Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 10 January 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what his latest estimate is of the proportion of children known to be eligible for free school meals in each academy and its predecessor school for each year from 2000-01 to 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.
The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals in each open academy and in their predecessor school(s) is given in the following table:
Percentage FSM for whole school | |||||||
School name | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
The Business Academy Bexley | — | — | 41.9 | 37.0 | 38.2 | 38.5 | 39.2 |
Abbey Primary School | 32.1 | 37.8 | 38.2 | 44.5 | — | — | — |
Southlake Primary School | 46.9 | 42.3 | 44.1 | 40.7 | — | — | — |
Thamesmead Community College | 48.8 | 46.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Greig City Academy | — | — | 43.5 | 46.5 | 44.6 | 37.7 | 37.4 |
St. David and St. Katharine CofE Secondary School | 32.1 | 40.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Unity City Academy | — | — | 49.1 | 49.6 | 48.6 | 44.1 | 45.0 |
Langbaurgh School | 56.2 | 56.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Keldholme School | 57.1 | 46.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
City of London Academy (Southwark) | — | — | — | 24.9 | 27.4 | 35.4 | 36.5 |
The Academy at Peckham | — | — | — | 60.0 | 65.8 | 63.9 | 50.8 |
Warwick Park School | 82.8 | 66.3 | 63.5 | — | — | — | — |
Capital City Academy | — | — | — | 40.7 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 34.9 |
Willesden High School | 38.9 | 42.5 | 43.4 | — | — | — | — |
West London Academy | — | — | — | 43.5 | 45.1 | 43.3 | 40.6 |
Northolt Primary School | 34.7 | 31.7 | 39.0 | 37.7 | — | — | — |
The Compton High School and Sports College | 44.9 | 40.3 | 42.6 | n/a | — | — | — |
Walsall Academy | — | — | — | 27.1 | 18.4 | 13.7 | 12.0 |
T P Riley Community School | 53.7 | 53.0 | 52.2 | — | — | — | — |
Manchester Academy | — | — | — | 50.7 | 61.8 | 60.5 | 51.2 |
Dude High School | 76.9 | 71.7 | 63.0 | — | — | — | — |
The City Academy Bristol | — | — | — | 39.3 | 41.2 | 46.1 | 39.7 |
St. George Community College | 37.1 | 33.4 | 37.8 | — | — | — | — |
The King's Academy | — | — | — | 37.5 | 33.2 | 29.7 | 26.3 |
Coulby Newham School | 33.6 | 33.1 | 32.6 | — | — | — | — |
Brackenhoe School | 55.7 | 53.7 | 56.4 | — | — | — | — |
Djanogly City Academy Nottingham | — | — | — | 33.3 | 34.2 | 29.4 | 32.7 |
Forest Comprehensive School | 60.1 | 59.4 | n/a | — | — | — | — |
Djanogly City Technology College | 0.0 | 30.8 | 34.5 | — | — | — | — |
Mossbourne Community Academy | — | — | — | — | 37.6 | 45.6 | 40.6 |
Lambeth Academy | — | — | — | — | n/a | n/a | 43.0 |
London Academy | — | — | — | — | 44.5 | 44.2 | 43.0 |
The Edgware School | 45.2 | 41.3 | 39.8 | 39.1 | — | — | — |
Stockley Academy | — | — | — | — | 44.2 | 44.4 | 40.8 |
Evelyns School | 37.7 | 33.2 | 44.9 | 42.4 | — | — | — |
Northampton Academy | — | — | — | — | 20.5 | 17.9 | 16.3 |
Lings Upper School | 27.6 | 30.3 | 35.1 | 28.5 | — | — | — |
St. Pauls Academy | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0 | 25.6 |
St. Paul's Catholic School | 25.1 | 24.4 | 27.7 | 24.2 | 26.3 | — | — |
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College | — | — | — | — | — | 15.1 | 17.5 |
Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College | 18.8 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 14.1 | — | — |
Haberdashers' Aske's Knights Academy | — | — | — | — | — | 44.9 | 44.1 |
Malory School | 57.8 | 57.5 | 50.2 | 55.5 | 53.7 | — | — |
The Harefield Academy | — | — | — | — | — | 20.4 | 17.4 |
John Penrose School | 18.5 | 22.3 | 17.8 | 18.9 | 21.2 | — | — |
The Academy of St. Francis of Assisi | — | — | — | — | — | 47.4 | 47.2 |
Our Lady's Catholic High School | 66.1 | 64.6 | 62.4 | 55.9 | 55.2 | — | — |
Salford City Academy | — | — | — | — | — | 29.3 | 18.0 |
Canon Williamson CofE High School | 35.1 | 31.1 | 29.9 | 31.2 | 29.5 | — | — |
Trinity Academy | 22.0 | 16.4 | |||||
Thorne Grammar School | 24.5 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 21.6 | — | — |
Dixons City Academy | — | — | — | — | — | 8.4 | 7.2 |
Dixons City Technology College | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 8.0 | — | — |
Macmillan Academy | — | — | — | — | — | 24.8 | 25.8 |
Macmillan Academy | 23.9 | 24.5 | 21.3 | 18.1 | 22.6 | — | — |
The Marlowe Academy | — | — | — | — | — | 34.6 | 31.5 |
The Ramsgate School | 36.2 | 37.1 | 34.0 | 31.2 | 35.7 | — | — |
The Petchey Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.8 |
Burlington Danes Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.6 |
Burlington Danes CofE School | 34.8 | 35.2 | 38.3 | 39.2 | 37.3 | 37.4 | — |
Harris Academy Bermondsey | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.6 |
Aylwin Girls' School | 51.4 | 64.8 | 61.3 | 62.5 | 65.5 | 63.1 | — |
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.6 |
Waverley School | 56.0 | 51.0 | 54.3 | 50.9 | 52.2 | 54.2 | — |
Paddington Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54.7 |
North Westminster Community School | 48.8 | 45.1 | 47.1 | 46.9 | 45.3 | 42.6 | — |
Westminster Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.7 |
North Westminster Community School | 48.8 | 45.1 | 47.1 | 46.9 | 45.3 | 42.6 | — |
Harris Academy Merton | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.0 |
Tamworth Manor High School | 19.7 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 17.7 | 21.9 | 24.2 | — |
St. Marks Church of England Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27.1 |
Mitcham Vale School | n/a | n/a | 26.1 | 24.8 | 26.6 | 27.0 | — |
Walthamstow Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31.7 |
The McEntee School | 42.8 | 39.4 | 62.6 | 56.4 | 51.6 | 53.6 | — |
Sandwell Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.4 |
Grace Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.6 |
Whitesmore School | 31.5 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 28.6 | — |
North Liverpool Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.1 |
Anfield Community Comprehensive School | 40.3 | 40.9 | 41.4 | 39.9 | 41.0 | 40.4 | — |
Breckfield Community Comprehensive School | 60.4 | 67.1 | 68.1 | 56.1 | 58.9 | 60.5 | — |
The Barnsley Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37.5 |
The Elmhurst School | 52.7 | 52.6 | 51.4 | 50.1 | 50.3 | 52.6 | — |
Sheffield Park Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.3 |
Waltheof School | 48.5 | 47.9 | 47.8 | 44.3 | 40.7 | 39.8 | — |
Sheffield Springs Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34.9 |
Myrtle Springs School | 42.8 | 40.3 | 41.9 | 36.9 | 31.5 | 34.9 | — |
David Young Community Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.1 |
Braim Wood Boys' High School | 34.2 | 39.0 | 40.2 | 42.1 | 39.7 | 41.7 | — |
Agnes Stewart Church of England High School | 42.2 | 45.0 | 46.6 | 45.1 | 43.7 | 49.4 | — |
Landau Forte College | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.2 |
Landau Forte College | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 10.7 | — |
John Madejski Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30.4 |
Thamesbridge College | 30.2 | 36.2 | 31.8 | 39.5 | 34.6 | 31.0 | — |
The Gateway Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.2 |
The Gateway Community College | — | — | — | 32.3 | 30.9 | 35.2 | — |
The Bridge Academy Hackney( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
St. Mary Magdalene Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
St. Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School | 35.1 | 44.6 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 41.1 | 36.9 | n/a |
St. Matthew Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
St. Joseph's Academy | 39.1 | 35.6 | 27.6 | 32.9 | 26.7 | 24.4 | n/a |
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 36.3 | 21.6 | 18.8 | 25.9 | 35.4 | 26.4 | n/a |
Walworth Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Walworth School | 50.9 | 42.5 | 39.4 | 53.1 | 48.9 | 37.3 | 35.8 |
St. Michael and All Angels CofE Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Archbishop Michael Ramsey Technology College | 63.4 | 58.3 | 52.7 | 56.3 | 51.0 | 50.1 | n/a |
Bacon's( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bacon's College | 33.2 | n/a | 32.4 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 28.1 | 31.6 |
Ashcroft Technology Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
ADT College | 25.1 | 24.8 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 24.7 |
King Solomon Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harris Academy South Norwood( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stanley Technical High School for Boys | 21.0 | 24.3 | 27.7 | 25.1 | 29.7 | 28.8 | n/a |
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harris City Technology College | 20.6 | 18.7 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 11.4 |
Oasis Academy Enfield( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Shireland Collegiate Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Shireland Language College | 38.4 | 39.2 | 42.4 | 43.6 | 39.8 | 41.7 | 40.6 |
George Salter Collegiate Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
George Salter High School | 33.4 | 37.1 | 35.2 | 21.1 | 23.1 | 27.9 | 26.9 |
Belvedere Academy( 2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The Belvedere School GDST | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
William Hulme's Grammar School( 2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
William Hulme's Grammar School | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
St. Anne's Academy(1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The Queen Elizabeth School | 37.3 | 39.4 | 45.9 | 47.9 | 42.5 | 50.5 | 43.3 |
Stockport Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Avondale High School | 35.3 | 35.3 | 34.2 | 33.4 | 32.4 | 31.4 | 30.3 |
Bradford Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bradford Cathedral Community College | 47.8 | 40.2 | 40.5 | 44.5 | 48.9 | 53.2 | n/a |
Bristol Brunei Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Speedwell Technology College | 21.1 | 20.7 | 25.0 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 20.8 | 21.2 |
John Cabot Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
John Cabot City Technology College | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Oasis Academy Immingham( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The Immingham School | 22.9 | 19.8 | 21.7 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 17.4 |
Oasis Academy Wintringham( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wintringham School | 34.7 | 37.1 | 35.9 | 36.1 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 36.8 |
Havelock Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Havelock School | 40.6 | 37.3 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 35.3 | 35.4 | 29.0 |
Barnfield West Academy Luton( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Halyard High School | 32.0 | 29.0 | 27.7 | 24.7 | 30.8 | 30.5 | 26.0 |
Barnfield South Academy Luton( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Luton High School | 48.0 | 46.7 | 40.7 | 37.5 | 32.9 | 34.5 | 30.5 |
Eastbourne Church of England Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Eastbourne Comprehensive School | 25.9 | 26.7 | 32.0 | 32.9 | 28.1 | 27.5 | 26.9 |
The Samworth Enterprise Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Southfields Infant School | 68.2 | 60.1 | 65.9 | 61.0 | 61.5 | 46.4 | 51.4 |
Newry Junior School | 62.6 | 61.2 | 63.3 | 61.4 | 63.7 | 61.1 | 53.2 |
Swindon Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Headlands | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 23.7 | 25.2 |
Pinehurst Junior School | 35.0 | 38.2 | 33.1 | 33.9 | 29.8 | 27.5 | 33.1 |
Pinehurst Infants' School | 40.7 | 40.9 | 40.0 | 38.8 | 29.1 | 31.0 | 30.7 |
Thomas Deacon Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hereward Community College | 37.1 | 39.6 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 38.6 | 43.6 | 33.4 |
Deacon's School | 22.8 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
John Mansfield School | 30.6 | 27.0 | 23.9 | 26.9 | 25.8 | 27.1 | 22.7 |
Folkestone Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The Channel School | 40.4 | 32.0 | 30.6 | 29.5 | 26.9 | 31.0 | 25.5 |
Marsh Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Southlands Community Comprehensive School | 15.8 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 8.7 |
Leigh Technology Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The Leigh City Technology College | 6.3 | 5.3 | 58 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
Spires Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montgomery School | 20.7 | 23.6 | 21.0 | 16.8 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 12.8 |
New Line Learning Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Oldborough Manor Community School | 43.6 | 39.7 | 38.1 | 37.9 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 35.9 |
Senacre Technology College | 19.5 | 18.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 24.8 | 25.2 |
Cornwallis Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
The Cornwallis School | 7.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Madeley Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Madeley Court School | 37.5 | 37.7 | 39.2 | 37.2 | 33.9 | 29.8 | 30.5 |
North Oxfordshire Academy( 1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Drayton School | 18.7 | 17.9 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 14.7 |
(1 )Academy opened in 2007. (2 )Former Independent day school opened as academy in 2007—no figures available. Note: Information on Academies in italic with predecessor school information given immediately below each relevant academy. Source: 2007 School Census returns |
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