10.7% of primary pupils did not have English as their first language inJanuary 2005 (11.7 per cent in England)
0.5% of primary pupils with special educational needs statements inJanuary 2005 (2.3 per cent in England)
16.4% of nursery and primary school pupils taking free school meals inJanuary 2005 (13.4 per cent in England)
Inspectors said the low number of pupils with special educational needsstatements is not cause for alarm. The council's recent annualperformance assessment states: "The authority has a highly-inclusiveapproach."
Source: Department for Education and Skills.
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