Graham Jessop Economy, Planning & Place Land and Property Information Officer 2nd Floor, 03302223010 (Direct) Northleigh, [email protected] Tower Street, , www.westsussex.gov.uk West PO19 1RF

Ms Kondabeka 27th March 2017

Dear Ms Kondabeka,

Re: Request for information Our Ref: 2017-19

I refer to your request dated 8th March 2017, which has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Your request was for:

We have started a project at foodbank giving out lunch packs to children on free school meals due to low income in the holidays and wondered if you could let us know the figure for how many children are on free school meals due to low income in the Chichester District. This figure would really help us go for funding and also give us a realistic number to how many children we could be helping should their families take up the offer. We have been working through the schools, but not all heads have joined up with the scheme so we don't have the full picture of need.

We have now completed a search for the information which you requested and I confirm the Authority holds information relevant to the request.

At the time of this request County Council have on record that 899 children are entitled to free school meals (FSM) in the Chichester District. The breakdown of this figure I supply in the table below however please be advised that the contained figures may not be current as we do not have access to the most up to date information from the Academy schools within the District and for such information you may need to contact each Academy direct.

Please note this figure will change regularly as we are constantly receiving applications/notifications about FSM stopping and starting. This number includes children in Primary and Secondary phase education (both LEA schools and Academies), but not further education settings.

Name of School Number of pupils entitled to free school meals CofE Primary School 4 Bishop Luffa Church of School 47 Primary School 4 Bourne Community College 55

Boxgrove CofE Primary School 3 Central C of E Academy 36 Chichester Free School 38 Chichester High School 106 Chichester Nursery School 1 Chidham Parochial Primary School 20 Compton and CofE Primary 1 School CofE Junior School 2 Community Primary 43 School Eastergate Primary School 8 Fishbourne CofE Primary School 10 Fordwater School 27 Primary School 3 CofE Infant School 0 Jessie Younghusband Primary School 4 Kingsham Primary School 35 Lancastrian Infants' School 11 Lavant CofE Primary School 7 Littlegreen School 21 March CofE Primary School 18 Medmerry Primary School 14 Primary School 11 Community Primary School 3 Parklands Community Primary School 31 Cof E Primary School 11 Portfield Primary Academy 58 Rumboldswhyke CofE Infants' School 19 Seal Primary Academy 37 Primary School 9 Singleton CofE Primary School 2 Southbourne Infant School 6 Southbourne Junior School 7 St Anthony's School 56 St Richard's Catholic Primary School 16 Primary School 13 Primary Academy 21 The Academy, 56 Thorney Island Community Primary 2 School West Dean CofE Primary School 5 Parochial Church of 3 England School Westbourne Primary School 15

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Yours sincerely,

Graham Jessop

Land and Property Information Officer