High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
School Nutrition
School meals (free or purchased)
Of those pupils present on the survey day, 45 per cent took a meal supplied by the school, compared to 47 per cent in 2008. However, these figures were affected by a trial of free school meal provision to P1-P3 in five local authorities held in 2007/08 1, causing an increase in the national meal uptake rate in 2008, with possibly a prolonged effect in 2009. When those trial authorities were excluded, 44 per cent of pupils present took a meal in 2009, compared to 45 per cent in 2008.
Free school meals
The percentage of pupils registered for free school meals was 15.2 per cent, down from 15.4 per cent in 2008.
Of those registered and present, 82.2 per cent took a free school meal on the survey day, down from 82.7 per cent in 2008.
1'Evaluation of the Free School Meals Trial for P1 to P3 pupils' can be found at the following web address: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/08/29114033/0
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All authorities are included. A trial took place in 2008, providing free school meals to all pupils in P1- P3. This affects the comparability of school meal uptake in the period 2007-2009.
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