A survey of more than 1,000 parents and a similar number of school-aged children, published last week, found that children eligible for free school meals or whose parents were unemployed were less likely to use the services.
Sixteen per cent of parents cited cost as a barrier to out-of-school activities.
The survey found that 60 per cent of parents and 67 per cent of pupils were happy with the childcare and activities offered by their school. It found that 94 per cent of schools offer extended services either at or through a 'cluster' of schools working together, and 58 per cent of parents had used these services in the last term.
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