School Meals

Free School Meal (FSM) information for Nursery and Primary Schools

Year		Number on roll	Pupils taking FSM	% taking FSM	Pupils eligible for FSM	% eligible for FSM
2011	Hampshire	94,843	7,913	8.3%	10,296	10.9%
	England	4,176,585	645,105	15.4%	751,025	18.0%
2010	Hampshire	94,752	7,757	8.2%	9,770	10.3%
	England	4,134,160	621,320	15.0%	717,060	17.3%
2009	Hampshire	94,810	6,699	7.1%	8,459	8.9%
	England	4,114,630	558,590	13.6%	656,570	16.0%

Free School Meal (FSM) information for Secondary Schools

Year		Number on roll	Pupils taking FSM	% taking FSM	Pupils eligible for FSM	% eligible for FSM
2011	Hampshire	70,058	4,437	6.3%	5,697	8.1%
	England	3,262,635	376,865	11.6%	476,220	14.6%
2010	Hampshire	70,132	4,241	6.0%	5,362	7.6%
	England	3,278,490	364,070	11.1%	464,670	14.2%
2009	Hampshire	70,490	3,518	5.0%	4,798	6.8%
	England	3,278,130	338,320	10.3%	438,860	13.4%

Notes:

• Includes maintained schools and academies
• National totals have been rounded to the nearest 5.
• The number of pupils taking a free school meal refers to the day of the school census.
• The number of pupils eligible for free school meals refers only to those pupils who are known by their school to be eligible.

Sources:

• DfE: Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, January 2011
• DfE: Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics: January 2010
• DCSF: Schools, Pupils and Their Characteristics: January 2009