13% of nursery and primary school pupils taking free school mealsin January 2004 (14.2 per cent in England)
- 7.5% of primary pupils did not have English as their first language inJanuary 2004 (11 per cent in England)
- 2.4% of primary pupils with special educational needs statements inJanuary 2004 (1.6 per cent in England)
- 0.19% of the school population excluded permanently in 2003/04 (0.13per cent in England)
Alan Whittaker, cabinet member for education at Lancashire Council, saidit placed a strong emphasis on its special educational needs provisionand had a strong tradition of support.
Source: Department for Education and Skills.
