Written question asked by Lord Lucas (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Adonis (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 July 2007.

Schools: Pupil Referral Units

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Why pupil referral units are excluded from (a) secondary (key stage 4) school performance tables, and (b) local authority averages; and why they do not complete the pupil level annual school census.

Answer: Pupil referral units are not published in the achievement and attainment tables or local authority averages because they are not required to follow the national curriculum. When the pupil level annual school census was developed the priority was to ensure that it successfully captured information on pupils attending maintained mainstream schools. The department has recently expanded the scope of the census and is currently piloting a pupil level data collection from pupil referral units before they are included in the annual census.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 4592; 693 c214WA
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Schools: Pupil Referral Units
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Assessments Census Personal records Pupils Publishing Standards Schools Secondary education Pupil referral units
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