The survey of 11- to 16-year-olds showed more than a quarter (27 per cent) of children from lower income families did not have access to breakfast clubs and more than half (53 per cent) did not access them even if they were available at their school.
But the poll, by CitizenCard for the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), found more than a third of children from deprived households were using catch-up activities for subjects such asEnglish and maths at least once a month.
Graham Holley, chief executive of the TDA, said: "Children are the prime beneficiaries of extended schools. Schools are working in clusters, and in partnership with a wide range of organisations, to ensure they are able to offer the core services ahead of the 2010 deadline." The poll questioned 6,618 young people aged 11 to 16.
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