Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Monday, 19 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 September 2004. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 September 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in (a) Adur, (b) Worthing and (c) West Sussex failed to get into the school of their first choice in each year since 1997; and how many of those subsequently appealed in each of those years. - No figures. Including ref to 23 June 2004, 422 c1430W and on http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s00047Q/index.shtml.

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in (a) Adur, (b) Worthing and (c) West Sussex failed to get into the school of their first choice in each year since 1997; and how many of those subsequently appealed in each of those years. [185784] Mr. Miliband: Information on the number of pupils admitted to their first choice school is not collected centrally. Admission appeal data are not available at parliamentary constituency level. A table giving admission appeal information for all local education authority areas has been placed in the House of Commons Library (Official Report column 1430W on 23 June 2004). Final figures from 1997/98 to 2001/02 have been provided. Further details on the latest 2002/03 (provisional) figures on admission appeals by local education authority can be found on http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgatewav/DB/SFR/ s00047Q/index.shtml.

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