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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for what purposes the retained element of the devolved schools grant will be used; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for what purposes the retained element of the devolved schools grant will be used; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils in each local authority area did not attain any GCSEs above grade D in the most recent year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils in each local authority area did not attain any GCSEs above grade D in the most recent year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils obtaining five GCSEs (a) at grades A* to C and (b) at grades A* to C including English and mathematics also received an equivalent qualification worth (i) four GCSEs and (ii) two GCSEs in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils obtaining five GCSEs (a) at grades A* to C and (b) at grades A* to C including English and mathematics also received an equivalent qualification worth (i) four GCSEs and (ii) two GCSEs in each of...
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieving 5+ GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent and at least one: | |||||
| Qualification¹ equivalent² to two GCSEs | 7,428 | 11,069 | 38,243 | 85,935 | 128,687 |
| Qualification equivalent² to four GCSEs | 54,489 | 70,454 | 73,308 | 56,782 | 72,467 |
| Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieving 5+ GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent including English and maths GCSE and at least one: | |||||
| Qualification¹ equivalent² to two GCSEs | 6,302 | 8,632 | 26,716 | 55,506 | 78,802 |
| Qualification equivalent² to four GCSEs | 28,660 | 37,040 | 38,087 | 28,329 | 34,840 |
| ¹ Other than a GCSE double award. | |||||
| ² Equivalent qualifications counted have been passed but not necessarily at the level of A*-C. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of secondary schools there were at which over (a) 30, (b) 50 and (c) 70 per cent. of pupils achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics, in each of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of secondary schools there were at which over (a) 30, (b) 50 and (c) 70 per cent. of pupils achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics, in each of...
| Number of schools at which the indicated percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 achieve five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C including English and maths GCSEs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| 30 per cent. or more | 2,843 | 2,979 | 2,991 | 3,130 | 3,242 |
| 50 per cent. or more | 1,637 | 1,756 | 1,760 | 1,846 | 1,912 |
| 70 per cent. or more | 805 | 842 | 776 | 780 | 795 |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils (a) eligible for free school meals and (b) not eligible for free school meals were entered for GCSEs in each subject in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils (a) eligible for free school meals and (b) not eligible for free school meals were entered for GCSEs in each subject in 2009.
| The number and percentage of pupils entered for GCSEs in each subject in 2009 by free school meal eligibility | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of FSM pupils entered | Percentage of all FSM pupils at the end of key stage 4 | Number of non-FSM pupils entered | Percentage of all non-FSM pupils at the end of key stage 4 | |
| Biological Science | 3,525 | 4.7 | 67,757 | 13.4 |
| Chemistry | 2,985 | 4.0 | 64,334 | 12.8 |
| Physics | 2,954 | 4.0 | 64,231 | 12.7 |
| Core Science | 53,925 | 72.5 | 378,560 | 75.1 |
| Additional Science | 30,470 | 41.0 | 275,635 | 54.7 |
| Additional Applied Science | 6,965 | 9.4 | 39,902 | 7.9 |
| Single Award Science | 53,927 | 72.5 | 378,603 | 75.1 |
| English | 67,351 | 90.5 | 487,358 | 96.6 |
| Maths | 68,130 | 91.6 | 489,359 | 97.0 |
| Statistics | 6,112 | 8.2 | 63,908 | 12.7 |
| Design and Technology and Electronics | 1,028 | 1.4 | 10,583 | 2.1 |
| Design and Technology and Food Technology | 7,003 | 9.4 | 58,591 | 11.6 |
| Design and Technology and Graphics | 5,498 | 7.4 | 49,547 | 9.8 |
| Design and Technology and Resistant Materials Technology | 7,889 | 10.6 | 60,360 | 12.0 |
| Design and Technology and Systems Control | 436 | 0.6 | 5,325 | 1.1 |
| Design and Technology and Textiles Technology | 4,551 | 6.1 | 34,133 | 6.8 |
| Office Technology | 3,465 | 4.7 | 28,372 | 5.6 |
| Information Technology | 3,791 | 5.1 | 46,167 | 9.2 |
| Business Studies | 5,696 | 7.7 | 63,969 | 12.7 |
| Home Economics | 3,401 | 4.6 | 19,158 | 3.8 |
| Geography | 11,049 | 14.9 | 137,972 | 27.4 |
| History | 13,466 | 18.1 | 160,715 | 31.9 |
| Music | 2,951 | 4.0 | 39,641 | 7.9 |
| Art and Design | 17,714 | 23.8 | 135,362 | 26.8 |
| Fine Art | 4,019 | 5.4 | 36,876 | 7.3 |
| English Literature | 44,942 | 60.4 | 399,628 | 79.2 |
| Drama | 8,124 | 10.9 | 70,021 | 13.9 |
| Media, Film and Television Studies | 7,314 | 9.8 | 52,715 | 10.5 |
| Physical Education | 10,314 | 13.9 | 117,719 | 23.3 |
| Religious Studies | 16,202 | 21.8 | 137,223 | 27.2 |
| French | 10,273 | 13.8 | 130,311 | 25.8 |
| German | 3,098 | 4.2 | 58,014 | 11.5 |
| Spanish | 3,294 | 4.4 | 42,685 | 8.5 |
| Italian | 171 | 0.2 | 2,615 | 0.5 |
| Arabic | 676 | 0.9 | 751 | 0.1 |
| Bengali | 581 | 0.8 | 598 | 0.1 |
| Chinese | 109 | 0.1 | 1,168 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 209 | 0.3 | 211 | 0.0 |
| Gujarati | 38 | 0.1 | 718 | 0.1 |
| Japanese | 48 | 0.1 | 797 | 0.2 |
| Modern Greek | 25 | 0.0 | 346 | 0.1 |
| Modern Hebrew | 12 | 0.0 | 230 | 0.0 |
| Panjabi | 111 | 0.1 | 760 | 0.2 |
| Persian | 144 | 0.2 | 253 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 61 | 0.1 | 2,021 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 254 | 0.3 | 938 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 62 | 0.1 | 871 | 0.2 |
| Turkish | 523 | 0.7 | 624 | 0.1 |
| Urdu | 1,248 | 1.7 | 2,747 | 0.5 |
| Urdu | 1,248 | 1.7 | 2,745 | 0.5 |
| Notes: | ||||
| 1. Figures are revised. | ||||
| 2. Figures relate to pupils at the end of key stage 4 in maintained schools. | ||||
| Source: | ||||
| National Pupil Database |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils in each local authority area achieved (a) five GCSEs or equivalent at grades A* to C and (b) five GCSEs or equivalent including English and mathematics at grades A* to C in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils in each local authority area achieved (a) five GCSEs or equivalent at grades A* to C and (b) five GCSEs or equivalent including English and mathematics at grades A* to C in each year since...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what contracts have been awarded by his Department to the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust; what the value is of each contract; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what contracts have been awarded by his Department to the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust; what the value is of each contract; and if he will make a statement.
| Programme | Contract period | Total value of contract (£) |
| Academies school improvement support | September 2008 to August 2011 | 13,600,000 |
| Curriculum Policy Delivery | June 2007 to March 2010 | 7,451,000 |
| Gaining Ground | April 2009 to February 2011 | 3,572,000 |
| Licence to Cook/Teach Food Technology | April 2009 to March 2011 | 1,200,000 |
| Teachers International Professional Development | June 2008 to March 2011 | 3,306,844 |
| Trusts Delivery¹ | September 2007 to August 2010 | 8,222,991 |
| Work Related Learning Enterprise Policy | October 2008 to March 2010 | 7,681,514 |
| ¹ SSAT bid for this contract as part of a consortium also including the Youth Sport Trust and Foundation and Aided Schools National Foundation |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average tenure was of the Director of Children's Services in each local authority in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average tenure was of the Director of Children's Services in each local authority in the last 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the correlation between teacher assessment and results in Key Stage (a) 1 and (b) 2; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the correlation between teacher assessment and results in Key Stage (a) 1 and (b) 2; and if he will make a statement.
| KS2 test level–English (percentage) | ||||
| Teacher assessment level—English | Below 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Below 3 | 82 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 63 | 30 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 14 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 74 |
| KS2 test level–Maths (percentage) | ||||
| Teacher assessment level–Maths | Below 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Below 3 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 72 | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 12 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 87 |
| KS2 test level–Science (percentage) | ||||
| Teacher assessment level–Science | Below 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Below 3 | 76 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 52 | 42 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 21 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 86 |
| Note: | ||||
| The figures work across the table, so for a given teacher assessment level it shows the distribution of test levels achieved. Taking English as an example, of those pupils who were teacher assessed at level 4, 79 per cent. achieved a level 4 in the test; 7 per cent. achieved one level below and 14 per cent. achieved one level higher. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on the administration of the national tests in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on the administration of the national tests in the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how long each local authority's Director of Children's Services has been in post.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how long each local authority's Director of Children's Services has been in post.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on School Improvement Partners in the latest year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department spent on School Improvement Partners in the latest year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he plans to publish the report commissioned by his Department in 2008 on the Dedicated Schools Grant; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he plans to publish the report commissioned by his Department in 2008 on the Dedicated Schools Grant; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average per pupil funding in (a) rural, (b) urban and (c) inner London secondary schools was in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average per pupil funding in (a) rural, (b) urban and (c) inner London secondary schools was in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
| The Education (Budget Statements) (England) Regulations, total budget share (plus grants)¹, ² per pupil³ in secondary schools4 in England in inner London4 and rest of England 2004-05 to 2009-10 (with an urban/rural split in RoE: 2004-05 and 2009-10), cash terms5 figures as reported by local authorities as at 12 January 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total budget share (plus grants) per pupil (£) | |||||
| Inner London | Urban (excluding inner London) | Rural | Rest of England (i.e. excluding inner London) | England | |
| 2004-05 | 4,580 | 3,440 | 3,250 | 3,410 | 3,460 |
| 2005-06 | 4,970 | — | — | 3,700 | 3,760 |
| 2006-07 | 5,380 | — | — | 4,040 | 4,100 |
| 2007-08 | 6,020 | — | — | 4,380 | 4,440 |
| 2008-09 | 6,260 | — | — | 4,560 | 4,630 |
| 2009-10 | 6,480 | 4,750 | 4,430 | 4,700 | 4,770 |
| ¹ Budget share plus grants allocated to schools is the combination of the schools individual budget share plus any revenue grants allocated to the school at the start of the financial year. This does not include any capital funding allocated to schools. | |||||
| ² The amount of money allocated to a school depends on the school funding policy of each local authority. There will be differences between authorities in the amounts of funding held centrally to spend on behalf of their schools. | |||||
| ³ The pupil numbers used to calculate the per pupil amounts are as reported by the local authority on their Section 52 Budget Statement (Table 2), comprising the full-time equivalent number of pupils registered at the school, used for the initial determination of the school's budget share under the local authority's allocation formula. | |||||
| 4 Included are all local authority maintained primary schools which are reported by their LA as being open for the entire final year (schools that are reported as either opening or closing during the financial year have been removed). | |||||
| 5 Figures are rounded to nearest £10. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of students achieved five or more GCSEs at grade C or higher reckoned by (a) grades achieved in GCSE qualifications and (b) all grades achieved in GCSE qualifications and other accredited qualifications equivalent to a GCSE in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of students achieved five or more GCSEs at grade C or higher reckoned by (a) grades achieved in GCSE qualifications and (b) all grades achieved in GCSE qualifications and other accredited qualifications equivalent to a GCSE in...
| Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more A*-C grades in: | ||
|---|---|---|
| GCSEs only | GCSEs and equivalents | |
| 1990 | 34.5 | — |
| 1991 | 36.8 | — |
| 1992 | 38.3 | — |
| 1993 | 41.2 | — |
| 1994 | 43.3 | — |
| 1995 | 43.5 | — |
| 1996 | 44.5 | — |
| 1997 | 45.1 | 45.1 |
| 1998 | 46.2 | 46.3 |
| 1999 | 47.7 | 47.9 |
| 2000 | 48.8 | 49.2 |
| 2001 | 49.4 | 50.0 |
| 2002 | 50.2 | 51.6 |
| 2003 | 50.0 | 52.9 |
| 2004 | 51.2 | 53.7 |
| 2005 | 53.2 | 56.8 |
| 2006 | 53.9 | 59.0 |
| 2007 | 54.6 | 61.4 |
| 2008 | 56.7 | 65.3 |
| 2009 | 57.5 | 69.7 |
| Notes: | ||
| 1. Column headed GCSE only | ||
| Prior to 1997 is full course GCSEs | ||
| From 1997 onwards also includes GCSE short courses. | ||
| From 2004 onwards also includes vocational GCSE single and double awards. | ||
| 2. Column headed GCSEs and equivalents | ||
| Includes everything in the GCSE only column—plus | ||
| From 1997 to 2003 GNVQs are counted as equivalents. | ||
| From 2004 onwards all accredited level 2 equivalents are counted as equivalents. A full list can be found here: | ||
| http://www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk | ||
| 3. Figures from 2005 onwards relate to pupils at the end of key stage 4 in all schools. | ||
| Figures prior to 2005 relate to 15yearolds (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August) in all schools. | ||
| Source: | ||
| Achievement and Attainment Table data |
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average per pupil funding was in each local authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average per pupil funding was in each local authority in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 15 year olds entitled to free school meals achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics in each local authority in 2009; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 15 year olds entitled to free school meals achieved five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics in each local authority in 2009; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the income of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (a) is in 2009-10 and (b) is expected to be in 2010-11 from (i) central Government grants, (ii) subscriptions from schools, (iii) private sector donations and (iv) other sources;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the income of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (a) is in 2009-10 and (b) is expected to be in 2010-11 from (i) central Government grants, (ii) subscriptions from schools, (iii) private sector donations and (iv) other sources;...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to end the three hour limit on lesson observation by headteachers; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether he plans to end the three hour limit on lesson observation by headteachers; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether capital funding provided for school sixth form provision under the Building Schools for the Future programme is predicated on an expected level of retention of pupils transferring from year 11 to year 12; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether capital funding provided for school sixth form provision under the Building Schools for the Future programme is predicated on an expected level of retention of pupils transferring from year 11 to year 12; and if he will make...