House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 16 Apr 1996 (pt 11)

Age Discrimination

Mr. Gapes: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what action the Government are taking within the Council of Ministers to end age discrimination in Europe. [25330]

Mrs. Gillan: The Government's policy is to tackle age discrimination through this Department's campaign for older workers. The campaign, which I head, operates through persuasion and education. It aims to persuade employers of the business benefits in recruiting, retraining

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and retaining workers on merit; to raise awareness of the importance of older workers; and to support older workers in remaining active in the labour market.

On the 29 June 1995, the Council of Ministers adopted the resolution on the employment of older workers, reference 8258/95 SOC 201. A copy has been deposited in the House of Commons Library. The resolution recognises the significance of older workers as an employment issue. Equally, it recognises the importance of member states following their own policies in combating this problem.

Schools Statistics

Mr. Dunn: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list in rank order for each local education authority the number and percentage of pupils obtaining five GCSEs at grade C or above in the latest year

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for which figures are available together with (a) the number and percentage of pupils obtaining three A-level passes, (b) the average primary school class size, (c) the average secondary school class size, (d) expenditure per primary pupil and (e) expenditure per secondary pupil; and if she will indicate in each of (a) to (e) the local education authority's rank order. [24030]

Mr. Paice [holding answer 2 April 1996]: The following table lists in rank order for each local education authority the number and percentage of pupils obtaining five GCSEs at grade C or above in 1994-95 together with (a) the number and percentage of pupils obtaining three or more GCE A-level or AS equivalent passes in 1994-95, (b) the average primary school class size, (c) the average secondary school class size, (d) expenditure per primary pupil and (e) expenditure per secondary pupil. In each case, the local education authority's rank order is indicated.

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Maintained schools in England(13)

Local Education Authority Pupils aged 15 achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A (14)--C, 1994-95 Pupils aged 17 achieving 3 or more GCE A/AS passes, 1994-95

Number Percentage Rank Number Percentage Rank

Kingston upon Thames 756 55.5 1 254 49.3 46

Sutton 982 52.9 2 466 59.3 11

Barnet 1,618 52.7 3 532 46.7 60

Harrow 1,087 52.5 4 -- -- --

Isles of Scilly 11 52.4 5 -- -- --

West Sussex 3,912 51.0 6 727 47.5 55

North Yorkshire (inc York) 4,061 50.2 7 1,243 68.9 3

Gloucestershire 2,919 49.4 8 907 54.8 24

Surrey 4,491 49.3 9 1,000 51.4 39

Buckinghamshire 3,789 49.1 10 1,766 56.7 20

Dorset 3,347 48.8 11 1,064 54.8 24

Wiltshire 2,976 48.4 12 707 51.6 37

Berkshire 4,075 48.3 13 1,518 56.7 19

Richmond upon Thames 682 48.1 14 -- -- --

Hertfordshire 5,543 47.9 15 2,096 51.1 40

Solihull 1,369 47.9 15 72 21.5 95

Somerset 2,298 47.7 17 269 48.9 47

Stockport 1,389 47.5 18 -- -- --

Bromley 1,359 47.4 19 569 53.2 30

Trafford 1,019 47.1 20 302 78.0 1

Cheshire 5,431 46.8 21 1,583 58.7 13

Cornwall 2,490 46.3 22 370 43.9 68

Hampshire 7,489 46.0 23 183 40.1 75

Oxfordshire 2,636 45.8 24 845 51.9 36

Suffolk 3,248 45.8 24 1,065 48.8 48

Shropshire 2,300 45.6 26 344 53.3 28

Bury 921 45.3 27 -- -- --

Redbridge 1,127 45.1 28 529 49.7 44

Lincolnshire 3,101 44.8 29 1,121 66.4 5

Cambridgeshire 3,304 44.5 30 743 49.4 45

Sefton 1,500 43.8 31 422 53.6 26

Warwickshire 2,337 43.8 31 796 60.1 9

Cumbria 2,329 43.5 33 888 61.6 8

Devon 4,709 43.2 34 1,195 46.8 59

Norfolk 3,494 43.2 34 900 48.7 49

Bexley 1,064 43.1 36 338 48.6 50

Wirral 1,668 43.1 36 636 57.7 17

Hereford and Worcester 3,296 43.0 38 915 58.4 15

Essex 7,512 42.8 39 1,827 53.1 32

Northumberland 1,724 42.8 39 617 47.3 56

Wigan 1,664 42.4 41 116 50.9 41

Havering 1,196 42.1 42 284 59.9 10

East Sussex 2,712 41.9 43 411 40.1 75

Kent 7,516 41.9 43 2,960 52.6 35

Lancashire 6,684 41.7 45 1,139 65.2 6

Dudley 1,480 41.6 46 72 55.8 23

Camden 706 41.5 47 312 44.0 67

Bolton 1,313 41.4 48 314 68.7 4

Avon 4,058 41.2 49 1,140 45.3 64

North Tyneside 888 40.2 50 205 48.2 51

Northamptonshire 2,873 40.0 51 961 46.9 58

Derbyshire 4,307 39.8 52 1,266 59.1 12

Leicestershire 4,167 39.7 53 1,287 53.0 33

Bedfordshire 2,565 39.3 54 854 57.4 18

Enfield 1,200 39.3 54 449 47.2 57

Isle of Wight 529 39.1 56 204 50.9 41

Hounslow 989 39.0 57 233 32.6 86

Merton 578 39.0 57 88 41.3 74

Staffordshire 4,699 38.7 59 1,315 57.9 16

Hillingdon 926 37.8 60 290 42.2 72

St. Helens 832 37.6 61 214 56.6 22

Kirklees 1,702 37.5 62 327 53.3 28

Calderdale 884 37.1 63 312 47.9 54

Croydon 1,160 36.8 64 104 23.4 92

Gateshead 847 36.4 65 216 46.0 62

Sheffield 1,872 36.3 66 411 64.6 7

Kensington and Chelsea 179 36.2 67 64 37.2 78

Rotherham 1,195 36.2 67 288 46.7 60

Nottinghamshire 4,055 36.0 69 1,292 53.2 30

Leeds 2,737 35.8 70 1,010 53.5 27

Wakefield 1,279 35.2 71 164 42.4 71

Brent 686 35.1 72 192 25.9 91

Durham 2,514 34.4 73 575 50.7 43

Coventry 1,142 34.0 74 377 43.7 69

South Tyneside 655 34.0 74 29 34.5 82

Humberside 3,666 33.8 76 754 53.0 33

Cleveland 2,506 33.6 77 145 56.6 21

Ealing 815 33.5 78 181 36.4 80

Tameside 881 33.3 79 8 26.7 90

Rochdale 789 32.8 80 123 42.9 70

Waltham Forest 740 32.7 81 43 33.1 85

Oldham 995 31.9 82 177 51.6 37

Hammersmith & Fulham 334 31.8 83 101 45.3 64

Doncaster 1,071 31.5 84 449 48.1 52

Walsall 1,082 31.3 85 418 45.8 63

Birmingham 3,510 31.2 86 1,079 48.1 52

Sunderland 1,202 31.1 87 183 58.7 13

Wolverhampton 905 30.9 88 265 37.3 77

Wandsworth 476 30.0 89 103 27.3 88

Barnsley 730 29.0 90 60 74.1 2

Lewisham 576 29.0 90 129 31.9 87

Westminster 353 28.8 92 127 34.5 82

Newcastle upon Tyne 782 28.5 93 277 44.7 66

Greenwich 726 28.3 94 111 22.6 94

Bradford 1,673 28.1 95 564 35.3 81

Salford 650 27.9 96 -- -- --

Barking & Dagenham 469 27.6 97 64 27.0 89

Haringey 462 27.5 98 75 22.7 93

Sandwell 963 26.9 99 111 33.2 84

Liverpool 1,414 26.1 100 447 37.1 79

Hackney 328 23.9 101 28 19.4 96

Newham 607 23.7 102 17 16.2 98

Lambeth 285 23.2 103 1 3.3 101

Manchester 900 22.5 104 73 42.0 73

Southwark 372 22.2 105 1 1.4 102

Tower Hamlets 435 21.7 106 40 14.4 100

Knowsley 349 19.2 107 24 18.5 97

Islington 221 17.4 108 20 15.4 99

Corporation of London -- -- -- -- -- --

Total England 528,319 40.4 54,482 50.06

Local Education Authority	Pupils aged 15 achieving 5 or more GCSE grades A (14)--C, 1994-95	Pupils aged 17 achieving 3 or more GCE A/AS passes, 1994-95
	Number	Percentage	Rank	Number	Percentage	Rank
Kingston upon Thames	756	55.5	1	254	49.3	46
Sutton	982	52.9	2	466	59.3	11
Barnet	1,618	52.7	3	532	46.7	60
Harrow	1,087	52.5	4	--	--	--
Isles of Scilly	11	52.4	5	--	--	--
West Sussex	3,912	51.0	6	727	47.5	55
North Yorkshire (inc York)	4,061	50.2	7	1,243	68.9	3
Gloucestershire	2,919	49.4	8	907	54.8	24
Surrey	4,491	49.3	9	1,000	51.4	39
Buckinghamshire	3,789	49.1	10	1,766	56.7	20
Dorset	3,347	48.8	11	1,064	54.8	24
Wiltshire	2,976	48.4	12	707	51.6	37
Berkshire	4,075	48.3	13	1,518	56.7	19
Richmond upon Thames	682	48.1	14	--	--	--
Hertfordshire	5,543	47.9	15	2,096	51.1	40
Solihull	1,369	47.9	15	72	21.5	95
Somerset	2,298	47.7	17	269	48.9	47
Stockport	1,389	47.5	18	--	--	--
Bromley	1,359	47.4	19	569	53.2	30
Trafford	1,019	47.1	20	302	78.0	1
Cheshire	5,431	46.8	21	1,583	58.7	13
Cornwall	2,490	46.3	22	370	43.9	68
Hampshire	7,489	46.0	23	183	40.1	75
Oxfordshire	2,636	45.8	24	845	51.9	36
Suffolk	3,248	45.8	24	1,065	48.8	48
Shropshire	2,300	45.6	26	344	53.3	28
Bury	921	45.3	27	--	--	--
Redbridge	1,127	45.1	28	529	49.7	44
Lincolnshire	3,101	44.8	29	1,121	66.4	5
Cambridgeshire	3,304	44.5	30	743	49.4	45
Sefton	1,500	43.8	31	422	53.6	26
Warwickshire	2,337	43.8	31	796	60.1	9
Cumbria	2,329	43.5	33	888	61.6	8
Devon	4,709	43.2	34	1,195	46.8	59
Norfolk	3,494	43.2	34	900	48.7	49
Bexley	1,064	43.1	36	338	48.6	50
Wirral	1,668	43.1	36	636	57.7	17
Hereford and Worcester	3,296	43.0	38	915	58.4	15
Essex	7,512	42.8	39	1,827	53.1	32
Northumberland	1,724	42.8	39	617	47.3	56
Wigan	1,664	42.4	41	116	50.9	41
Havering	1,196	42.1	42	284	59.9	10
East Sussex	2,712	41.9	43	411	40.1	75
Kent	7,516	41.9	43	2,960	52.6	35
Lancashire	6,684	41.7	45	1,139	65.2	6
Dudley	1,480	41.6	46	72	55.8	23
Camden	706	41.5	47	312	44.0	67
Bolton	1,313	41.4	48	314	68.7	4
Avon	4,058	41.2	49	1,140	45.3	64
North Tyneside	888	40.2	50	205	48.2	51
Northamptonshire	2,873	40.0	51	961	46.9	58
Derbyshire	4,307	39.8	52	1,266	59.1	12
Leicestershire	4,167	39.7	53	1,287	53.0	33
Bedfordshire	2,565	39.3	54	854	57.4	18
Enfield	1,200	39.3	54	449	47.2	57
Isle of Wight	529	39.1	56	204	50.9	41
Hounslow	989	39.0	57	233	32.6	86
Merton	578	39.0	57	88	41.3	74
Staffordshire	4,699	38.7	59	1,315	57.9	16
Hillingdon	926	37.8	60	290	42.2	72
St. Helens	832	37.6	61	214	56.6	22
Kirklees	1,702	37.5	62	327	53.3	28
Calderdale	884	37.1	63	312	47.9	54
Croydon	1,160	36.8	64	104	23.4	92
Gateshead	847	36.4	65	216	46.0	62
Sheffield	1,872	36.3	66	411	64.6	7
Kensington and Chelsea	179	36.2	67	64	37.2	78
Rotherham	1,195	36.2	67	288	46.7	60
Nottinghamshire	4,055	36.0	69	1,292	53.2	30
Leeds	2,737	35.8	70	1,010	53.5	27
Wakefield	1,279	35.2	71	164	42.4	71
Brent	686	35.1	72	192	25.9	91
Durham	2,514	34.4	73	575	50.7	43
Coventry	1,142	34.0	74	377	43.7	69
South Tyneside	655	34.0	74	29	34.5	82
Humberside	3,666	33.8	76	754	53.0	33
Cleveland	2,506	33.6	77	145	56.6	21
Ealing	815	33.5	78	181	36.4	80
Tameside	881	33.3	79	8	26.7	90
Rochdale	789	32.8	80	123	42.9	70
Waltham Forest	740	32.7	81	43	33.1	85
Oldham	995	31.9	82	177	51.6	37
Hammersmith & Fulham	334	31.8	83	101	45.3	64
Doncaster	1,071	31.5	84	449	48.1	52
Walsall	1,082	31.3	85	418	45.8	63
Birmingham	3,510	31.2	86	1,079	48.1	52
Sunderland	1,202	31.1	87	183	58.7	13
Wolverhampton	905	30.9	88	265	37.3	77
Wandsworth	476	30.0	89	103	27.3	88
Barnsley	730	29.0	90	60	74.1	2
Lewisham	576	29.0	90	129	31.9	87
Westminster	353	28.8	92	127	34.5	82
Newcastle upon Tyne	782	28.5	93	277	44.7	66
Greenwich	726	28.3	94	111	22.6	94
Bradford	1,673	28.1	95	564	35.3	81
Salford	650	27.9	96	--	--	--
Barking & Dagenham	469	27.6	97	64	27.0	89
Haringey	462	27.5	98	75	22.7	93
Sandwell	963	26.9	99	111	33.2	84
Liverpool	1,414	26.1	100	447	37.1	79
Hackney	328	23.9	101	28	19.4	96
Newham	607	23.7	102	17	16.2	98
Lambeth	285	23.2	103	1	3.3	101
Manchester	900	22.5	104	73	42.0	73
Southwark	372	22.2	105	1	1.4	102
Tower Hamlets	435	21.7	106	40	14.4	100
Knowsley	349	19.2	107	24	18.5	97
Islington	221	17.4	108	20	15.4	99
Corporation of London	--	--	--	--	--	--

Total England	528,319	40.4		54,482	50.06

(13) The figures for GCSE and GCE A/AS achievements and the class sizes are based on LEA and grant maintained schools in England. The unit costs are based on LEA maintained schools only and excluded grant maintained schools.

(14) The percentages of 15-year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A*-C and 17-year-old pupils achieving three or more GCE A/AS passes are based on those on roll in maintained schools at January 1995.

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Single teacher class sizes 1994-95 unit costs

January 1995

Primary Secondary Pre-primary and primar Secondary

Local Education Authority Class size Rank Class size Rank Cost (£) Rank Cost (£) Rank

Kingston upon Thames 29.5 108 20.0 4 1,730 80 2,518 86

Sutton 28.0 91 21.5 44 1,860 88 2,514 85

Barnet 26.5 26 19.4 2 1,763 85 2,415 81

Harrow 27.1 57 22.9 96 2,043 96 2,598 90

Isles of Scilly 17.3 1 26.0 108 2,471 106 4,484 108

West Sussex 26.5 26 21.9 65 1,668 64 2,240 47

North Yorkshire (including York) 26.2 20 20.7 19 1,577 29 2,180 31

Gloucestershire 26.7 34 21.6 50 1,274 1 1,937 1

Surrey 25.6 11 21.6 50 1,744 82 2,234 45

Buckinghamshire 27.3 61 20.6 15 1,636 48 2,256 50

Dorset 27.6 75 21.8 62 1,510 10 2,061 11

Wiltshire 26.9 44 21.4 40 1,548 17 2,125 20

Berkshire 27.0 52 20.3 9 1,630 45 2,238 46

Richmond upon Thames 26.1 17 23.5 104 1,884 89 2,373 76

Hertfordshire 26.5 26 20.0 4 1,717 75 2,264 54

Solihull 27.6 75 21.6 50 1,605 34 2,225 38

Somerset 27.0 52 22.5 87 1,660 58 2,113 18

Stockport 27.5 70 21.9 65 1,566 24 2,152 25

Bromley 28.4 100 20.2 8 1,634 46 2,231 42

Trafford 29.0 105 21.8 62 1,477 5 2,319 65

Cheshire 27.3 61 21.3 35 1,529 13 2,176 29

Cornwall 27.0 52 22.2 81 1,615 41 2,202 33

Hampshire 27.7 80 22.3 84 1,645 52 2,177 30

Oxfordshire 25.9 14 21.1 31 1,680 67 2,285 58

Suffolk 24.9 3 20.9 24 1,690 69 2,182 32

Shropshire 26.6 31 21.5 44 1,605 34 2,413 80

Bury 27.8 84 23.0 99 1,492 7 2,032 5

Redbridge 29.2 106 20.6 15 1,678 66 2,553 82

Lincolnshire 26.8 39 20.0 4 1,588 30 2,384 77

Cambridgeshire 27.3 61 21.8 62 1,540 15 2,160 26

Sefton 27.6 75 21.9 65 1,487 6 2,227 40

Warwickshire 26.9 44 20.6 15 1,665 62 2,349 71

Cumbria 26.2 20 21.0 26 1,541 16 2,034 7

Devon 26.7 34 21.3 35 1,554 20 2,203 34

Norfolk 25.4 7 20.0 4 1,600 33 2,342 69

Bexley 28.6 103 21.4 40 1,536 14 2,232 44

Wirral 26.1 17 20.5 13 1,567 25 2,294 61

Hereford and Worcester 25.5 10 21.9 65 1,643 51 2,063 13

Essex 26.9 44 21.9 65 1,734 81 2,321 66

Northumberland 27.2 59 22.7 90 1,528 12 1,944 2

Wigan 28.0 91 21.6 50 1,474 4 2,130 21

Havering 27.4 67 22.0 74 1,715 74 2,570 88

East Sussex 27.5 70 21.3 35 1,692 70 2,359 74

Kent 27.7 80 20.7 19 1,555 21 2,276 57

Lancashire 27.9 88 21.6 50 1,661 60 2,345 70

Dudley 27.3 61 22.9 96 1,575 26 2,205 35

Camden 27.3 61 19.8 3 2,057 98 2,790 99

Bolton 28.7 104 21.3 35 1,646 54 2,261 53

Avon 27.8 84 21.1 31 1,613 40 2,336 67

North Tyneside 26.9 44 22.1 77 1,636 48 2,145 23

Northamptonshire 26.7 34 20.8 23 1,618 42 2,265 55

Derbyshire 27.9 88 21.7 57 1,596 32 2,290 59

Leicestershire 26.5 26 22.2 81 1,612 38 2,274 56

Bedfordshire 26.8 39 21.9 65 1,674 65 2,231 42

Enfield 28.4 100 21.0 26 1,761 84 2,359 74

Isle of Wight 26.3 23 22.1 77 1,607 36 2,030 4

Hounslow 27.4 67 21.5 44 1,931 92 2,582 89

Merton 27.0 52 22.0 74 1,931 92 2,663 95

Staffordshire 27.6 75 22.0 74 1,565 23 2,104 15

Hillingdon 26.8 39 20.7 19 1,777 86 2,625 93

St. Helens 27.0 52 20.3 9 1,521 11 2,247 49

Kirklees 28.2 96 20.9 24 1,607 36 2,256 50

Calderdale 27.5 70 21.0 26 1,651 56 2,104 15

Croydon 28.1 94 22.2 81 1,725 79 2,165 27

Gateshead 26.0 15 20.4 11 1,638 50 2,257 52

Sheffield 26.8 39 22.6 88 1,612 38 2,110 17

Kensington and Chelsea 25.1 4 18.5 1 2,397 104 3,327 106

Rotherham 25.8 13 21.4 40 1,719 77 2,220 36

Nottinghamshire 27.4 67 20.6 15 1,692 70 2,396 79

Leeds 28.2 96 20.5 13 1,645 52 2,223 37

Wakefield 27.9 88 21.7 57 1,590 31 2,046 9

Brent 26.9 44 21.0 26 1,718 76 2,033 6

Durham 27.7 80 21.9 65 1,757 83 2,122 19

Coventry 27.8 84 22.9 96 1,705 72 2,418 82

South Tyneside 26.3 23 22.6 88 1,623 44 2,062 12

Humberside 27.7 80 22.8 91 1,652 57 2,304 62

Cleveland 26.9 44 22.1 77 1,505 8 2,172 28

Ealing 26.6 31 22.1 77 1,969 94 2,457 84

Tameside 29.5 108 23.8 105 1,447 3 2,046 9

Rochdale 29.2 106 23.3 103 1,552 19 2,225 38

Waltham Forest 26.5 26 23.0 99 1,792 87 2,395 78

Oldham 28.5 102 22.8 91 1,621 43 2,293 60

Hammersmith & Fulham 25.6 11 22.8 91 2,482 107 3,316 105

Doncaster 28.1 94 21.4 40 1,444 2 2,025 3

Walsall 26.0 15 20.4 11 1,664 61 2,314 63

Birmingham 28.2 96 21.7 57 1,721 78 2,356 73

Sunderland 25.4 7 21.0 26 1,576 28 2,142 22

Wolverhampton 26.2 20 21.6 50 1,648 55 2,341 68

Wandsworth 25.2 5 21.7 57 2,268 101 3,053 102

Barnsley 27.5 70 22.8 91 1,550 18 2,102 14

Lewisham 25.4 7 21.6 50 2.097 99 2,677 96

Westminster 25.3 6 21.1 31 2,440 105 2,825 100

Newcastle upon Tyne 27.6 75 21.3 35 1,660 58 2,314 63

Greenwich 26.4 25 21.7 57 2,028 95 2,772 98

Bradford 27.8 84 22.8 91 1,681 68 2,041 8

Salford 27.3 61 21.9 65 1,507 9 2,151 24

Barking & Dagenham 26.7 34 21.2 34 1,891 90 2,353 72

Haringey 27.2 59 21.5 44 2,300 102 2,986 101

Sandwell 28.2 96 21.9 65 1,666 63 2,244 48

Liverpool 27.1 57 20.7 19 1,634 46 2,603 91

Hackney 26.1 17 21.5 44 2,249 100 3,138 103

Newham 27.5 70 24.2 106 1,711 73 2,623 92

Lambeth 24.6 2 21.5 44 2,573 108 3,782 107

Manchester 26.9 44 22.3 84 1,558 22 2,435 83

Southwark 26.9 44 24.7 107 1,898 91 2,681 97

Tower Hamlets 26.7 34 23.1 101 2,393 103 3,194 104

Knowsley 28.0 91 22.4 86 1,575 26 2,227 41

Islington 26.6 31 23.2 102 2,055 97 2,657 94

Corporation of London 26.8 39 N/A -- 3,635 109 N/A --

Total England 27.1 21.5 1,661 2,270

	Single teacher class sizes	1994-95 unit costs
	January 1995
	Primary	Secondary	Pre-primary and primar	Secondary
Local Education Authority	Class size	Rank	Class size	Rank	Cost (£)	Rank	Cost (£)	Rank
Kingston upon Thames	29.5	108	20.0	4	1,730	80	2,518	86
Sutton	28.0	91	21.5	44	1,860	88	2,514	85
Barnet	26.5	26	19.4	2	1,763	85	2,415	81
Harrow	27.1	57	22.9	96	2,043	96	2,598	90
Isles of Scilly	17.3	1	26.0	108	2,471	106	4,484	108
West Sussex	26.5	26	21.9	65	1,668	64	2,240	47
North Yorkshire (including York)	26.2	20	20.7	19	1,577	29	2,180	31
Gloucestershire	26.7	34	21.6	50	1,274	1	1,937	1
Surrey	25.6	11	21.6	50	1,744	82	2,234	45
Buckinghamshire	27.3	61	20.6	15	1,636	48	2,256	50
Dorset	27.6	75	21.8	62	1,510	10	2,061	11
Wiltshire	26.9	44	21.4	40	1,548	17	2,125	20
Berkshire	27.0	52	20.3	9	1,630	45	2,238	46
Richmond upon Thames	26.1	17	23.5	104	1,884	89	2,373	76
Hertfordshire	26.5	26	20.0	4	1,717	75	2,264	54
Solihull	27.6	75	21.6	50	1,605	34	2,225	38
Somerset	27.0	52	22.5	87	1,660	58	2,113	18
Stockport	27.5	70	21.9	65	1,566	24	2,152	25
Bromley	28.4	100	20.2	8	1,634	46	2,231	42
Trafford	29.0	105	21.8	62	1,477	5	2,319	65
Cheshire	27.3	61	21.3	35	1,529	13	2,176	29
Cornwall	27.0	52	22.2	81	1,615	41	2,202	33
Hampshire	27.7	80	22.3	84	1,645	52	2,177	30
Oxfordshire	25.9	14	21.1	31	1,680	67	2,285	58
Suffolk	24.9	3	20.9	24	1,690	69	2,182	32
Shropshire	26.6	31	21.5	44	1,605	34	2,413	80
Bury	27.8	84	23.0	99	1,492	7	2,032	5
Redbridge	29.2	106	20.6	15	1,678	66	2,553	82
Lincolnshire	26.8	39	20.0	4	1,588	30	2,384	77
Cambridgeshire	27.3	61	21.8	62	1,540	15	2,160	26
Sefton	27.6	75	21.9	65	1,487	6	2,227	40
Warwickshire	26.9	44	20.6	15	1,665	62	2,349	71
Cumbria	26.2	20	21.0	26	1,541	16	2,034	7
Devon	26.7	34	21.3	35	1,554	20	2,203	34
Norfolk	25.4	7	20.0	4	1,600	33	2,342	69
Bexley	28.6	103	21.4	40	1,536	14	2,232	44
Wirral	26.1	17	20.5	13	1,567	25	2,294	61
Hereford and Worcester	25.5	10	21.9	65	1,643	51	2,063	13
Essex	26.9	44	21.9	65	1,734	81	2,321	66
Northumberland	27.2	59	22.7	90	1,528	12	1,944	2
Wigan	28.0	91	21.6	50	1,474	4	2,130	21
Havering	27.4	67	22.0	74	1,715	74	2,570	88
East Sussex	27.5	70	21.3	35	1,692	70	2,359	74
Kent	27.7	80	20.7	19	1,555	21	2,276	57
Lancashire	27.9	88	21.6	50	1,661	60	2,345	70
Dudley	27.3	61	22.9	96	1,575	26	2,205	35
Camden	27.3	61	19.8	3	2,057	98	2,790	99
Bolton	28.7	104	21.3	35	1,646	54	2,261	53
Avon	27.8	84	21.1	31	1,613	40	2,336	67
North Tyneside	26.9	44	22.1	77	1,636	48	2,145	23
Northamptonshire	26.7	34	20.8	23	1,618	42	2,265	55
Derbyshire	27.9	88	21.7	57	1,596	32	2,290	59
Leicestershire	26.5	26	22.2	81	1,612	38	2,274	56
Bedfordshire	26.8	39	21.9	65	1,674	65	2,231	42
Enfield	28.4	100	21.0	26	1,761	84	2,359	74
Isle of Wight	26.3	23	22.1	77	1,607	36	2,030	4
Hounslow	27.4	67	21.5	44	1,931	92	2,582	89
Merton	27.0	52	22.0	74	1,931	92	2,663	95
Staffordshire	27.6	75	22.0	74	1,565	23	2,104	15
Hillingdon	26.8	39	20.7	19	1,777	86	2,625	93
St. Helens	27.0	52	20.3	9	1,521	11	2,247	49
Kirklees	28.2	96	20.9	24	1,607	36	2,256	50
Calderdale	27.5	70	21.0	26	1,651	56	2,104	15
Croydon	28.1	94	22.2	81	1,725	79	2,165	27
Gateshead	26.0	15	20.4	11	1,638	50	2,257	52
Sheffield	26.8	39	22.6	88	1,612	38	2,110	17
Kensington and Chelsea	25.1	4	18.5	1	2,397	104	3,327	106
Rotherham	25.8	13	21.4	40	1,719	77	2,220	36
Nottinghamshire	27.4	67	20.6	15	1,692	70	2,396	79
Leeds	28.2	96	20.5	13	1,645	52	2,223	37
Wakefield	27.9	88	21.7	57	1,590	31	2,046	9
Brent	26.9	44	21.0	26	1,718	76	2,033	6
Durham	27.7	80	21.9	65	1,757	83	2,122	19
Coventry	27.8	84	22.9	96	1,705	72	2,418	82
South Tyneside	26.3	23	22.6	88	1,623	44	2,062	12
Humberside	27.7	80	22.8	91	1,652	57	2,304	62
Cleveland	26.9	44	22.1	77	1,505	8	2,172	28
Ealing	26.6	31	22.1	77	1,969	94	2,457	84
Tameside	29.5	108	23.8	105	1,447	3	2,046	9
Rochdale	29.2	106	23.3	103	1,552	19	2,225	38
Waltham Forest	26.5	26	23.0	99	1,792	87	2,395	78
Oldham	28.5	102	22.8	91	1,621	43	2,293	60
Hammersmith & Fulham	25.6	11	22.8	91	2,482	107	3,316	105
Doncaster	28.1	94	21.4	40	1,444	2	2,025	3
Walsall	26.0	15	20.4	11	1,664	61	2,314	63
Birmingham	28.2	96	21.7	57	1,721	78	2,356	73
Sunderland	25.4	7	21.0	26	1,576	28	2,142	22
Wolverhampton	26.2	20	21.6	50	1,648	55	2,341	68
Wandsworth	25.2	5	21.7	57	2,268	101	3,053	102
Barnsley	27.5	70	22.8	91	1,550	18	2,102	14
Lewisham	25.4	7	21.6	50	2.097	99	2,677	96
Westminster	25.3	6	21.1	31	2,440	105	2,825	100
Newcastle upon Tyne	27.6	75	21.3	35	1,660	58	2,314	63
Greenwich	26.4	25	21.7	57	2,028	95	2,772	98
Bradford	27.8	84	22.8	91	1,681	68	2,041	8
Salford	27.3	61	21.9	65	1,507	9	2,151	24
Barking & Dagenham	26.7	34	21.2	34	1,891	90	2,353	72
Haringey	27.2	59	21.5	44	2,300	102	2,986	101
Sandwell	28.2	96	21.9	65	1,666	63	2,244	48
Liverpool	27.1	57	20.7	19	1,634	46	2,603	91
Hackney	26.1	17	21.5	44	2,249	100	3,138	103
Newham	27.5	70	24.2	106	1,711	73	2,623	92
Lambeth	24.6	2	21.5	44	2,573	108	3,782	107
Manchester	26.9	44	22.3	84	1,558	22	2,435	83
Southwark	26.9	44	24.7	107	1,898	91	2,681	97
Tower Hamlets	26.7	34	23.1	101	2,393	103	3,194	104
Knowsley	28.0	91	22.4	86	1,575	26	2,227	41
Islington	26.6	31	23.2	102	2,055	97	2,657	94
Corporation of London	26.8	39	N/A	--	3,635	109	N/A	--

Total England	27.1		21.5		1,661		2,270

(15) The figures for GCSE and GCE A/AS achievements and the class sizes are based on LEA and grant maintained schools in England.

The unit costs are based on LEA maintained schools only and excluded grant maintained schools.

(16) The percentages of 15-year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE grades A*-C and 17-year-old pupils achieving three or more GCE A/AS passes are based on those on roll in maintained schools at January 1995.

16 Apr 1996 : Column: 405

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