Table 1: Pupils registered for free school meals by sector, 2005 to 2009
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Pupils on school roll | Total | 714,499 | 703,258 | 694,060 | 681,339 | 672,108 |
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Primary | 398,697 | 390,725 | 384,292 | 376,749 | 370,946 |
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Secondary | 308,326 | 305,148 | 302,638 | 297,552 | 294,155 |
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Special | 7,476 | 7,385 | 7,130 | 7,038 | 7,007 |
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Pupils registered for free meals | Total | 123,055 | 115,437 | 111,321 | 105,024 | 101,953 |
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Primary | 74,078 | 70,113 | 67,523 | 63,519 | 62,058 |
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Secondary | 44,010 | 41,151 | 39,857 | 37,647 | 36,034 |
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Special | 4,967 | 4,173 | 3,941 | 3,858 | 3,861 |
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Percentage of pupils registered for free meals | Total | 17.2 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
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Primary | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 16.7 |
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Secondary | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.3 |
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Special | 66.4 | 56.5 | 55.3 | 54.8 | 55.1 |
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