Table 2.

Data collection methods

Data source	Methods	Participants	School meal status
Head teacher or person responsible for school food plus school meal administrator	8 interviews
SS pupils	8 focus groups	29 KS 3 and KS 4 pupils (20 girls and 9 boys)	FSM and paid
PS pupils	8 classroom activities	61 KS 2 pupils (mixed gender)	37 school lunches (both FSM and paid) and 24 packed lunches
Parent interviews	18 telephone interviews (14 from PS and 4 from SS)	17 women, 1 man	Parents with children entitled or and having FSM

SS, secondary school; PS, primary school; KS, Key Stage; FSM, free school meal.