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Table 1.12: Pupil ethnicity and registration for free school meals, 2004-2007 (1)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Registered for free school meals

% registered for free school meals

Female

Male

Total

White - UK

662,856

656,059

644,649

311,835

320,319

632,154

84,787

13

White - Other

8,022

8,926

10,357

6,137

6,429

12,566

1,204

10

Mixed

4,814

5,208

5,458

2,834

2,971

5,805

908

16

Asian - Indian

2,163

2,223

2,388

1,236

1,355

2,591

148

6

Asian - Pakistani

8,680

8,753

9,129

4,642

4,863

9,505

1,269

13

Asian - Bangladeshi

473

499

515

251

260

511

46

9

Asian - Chinese

2,200

2,276

2,275

1,109

1,137

2,246

95

4

Asian - Other

1,531

1,906

2,199

1289

1249

2,538

417

16

Black - Caribbean

105

105

110

62

62

124

16

13

Black - African

1,529

1,834

2,090

1190

1241

2,431

551

23

Black - Other

490

508

464

201

269

470

120

26

Occupational Traveller

176

176

207

104

104

208

40

19

Gypsy / Traveller

349

418

428

231

217

448

216

48

Other Traveller

56

76

91

45

60

105

39

37

Other

2,500

2,250

2,284

1,463

1,554

3,017

471

16

Not known / not disclosed

27,066

21,663

19,747

8,223

8,951

17,174

2,996

17

Total

723,010

712,880

702,391

340,852

351,041

691,893

93,323

13

(1) Data does not include grant aided special schools. Meals data greatly affected by apparent under-recording in Glasgow.

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