Table 2

Breakfast programme attendance throughout the trial

SchoolsTerm 1 (9 weeks)Term 2 (11 weeks)Term 3 (10 weeks)Term 4 (9 weeks)
Days programme opened, n (%)Students' average % weekly attendance rate, mean ± SDDays programme opened, n (%)Students' average % weekly attendance rate, mean ± SDDays programme opened, n (%)Students' average % weekly attendance rate, mean ± SDDays programme opened, n (%)Students' average % weekly attendance rate, mean ± SD
A33 (73)33±2749 (89)30±2937 (78)25±2844 (98)23±28
B34 (76)54±3750 (91)50±3948 (96)46±3436 (80)34±31
C29 (64)27±3154 (98)32±3325 (50)27±2944 (98)14±15
D25 (56)36±2950 (91)64±1950 (100)79±1343 (96)14±20
E 48 (87)56±2341 (82)32±3042 (93)38±33
F 20 (36)9±1938 (76)5±1932 (71)5±15
G 29 (53)49±2849 (98)33±3044 (98)23±24
H 26 (52)20±2929 (64)4±13
I
J 45 (90)22±3344 (98)21±31
K
L 34 (76)34±32
M
N
  • –, Breakfast programme attendance data were not available for school (all such values).