22,610	11,425
	Secondary	34,079	42,574	16,409	8,647	11,922	6,561
	Special	3,066	1,786	218	27	376	25
Percentage of pupils taking meals	Total	39	43	42	49	45	57
	Primary	43	44	41	46	45	55
	Secondary	32	41	43	50	44	60
	Special	77	77	80	64	80	83

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