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School Meals in Scotland, 2008

DescriptionInformation on the uptake of school meals, registration for free school meals and various healthy eating policies.
ISBN1479-7569
Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication DateJune 24, 2008

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A National Statistics Publication for Scotland
National Statistics logoISBN 978 0 7559 7151 0 (Web only publication)
ISSN 1479-7569 (online)
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Contents

School Meals in Scotland, 2008
BACKGROUND NOTES

TABLES

Summary figures
Table 1 Pupils registered for free school meals by sector, 2004 to 2008
Table 2 Registered pupils taking free school meals by sector, 2004 to 2008
Table 3 Pupils taking school meals (free or purchased) by sector, 1999 to 2008
Table 4a Pupils taking school meals, free or paid for, by size of school, publicly funded primary schools, 2008
Table 4b Pupils taking school meals, free or paid for, by size of school, publicly funded secondary schools, 2008
Table 5 Pupils taking school meals, free or paid for, by urban/rural indicator of school, 2008
Table 6 Pupils taking meals (free or paid), by deprivation indicator, 2008
Table 7 Provision of breakfast clubs in schools, by deprivation indicator, 2008

Primary
Table 8 Pupils in education authority primary schools: Number of pupils entitled, registered and taking free school meals, 2008
Table 9 Pupils in education authority primary schools: Percentage of pupils entitled, registered and taking free school meals, 2008
Table 10 Pupils in education authority primary schools: Number and percentage of pupils taking school meals (free or purchased), 2008
Table 11 Pupils in education authority primary schools: Percentage of pupils registered for free school meals, 2004 to 2008
Table 12 Pupils in education authority primary schools: Percentage of registered pupils taking free school meals, 2004 to 2008
Table 13 Pupils in education authority primary schools: Percentage of pupils present taking school meals (free or purchased), 1999 to 2008

Secondary
Table 14 Pupils in education authority secondary schools: Number of pupils entitled, registered and taking free school meals, 2008
Table 15 Pupils in education authority secondary schools: Percentage of pupils entitled, registered and taking free school meals, 2008
Table 16 Pupils in education authority secondary schools: Number and percentage of pupils taking school meals (free or purchased), 2008
Table 17 Pupils in education authority secondary schools: Percentage of pupils registered for free school meals, 2004 to 2008
Table 18 Pupils in education authority secondary schools: Percentage of registered pupils taking free school meals, 2004 to 2008
Table 19 Pupils in education authority secondary schools: Percentage of pupils present taking school meals (free or purchased), 1999 to 2008

Other information
Table 20 Education authority primary schools with an anonymised system, drinking water and extended free fruit scheme, 2008
Table 21 Education authority secondary schools with an anonymised system and drinking water, 2008
Table 22 Education authority special schools with drinking water, 2008
Table 23 Education authority schools providing breakfast clubs, 2008
Table 24 The price charged for a standard school meal, by local authority, 2008

Expenditure
Table 25 Local authority expenditure on school meals, 2005-06 and 2006-07
Table 26 Local authority expenditure on school meals, by sector, 2006-07
Table 27 Local authority school milk schemes, 2005-06 and 2006-07

CHARTS
Chart 1 Percentage registered for free school meals,2004 to 2008
Chart 2 Percentage take-up of free school meals, 2004 to 2008
Chart 3 Percentage take-up of school meals (free or purchased), 1997 to 2008
Chart 4 Meals taken by pupils in primary and secondary schools, 2008

MAPS
Map 1 Percentage of primary school pupils present taking school meals (free or purchased), 2008
Map 2 Percentage of secondary school pupils present taking school meals (free or purchased), 2008

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