Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 January 2010. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Primary Education

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 11 January 2010, Official Report, columns 726-27W, on primary education, how the information included in the answer was compiled.

Answer: Information included in the answer of 11 January 2010, Official Report, columns 726-27W, was derived from new analysis of pupil attendance data submitted as part of the School Census. Attendance records are returned for each period of time spent in a relevant school in a school year.Previous questions on this subject have not been answered substantively because an appropriate methodology had not been developed and to do so would have incurred disproportionate cost. However, a methodology has since been developed, based on pupil attendance data, that can be used to answer this type of question.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 508 c576W; 311101
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Primary Education
Monday, 11 January 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Admissions Primary education
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk