Statistics Publication Notice: Education Series: School Meals in Scotland 2006

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Table 9: Pupils in education authority primary schools: Number and percentage of pupils taking school meals (free or purchased), 2006

Pupils on the school roll

Pupils present on census day

Pupils present taking meals

Percentage of those present who take meals

Scotland

390,725

370,600

175,478

47

Aberdeen City

12,915

12,194

6,620

54

Aberdeenshire

19,831

18,704

9,833

53

Angus

9,063

8,294

3,582

43

Argyll & Bute

6,734

6,335

3,522

56

Clackmannanshire

4,058

3,897

1,476

38

Dumfries & Galloway

11,409

10,907

5,103

47

Dundee City

10,074

9,543

4,997

52

East Ayrshire

9,579

9,121

4,076

45

East Dunbartonshire

9,126

8,774

3,301

38

East Lothian

7,655

7,298

3,002

41

East Renfrewshire

8,594

8,286

2,970

36

Edinburgh, City of

25,561

24,253

9,678

40

Eilean Siar

2,144

2,050

1,238

60

Falkirk

11,980

11,386

7,164

63

Fife

27,730

26,401

12,117

46

Glasgow City

39,503

36,555

21,874

60

Highland

17,499

16,353

7,079

43

Inverclyde

6,306

6,027

2,939

49

Midlothian

6,640

6,464

3,715

57

Moray

7,497

7,033

3,120

44

North Ayrshire

11,020

10,503

5,198

49

North Lanarkshire

27,640

26,447

11,740

44

Orkney Islands

1,718

1,615

1,237

77

Perth & Kinross

10,043

9,651

4,399

46

Renfrewshire

13,587

13,009

4,857

37

Scottish Borders

8,733

8,295

3,179

38

Shetland Islands

1,885

1,820

1,587

87

South Ayrshire

8,197

7,879

3,592

46

South Lanarkshire

24,429

23,024

9,996

43

Stirling

6,946

6,903

2,761

40

West Dunbartonshire

7,300

6,937

3,178

46

West Lothian

14,868

14,193

6,181

44

Grant Maintained

461

449

167

37

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