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Written question asked by Michael John Foster (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 April 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 May 2006. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Friday, 12 May 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.


Free School Meals

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of children in each school in Worcester city (a) receive free school meals and (b) are eligible for free school meals.
Answer

The information requested is shown in the table.Two sets of figures relating to the number and proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals are given here. The first includes all pupils in the school, regardless of their age. The second includes full-time pupils aged up to (and including) 15 and part-time pupils aged five to 15 (inclusive). This second coverage is as used in the Pupil Achievement Tracker and Ofsted's PANDA reports and provides consistent school level comparisons.

Maintained primary and secondary schools: school meal arrangements, January 2005, Worcester parliamentary constituency
Maintained primary and secondary schools: school meal arrangements, January 2005, Worcester parliamentary constituency All pupils1 URN LEA number Estab number School name Number on roll Number of pupils taking free school meals3 Percentage of pupils taking free school meals Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
116749 885 2161 Worcester, Cherry Orchard Primary School 603 26 4.3 30 5.0
116750 885 2162 Worcester, Cranham Primary School 418 49 11.7 49 11.7
116751 885 2163 Worcester, Dines Green Primary School 204 58 28.4 61 29.9
116752 885 2167 Gorse Hill Community Primary School 319 94 29.5 118 37.0
116753 885 2171 Worcester, Northwick Manor Infants' School 262 4— 4— 4— 4—
116754 885 2172 Worcester, Nunnery Wood Primary School 302 30 9.9 35 11.6
116755 885 2173 Worcester, Perdiswell Primary School 400 12 3.0 13 3.3
116756 885 2176 Worcester, Ronkswood Junior School 275 57 20.7 57 20.7
116757 885 2177 Worcester, Ronkswood Infants' School 236 40 16.9 42 17.8
116758 885 2178 Worcester, Northwick Manor Junior School 326 7 2.1 7 2.1
116759 885 2179 Worcester, Stanley Road Primary School 256 22 8.6 29 11.3
116760 885 2181 Worcester, Warndon Junior School 290 52 17.9 69 23.8
116761 885 2182 Worcester. Warndon Infants' School 233 39 16.7 45 19.3
116769 885 2200 Worcester, Pitmaston Primary School 601 23 3.8 32 5.3
116770 885 2202 Worcester, Oldbury Park Primary School 396 17 4.3 19 4.8
131274 885 2918 Lyppard Grange Primary School 310 9 2.9 9 2.9
116858 885 3114 Worcester, St. Barnabas C of E Primary School 419 21 5.0 53 12.6
116859 885 3116 Worcester, Red Hill C of E Primary School 300 6 2.0 6 2.0
116921 885 3387 Worcester, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary 188 3 1.6 4 2.1
116922 885 3388 Worcester, St. Clement's C of E Primary 260 33 12.7 34 13.1
116923 885 3389 Worcester, St. George's C of E Primary School 205 29 14.1 33 16.1
116924 885 3390 Worcester, St. George's Catholic Primary School 205 4— 4— 4— 4—
116925 885 3391 Worcester, St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School 208 12 5.8 12 5.8
134707 885 3394 Fairfield Community Primary School 141 0 0.0 39 27.7
116977 885 4431 Elgar Technology College 957 150 15.7 211 22.0
116978 885 4432 Christopher Whitehead High School 1,153 104 9.0 157 13.6
116979 885 4434 Worcester, Nunnery Wood High School 1,346 4— 4— 106 7.9
116993 885 4754 Bishop Perowne C of E High School 1,047 47 4.5 64 6.1
116999 885 5402 Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College 1,048 49 4.7 63 6.0
Pupil Achievement Tracker2 URN LEA number Estab number School name Number of pupils Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
116749 885 2161 Worcester, Cherry Orchard Primary School 603 30 5.0
116750 885 2162 Worcester, Cranham Primary School 371 49 13.2
116751 885 2163 Worcester, Dines Green Primary School 183 61 33.3
116752 885 2167 Gorse Hill Community Primary School 272 118 43.4
116753 885 2171 Worcester, Northwick Manor Infants' School 261 4— 4—
116754 885 2172 Worcester, Nunnery Wood Primary School 301 35 11.6
116755 885 2173 Worcester, Perdiswell Primary School 396 13 3.3
116756 885 2176 Worcester, Ronkswood Junior School 275 57 20.7
116757 885 2177 Worcester, Ronkswood Infants' School 166 35 21.1
116758 885 2178 Worcester, Northwick Manor Junior School 326 7 2.1
116759 885 2179 Worcester, Stanley Road Primary School 215 28 13.0
116760 885 2181 Worcester, Warndon Junior School 290 69 23.8
116761 885 2182 Worcester. Warndon Infants' School 181 45 24.9
116769 885 2200 Worcester, Pitmaston Primary School 601 32 5.3
116770 885 2202 Worcester, Oldbury Park Primary School 396 19 4.8
131274 885 2918 Lyppard Grange Primary School 310 9 2.9
116858 885 3114 Worcester, St. Barnabas C of E Primary School 419 53 12.6
116859 885 3116 Worcester, Red Hill C of E Primary School 300 6 2.0
116921 885 3387 Worcester, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary 188 4 2.1
116922 885 3388 Worcester, St. Clement's C of E Primary 216 26 12.0
116923 885 3389 Worcester, St. George's C of E Primary School 205 33 16.1
116924 885 3390 Worcester, St. George's Catholic Primary School 205 4— 4—
116925 885 3391 Worcester, St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School 208 12 5.8
134707 885 3394 Fairfield Community Primary School 105 35 33.3
116977 885 4431 Elgar Technology College 955 211 22.1
116978 885 4432 Christopher Whitehead High School 1,151 157 13.6
116979 885 4434 Worcester, Nunnery Wood High School 1,346 106 7.9
116993 885 4754 Bishop Perowne C of E High School 1,046 64 6.1
116999 885 5402 Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College 1,048 63 6.0
1 Includes pupils with sole and dual registration of all ages. 2 Includes pupils with sole and dual registration who are full-time and aged 0 to 15 (inclusive) and those who are part-time and aged five to 15 (inclusive). 3 Number of pupils who took a free school meal on the day of the census in January. 4 Less than three or a rate based on less than three.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
446 c589-94W; 67402
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Free school meals Worcester
Link
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