Table 2.

Sample overview.

Stakeholder level	Timepoint 1 (March – June 2015 post-implementation)	Timepoint 2 (September – October 2015 new school year)
Schools (n = 3) School characteristics: •6 > 200 pupils •6 in 40% most deprived datazones •Free School Meal uptake range 71%-99% •3 in rural areas •5 in highly urbanised areas	Lunchtime preparation & serving observations in 10 schools Interviews with: •leaders (n = 10) •head cooks (n = 9) •teachers (n = 10) •lunchtime supervisor (n = 1)	Repeat observations & interviews: •leaders (n = 10) •head cooks (n = 8)
Local authorities (n = 6) LA characteristics: •Deprivation levelsa: 2 below 10%, 2 between 10 and 20%, 2 > 20% •Urban/rural classification: 2 predominantly urban; 3 mixed and 1 rural LA		Case studies in 6 selected local authorities. Telephone interviews with: •LA Catering (n = 11) •LA Education (n = 5) •Head teachers (n = 3)

^aDeprivation levels defined as percentage of datazones within Local Authority boundary ranked in the 20% most deprived areas according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.