More than half of the school's 850 pupils take advantage of free school meals, and 60 per cent are on the register for those with special needs.
In Blackpool, one school, Devonshire primary, saw all its 500 pupils take advantage of the offer of a breakfast including fruit, yoghurt, toast, bagels, cereal bars and juice followed by free milk at morning break time.
St Anthony's is popular among conservatives because it has more pupils taking advantage of government-funded vouchers than any other private school in America.The local neighbourhood was once populated by German and Polish Catholics but is now home to the Hispanic sort.
The new grade has attracted considerable controversy, with critics claiming it gives private school pupils an added advantage.
That's why fairer admissions in grammar schools, far from giving less privileged pupils an unfair advantage, would simply help level the playing field.
The new grade has also attracted considerable controversy, with critics claiming it gives private school pupils an added advantage of winning a place at a top university.
Today, of course, public schools are far more civilised, but not less ruthlessly effective in giving their pupils a competitive advantage.
Cambridge University wrote to all schools and colleges urging them to retain the AS level as it stands, saying it puts pupils at an advantage because it acts as a "robust indicator" of pupils' ability as they apply to university.
If teachers showed any weakness, pupils would take advantage – the teacher just has to say one funny thing and then they've lost control, and they can't get it back.
But the move could unintentionally put privately-educated pupils at an advantage to their state school peers if they have access to more help and support needed to prepare for these tests.
