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Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were permanently excluded from school by region expressed as (a) a percentage of school population and (b) the total number, in descending order according to percentage figures in the latest year in which figures are available. [30601]

Mr. Timms [holding answer 30 January 2002]: The information requested is shown in the following table.

Number of permanent exclusions in schools(8) 1999–2000—Government office regions and local education authorities in England

Number of permanent exclusionsPercentage of the school population(9)Percentage of all permanent exclusions(10)
England8,3230.11100.00
Government office regions
North West1,3140.1215.8
London1,2890.1215.5
West Midlands1.1040.1213.3
South East1,2510.1115.0
North East4820.115.8
Yorkshire and The Humber8190.109.8
East Midlands6960.108.4
East of England7350.098.8
South West6330.097.6
Local education authorities
City of London10.450.01
Wandsworth940.331.13
Sandwell1320.251.59
Doncaster1210.231.45
Kensington and Chelsea240.230.29
Leicester1070.221.29
Liverpool1750.222.10
Salford770.220.93
Westminster390.220.47
Lewisham750.210.90
Bristol, City of1040.211.25
Southwark690.200.83
Reading350.200.42
Telford and Wrekin500.190.60
Bracknell Forest290.190.35
Coventry950.191.14
Newcastle upon Tyne730.190.88
Croydon870.181.05
Darlington270.170.32
Manchester1140.171.37
Medway750.170.90
Halton350.160.42
Thurrock360.160.43
Blackburn with Darwen400.160.48
North Tyneside500.160.60
Stoke-on-Trent600.160.72
Birmingham2740.153.29
Enfield730.150.88
Brent570.150.68
North Lincolnshire390.150.47
North Somerset410.150.49
Waltham Forest530.150.64
Brighton and Hove450.150.54
Sheffield1110.151.33
Hounslow520.140.62
Durham1140.141.37
Redcar and Cleveland370.140.44
South Tyneside360.140.43
North East Lincolnshire380.130.46
Harrow390.130.47
Worcestershire1090.131.31
Bury390.130.47
Bradford1160.131.39
Windsor and Maidenhead250.130.30
Nottingham550.130.66
Peterborough380.130.46
Richmond upon Thames250.130.30
Hammersmith and Fulham210.120.25
West Sussex1310.121.57
Derby470.120.56
Oldham510.120.61
Barnsley430.120.52
Kent2530.123.04
Greenwich430.120.52
Barnet570.120.68
Rochdale430.120.52
Hackney310.120.37
Stockport510.120.61
Sefton560.120.67
Hillingdon470.120.56
Lambeth310.110.37
Herefordshire270.110.32
Southend-on-Sea290.110.35
Cheshire1190.111.43
Kirklees720.110.87
Wakefield590.110.71
East Sussex720.110.87
Lincolnshire1070.111.29
Warwickshire820.110.99
Bolton500.110.60
Tameside410.110.49
Gloucestershire910.111.09
Barking and Dagenham310.110.37
Wigan530.100.64
Blackpool210.100.25
Walsall510.100.61
Hampshire1810.102.17
Bath and North East Somerset260.100.31
Portsmouth270.100.32
Milton Keynes350.100.42
Hertfordshire1750.102.10
Northamptonshire1050.101.26
Suffolk1000.101.20
Solihull370.100.44
Warrington320.100.38
Camden220.100.26
Merton230.100.28
Surrey1330.101.60
Torbay180.090.22
St. Helens280.090.34
Lancashire1670.092.01
Havering340.090.41
Essex1820.092.19
Oxfordshire760.090.91
Sunderland440.090.53
Bedfordshire560.090.67
Somerset620.090.74
Hartlepool150.090.18
Tower Hamlets310.090.37
Wirral470.080.56
Leicestershire800.080.96
Islington200.080.24
Buckinghamshire630.080.76
Nottinghamshire1020.081.23
Bexley330.080.40
Devon790.080.95
Stockton-on-Tees270.080.32
Trafford300.080.36
Northumberland420.080.50
Wokingham190.080.23
Cornwall580.080.70
Derbyshire910.081.09
Kingston upon Thames160.080.19
Dudley390.080.47
Staffordshire990.071.19
Norfolk840.071.01
Haringey250.070.30
Rotherham320.070.38
Kingston upon Hull, City of300.070.36
Newham330.070.40
Redbridge290.070.35
Swindon200.070.24
Sutton190.070.23
West Berkshire160.070.19
Dorset350.060.42
York160.060.19
Wiltshire410.060.49
Ealing270.060.32
Wolverhampton260.060.31
Bromley280.060.34
Leeds710.060.85
South Gloucestershire230.060.28
Shropshire230.060.28
Isle of Wight110.060.13
Plymouth230.060.28
Slough100.050.12
Cumbria390.050.47
Southampton150.050.18
Luton150.050.18
Gateshead140.050.17
North Yorkshire400.050.48
Rutland20.040.02
East Riding of Yorkshire200.040.24
Bournemouth70.030.08
Calderdale110.030.13
Cambridgeshire200.030.24
Poole50.030.06
Knowsley60.020.07
Middlesbrough30.010.04
Isles of Scilly00.000.00

(8) Includes maintained primary and secondary schools and all special schools.

(9) The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of full and part-time pupils of all ages in primary, secondary and special schools, excluding dually registered pupils in special schools in January 2000.

(10) The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the total number of exclusions.

Source:

Annual Schools Census


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Examination Results

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils gained no GCSE above grade D by region, expressed as (a) a percentage of population and (b) the total number, in descending order according to percentage for the latest year for which figures are available. [30602]

Mr. Timms [holding answer 30 January 2002]: The percentage and number of 15-year-old pupils in schools in England in 2000–01 that gained no GCSE above grade D or the GNVQ equivalent are as follows:

As a percentage of 15-year-old pupilsNumber gained no grade above D
Yorkshire and the Humber31.419,760
North East31.310,422
East Midlands27.814,339
West Midlands27.618,753
North West27.524,636
London25.019,407
East of England22.714,847
South West22.613,312
South East22.221,306
England26.0156,782


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Local Education Authorities (Repair and Renewal Costs)

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 17 January 2002, Official Report, column 446W, on local education authorities, if she will estimate the repair and renewal costs for each local education authority as a percentage of the education authority's annual budget for the latest available year; if she will rank them to show the highest to the lowest repair and renewal bill as a share of total LEA budget; and if she will make a statement. [31011]

Mr. Timms [holding answer 30 January 2002]: The table contains information relating to expenditure on repairs as a percentage of Net Current Expenditure after recharges:

LEA numberLEA namePercentage
357Tameside15.12
305Bromley9.37
372Rotherham6.67
393South Tyneside6.34
861Stoke on Trent6.05
303Bexley5.87
916Gloucestershire5.40
302Barnet5.27
384Wakefield5.17
205Hammersmith and Fulham5.05
306Croydon4.97
877Warrington4.97
812North East Lincolnshire4.74
808Stockton-on-Tees4.65
301Barking and Dagenham4.64
330Birmingham4.19
851Portsmouth4.19
891Nottinghamshire4.13
826Milton Keynes4.12
894Telford and Wrekin4.11
333Sandwell4.09
883Thurrock4.04
212Wandsworth3.93
929Northumberland3.85
806Middlesbrough3.71
937Warwickshire3.68
810City of Kingston Upon Hull3.67
875Cheshire3.53
878Devon3.52
888Lancashire3.33
343Sefton3.31
815North Yorkshire3.27
871Slough3.24
805Hartlepool3.23
846Brighton and Hove3.17
342St. Helens3.13
311Havering3.11
837Bournemouth3.05
855Leicestershire3.03
803South Gloucestershire3.03
870Reading3.02
831City of Derby2.98
800Bath and North East Somerset2.97
884Herefordshire2.97
919Hertfordshire2.97
352Manchester2.96
882Southend2.95
344Wirral2.92
359Wigan2.90
928Northamptonshire2.88
210Southwark2.88
353Oldham2.86
925Lincolnshire2.83
876Halton2.82
836Poole2.80
840Durham2.79
373Sheffield2.78
889Blackburn with Darwen2.77
319Sutton2.74
821Luton2.73
825Buckinghamshire2.73
304Brent2.70
935Suffolk2.68
203Greenwich2.67
908Cornwall2.67
926Norfolk2.66
850Hampshire2.65
811East Riding of Yorkshire2.64
802North Somerset2.63
358Trafford2.63
381Calderdale2.62
845East Sussex2.61
356Stockport2.60
874City of Peterborough2.60
213City of Westminster2.57
886Kent2.56
318Richmond Upon Thames2.56
307Ealing2.55
332Dudley2.53
380Bradford2.52
881Essex2.51
852Southampton2.49
938West Sussex2.48
873Cambridgeshire2.44
382Kirklees2.43
869West Berkshire2.42
892City of Nottingham2.39
208Lambeth2.39
857Rutland2.39
841Darlington2.38
390Gateshead2.38
909Cumbria2.38
313Hounslow2.36
816York2.36
921Isle of Wight2.36
865Wiltshire2.35
867Bracknell Forest2.35
201City of London2.32
308Enfield2.31
890Blackpool2.31
868Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead2.30
872Wokingham2.30
341Liverpool2.29
391Newcastle Upon Tyne2.28
887Medway2.27
336Wolverhampton2.26
315Merton2.25
371Doncaster2.24
370Barnsley2.24
314Kingston Upon Thames2.23
807Redcar and Cleveland2.21
355Salford2.19
312Hillingdon2.17
317Redbridge2.17
340Knowsley2.15
207Kensington and Chelsea2.12
354Rochdale2.09
351Bury2.07
893Shropshire2.06
801City of Bristol2.06
835Dorset2.04
310Harrow2.04
885Worcestershire2.03
879City of Plymouth2.01
936Surrey1.99
202Camden1.99
394Sunderland1.95
331Coventry1.93
211Tower Hamlets1.93
860Staffordshire1.92
316Newham1.81
856Leicester City1.81
206Islington1.75
880Torbay1.73
309Haringey1.72
209Lewisham1.68
813North Lincolnshire1.64
830Derbyshire1.58
334Solihull1.48
335Walsall1.47
350Bolton1.32
420Isles of Scilly1.26
933Somerset1.21
383Leeds1.17
866Swindon1.06
931Oxfordshire0.90
392North Tyneside0.75
204Hackney0.43
320Waltham Forest0.20
820Bedfordshire0.06

Note:

The information is taken from the 1990–2000 section 52 outturn statements completed by local education authorities and returned to the DfES. Total expenditure on non-capital building works (including repairs and maintenance of buildings, and non-capital expenditure on fixed plants and grounds) is a percentage of net current expenditure (NCE) after recharges.


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