Every day we pull some stats from a survey and say have a chat about the findings. Today: The true cost of sending kids to school.

Families spend £800 a year on school costs for every primary or secondary age child.

This includes £168 on school meals, £159 on school uniform and sports kit, £82 on travel costs and £167 on school trips.

Two-thirds of UK families - the equivalent of more than three million - say they have struggled with the cost of school. This rises to 95 per cent among those who say they are "not well off at all".

More than half (52 per cent) of parents admit they have cut back on clothing, food or heating to meet a school-related cost, while one in four (25 per cent) say they have borrowed money.

Around seven in 10 (71 per cent) parents say they have to buy some or all items of uniform from a specific supplier.

More than half (52 per cent) of parents say they have struggled to pay for school dinners, with one in five youngsters saying they have missed out on a meal because they did not have enough money.

Two in five children from families describing themselves as "not well off at all" have missed a term-time school trip because of the price.

Three in 10 youngsters from poor families say they have fallen behind at school because their family could not afford internet access. Around a third say they have lagged behind because their parents could not afford the books or materials needed.

Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of children in "not well off at all" families have felt embarrassed at school because they could not afford the cost of something, while 27 per cent say they have been bullied as a result.

Source: Children's Commission on Poverty report.

What do you think? Are you surprised by the cost of sending kids to school? Should more be done to keep costs down? Have you ever struggled paying for uniforms, trips or other school costs? Post a comment below, or on Twitter using #nsstatchat