1.5% of primary pupils did not have English as their first language inJanuary 2005 (11.7 per cent in England)
2.4% of pupils with special educational needs statements in January 2006(2.9 per cent in England)
5.8% of nursery and primary school pupils taking free school meals inJanuary 2005 (13.4 per cent in England)
Wiltshire County Council has been commended for driving down rates ofabsence. Last year's annual performance assessment states: "Attendancein primary and secondary schools has improved, and is above the nationalaverage. Targeted support of schools with the lowest attendance hasproved effective."
Source: Department for Education and Skills.
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