0.06% of primary school pupils permanently excluded from school in 2002/03 (0.03 per cent in England)
6.5% of nursery and primary school pupils taking free school meals in January 2003 (13.9 per cent in England)
74% of pupils achieved Level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 science in 2002/03 (68 per cent in England)
Jon Rose, education director of Somerset LEA, said: "Somerset is often thought of as a good place to go on holiday, but we also have problems of rural isolation and urban deprivation. Encouraging inter-school and agency collaboration on a range of learning and inclusion projects therefore forms a strong feature of Somerset education."
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