House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 13 May 2002 (pt 24)

University Requirements

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what requirements have been (a) placed on and (b) removed from universities in the last year for which information is available. [55083]

Margaret Hodge: Universities in England comply with statutory and Regulatory requirements approved by Parliament as well as conditions of grant set by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and requirements placed on them by a number of professional bodies.

During 2001–02 no additional statutory requirements were placed on higher education institutions by this Department. The Student Support Regulations for 2001–02 replaced those for 2000–01, but these have not appreciably changed the burden on institutions.

The Secretary of State's priorities for the higher education sector are disseminated annually through her grant letter to HEFCE each November. Some of these priorities, when implemented by the Funding Council, will result in requirements being placed on higher education institutions.

During this same period, consultations on a new method of quality review in institutions were undertaken and new arrangements will be in place from 2002. This represents a significant reduction in review activity carried out at institutions.

Key Stage 2

Tony Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will review the revised targets for Key Stage 2 national tests for 2004. [55567]

Mr. Timms: Primary school standards have improved considerably since 1997, and we are committed to raising standards further. We have set challenging targets for 2004, that 85 per cent. of 11-year-olds should achieve the expected standard, level 4, and that 35 per cent. should achieve level 5. We are confident that we will see further improvements in the Key Stage 2 results this year, which will provide a good platform for achieving the 2004 targets.

Teachers

Ms Shipley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many local authorities operate their own schemes to supply teaching staff to schools; and if she will list the authorities which do not operate schemes to provide teaching staff to schools. [55180]

Mr. Timms: This information is not collected centrally. However, most local education authorities support schools in a variety of ways to find supply cover, and to recruit teachers. This includes traditional supply

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lists, preferred agency suppliers, and full agency-type operations. The Quality Mark for supply teacher agencies announced on 2 May will assist LEAs in identifying options for their schools. 97 recruitment strategy managers are attached to LEAs, co-ordinating recruitment and retention strategies.

School Governors

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what new requirements have (a) been removed from and (b) been placed on school governors in the last year for which information is available. [55184]

Mr. Timms: We have recently introduced a gatekeeping system to help assess and manage proposals for giving new responsibilities to governing bodies. The information in the form requested will not be available until the gatekeeping system has bedded in.

Correspondence

David Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills when she will reply to the letter of 12 March from the hon. Member for Walsall, North regarding St. Thomas More School, Willenhall. [55924]

Mr. Timms: The hon. Member's letter of 12 March was not received in the Department until 19 April. I replied on 9 May.

National Curriculum

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 14 year old (a) boys and (b) girls reached level 5 in national curriculum tests in (i) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science in each of the past five years. [55418]

Mr. Timms: The table shows the percentage of pupils who achieved level 5 or above in the Key Stage 3 tests in England in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001⁽¹⁵⁾

English

Boys 48 56 55 55 56

Girls 67 73 73 73 73

All 57 65 64 64 64

Mathematics

Boys 60 60 62 64 65

Girls 60 59 62 65 67

All 60 59 62 65 66

Science

Boys 61 57 55 61 66

Girls 60 55 55 58 66

All 60 56 55 59 66

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001⁽¹⁵⁾
English
Boys	48	56	55	55	56
Girls	67	73	73	73	73
All	57	65	64	64	64
Mathematics
Boys	60	60	62	64	65
Girls	60	59	62	65	67
All	60	59	62	65	66
Science
Boys	61	57	55	61	66
Girls	60	55	55	58	66
All	60	56	55	59	66

⁽¹⁵⁾ 2001 data are provisional.

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Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of (a) boys and (b) girls reached level 4 in national curriculum tests in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in each of the past five years. [55419]

Mr. Timms: The table shows the percentage of pupils who achieved level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests in England in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001⁽¹⁶⁾

English

Boys 57 57 65 70 70

Girls 70 73 76 79 80

All 63 65 71 75 75

Mathematics

Boys 63 59 69 72 71

Girls 61 58 69 71 70

All 62 59 69 72 71

Science

Boys 68 70 79 84 87

Girls 69 69 78 85 88

All 69 69 78 85 87

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001⁽¹⁶⁾
English
Boys	57	57	65	70	70
Girls	70	73	76	79	80
All	63	65	71	75	75
Mathematics
Boys	63	59	69	72	71
Girls	61	58	69	71	70
All	62	59	69	72	71
Science
Boys	68	70	79	84	87
Girls	69	69	78	85	88
All	69	69	78	85	87

⁽¹⁶⁾ 2001 data are provisional.

Pupil Funding

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average amount of (a) capital and (b) revenue spending was for (i) primary school pupils and (ii) secondary school pupils in each LEA in England in each of the past five years. [55420]

Mr. Timms: The information requested is contained in the tables, which have been placed in the Library.

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average amount of (a) capital and (b) revenue spending per pupil was in specialist schools in England in each of the past five years. [55421]

Mr. Timms: Information on all capital and recurrent spending in specialist schools is not held centrally. The following table details the additional funding per pupil allocated to schools as a result of their designation as a specialist school:

Specialist schools capital and recurrent allocations expressed as £ per pupil

1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03

LEA Cap. Rev. Cap. Rev. Cap. Rev. Cap. Rev. Cap. Rev.

Barking and Dagenham — 100 — 109 — 111 27 100 — 113

Barnet — 105 30 95 — 109 — 109 23 103

Barnsley — — 118 72 — 121 — 123 — 123

Bath and north-east Somerset — 110 50 85 20 106 — 116 20 111

Bedfordshire — — 77 47 — 96 — 107 56 84

Bexley — 110 — 112 — 122 — 123 44 85

Birmingham — 105 36 84 45 87 36 113 4 135

Blackburn and Darwen — — 70 151 — 91 — 127 — 130

Blackpool — 100 48 92 — 116 — 112 29 94

Bolton — 45 99 71 55 83 19 99 — 112

Bournemouth — 100 — 75 83 68 — 97 — 110

Bracknell Forest — — — — — — — — — —

Bradford — 99 28 87 29 100 26 108 — 128

Brent — 110 — 112 — 122 26 102 21 108

Brighton and Hove 100 60 — 105 36 82 — 106 34 85

Bristol — 49 — 112 47 91 32 100 38 93

Bromley — 110 — 103 — 106 16 98 13 99

Buckinghamshire 23 100 — 105 19 104 43 95 9 105

Bury — — — — — — — — — —

Calderdale — 110 — 109 — 79 74 63 42 91

Cambridgeshire — 94 48 77 — 106 34 119 — 134

Camden — 100 30 94 22 97 — 108 — 108

Cheshire 32 92 22 100 19 104 18 112 40 97

City of London — — — — — — — — — —

Cornwall 38 97 — 103 9 105 22 101 — 111

Coventry 22 90 — 43 17 102 — 102 — 111

Croydon 112 62 — 106 — 116 — 114 82 86

Cumbria 38 61 — 95 19 106 35 99 10 110

Darlington — 52 52 156 46 116 30 112 — 123

Derby, City of — 76 — 98 44 81 27 95 — 108

Derbyshire 23 98 — 111 20 102 43 86 — 112

Devon 11 85 — 93 — 97 — 108 17 97

Doncaster — — — — — — — — 45 65

Dorset — 101 50 87 37 104 13 106 12 113

Dudley — 100 — 110 — 120 — 123 73 79

Durham 133 121 30 79 17 98 9 119 8 120

Ealing — 78 39 71 28 95 32 92 13 102

East Riding of Yorkshire 39 88 — 106 34 88 14 103 12 106

East Sussex 35 84 — 104 38 91 35 94 34 93

Enfield — 45 — — — — — — — —

Essex 8 92 15 95 20 99 16 100 11 106

Gateshead 39 75 36 71 — 99 14 98 — 105

Gloucestershire 18 101 37 94 17 103 15 106 27 105

Greenwich 36 82 — 76 18 78 — 160 25 147

Hackney 61 79 61 91 — 120 23 110 — 121

Halton — — — — 90 67 58 95 — 117

Hammersmith and Fulham — — — — 100 74 — 107 — 107

Hampshire — 105 — 104 43 65 16 123 46 94

Haringey — 100 — 104 — 107 — 107 82 127

Harrow — — — — — — — — 304 205

Hartlepool 121 60 — 112 51 86 — 113 27 96

Havering — 53 — 112 — 122 48 95 30 98

Herefordshire — 100 52 95 — 115 — 112 — 112

Hertfordshire 38 87 19 96 26 104 28 102 27 103

Hillingdon 46 91 31 93 — 109 — 109 — 109

Hounslow 49 78 — 104 — 106 — 104 27 90

Isle of Wight — 50 — 112 46 90 29 72 — 106

Isles of Scilly — — — — — — — — — —

Islington — — — — 111 68 — 113 — 113

Kensington and Chelsea — — — — — — — — — —

Kent — 108 22 94 9 107 22 106 23 103

Kingston-upon-Hull — — 61 44 49 94 — 80 — 106

Kingston-upon-Thames — — — — — — — — — —

Kirklees 24 111 17 101 — 114 — 114 — 114

Knowsley 142 60 — 112 60 97 32 96 — 115

Lambeth 78 88 — 112 42 103 — 109 — 123

Lancashire 7 104 7 105 12 108 13 113 16 109

Leeds 43 73 27 81 46 89 26 122 18 115

Leicester City — — 95 60 31 95 18 93 — 111

Leicestershire 28 102 17 89 — 103 15 107 7 107

Lewisham — — — — — — — — — —

Lincolnshire 17 85 83 433 43 91 43 94 20 115

Liverpool 19 94 — 98 15 95 31 93 17 101

Luton — 110 35 67 — 105 — 107 — 77

Manchester 23 90 — 109 38 95 — 114 11 108

Medway — 61 — 93 31 96 23 104 — 115

Merton — — — — — — — — — —

Middlesbrough — — — — — — 94 70 — 116

Milton Keynes 69 66 — 79 — 100 — 110 — 110

North-east Lincolnshire — — — — 61 53 — 196 — 94

Newcastle 22 108 — 88 31 84 — 108 — 108

Newham 45 124 — 83 — 100 30 92 — 108

Norfolk 31 102 22 98 43 84 15 104 13 105

North Lincolnshire — — — 112 54 98 34 103 29 113

North Somerset 102 60 43 78 41 84 17 103 13 101

North Tyneside 64 132 — 112 — 122 28 111 — 123

North Yorkshire 93 86 — 74 35 89 30 125 12 130

Northamptonshire 13 110 17 97 14 101 — 107 6 105

Northumberland 35 114 — 99 43 99 12 110 — 116

Nottingham, City of — 42 — 112 — 118 — 116 24 92

Nottinghamshire 40 68 — 83 — 99 17 98 57 91

Oldham — — — — 85 68 — 113 44 91

Oxfordshire 22 106 13 83 11 97 16 89 — 110

Peterborough, City of — — — 112 — 118 39 86 25 94

Plymouth — 100 27 56 30 64 — 88 23 160

Poole — — — — — — 86 68 36 106

Portsmouth — — — — — — 79 62 41 84

Reading — — — 111 — 108 — 98 — 109

Redbridge — 100 — 98 26 90 32 91 — 107

Redcar and Cleveland — 91 — 96 — 102 — 103 37 82

Richmond — — — — — — — — 101 73

Rochdale 30 72 — 94 — 110 22 104 — 115

Rotherham 49 82 — 107 — 114 41 87 — 113

Rutland — 110 — 112 — 121 — 123 59 97

Salford — — 184 72 55 86 — 111 — 111

Sandwell 68 63 — 97 — 111 — 115 — 115

Sefton 42 85 — 97 26 91 — 110 43 103

Sheffield 22 79 — 92 — 104 44 88 17 102

Shropshire — 106 — 94 — 105 74 79 47 95

Slough — — — 112 — 122 130 235 53 165

Solihull — 93 — 97 — 104 — 106 27 91

Somerset 64 85 24 103 36 111 14 113 30 104

South Gloucestershire 35 555 24 70 — 98 — 107 — 107

South Tyneside — 100 — 97 — 99 — 105 — 105

Southampton — — — — — — — — 96 71

Southend on Sea — — 83 60 — 100 70 88 27 104

Southwark — 100 — 40 — — 112 74 55 98

St. Helens — — — — 79 67 24 96 — 110

Staffordshire 31 70 — 106 — 109 37 84 35 94

Stockport — — — 93 — 102 — 105 — 105

Stockton — — 122 86 — 113 — 111 — 112

Stoke on Trent — — — — 127 74 76 84 — 115

Suffolk 60 103 21 110 26 101 32 99 — 115

Sunderland — 111 58 79 — 111 21 98 — 110

Surrey 19 92 — 98 8 103 13 102 17 104

Sutton — 110 — 102 — 107 — 108 — 108

Swindon — — 103 70 — 114 — 108 — 108

Tameside — 55 — 112 44 88 — 110 — 110

Telford and Wrekin — — — 110 — 120 — 123 — 123

Thurrock — — — — — — 100 74 45 89

Torbay — — — 112 — 120 — 121 44 89

Tower Hamlets 60 77 — 112 39 107 25 102 — 101

Trafford 58 142 — 106 — 110 40 97 17 90

Wakefield — 90 — 86 25 87 15 90 20 95

Walsall — 110 54 80 — 108 29 90 24 103

Waltham Forest — 110 — 109 43 94 33 103 — 113

Wandsworth — 100 — 91 16 79 — 146 — 148

Warrington 37 122 — 79 25 90 — 111 19 104

Warwickshire 63 90 34 85 44 95 — 115 34 95

West Berkshire — 110 23 115 — 99 28 103 — 109

West Sussex 42 104 — 91 9 98 — 108 20 98

Westminster 156 60 — 112 — 122 56 96 — 123

Wigan 23 112 15 97 13 109 — 111 — 111

Wiltshire 50 83 — 102 43 87 10 107 — 112

Windsor and Maidenhead — — — — — — — — 92 68

Wirral 41 84 — 97 28 94 34 93 14 100

Wokingham — — 85 61 — 101 46 90 — 112

Wolverhampton — 101 — 96 42 103 — 129 — 129

Worcestershire — 44 65 68 16 98 26 104 21 105

York, City of 38 78 — 101 21 75 — 88 — 89

	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
LEA	Cap.	Rev.	Cap.	Rev.	Cap.	Rev.	Cap.	Rev.	Cap.	Rev.
Barking and Dagenham	—	100	—	109	—	111	27	100	—	113
Barnet	—	105	30	95	—	109	—	109	23	103
Barnsley	—	—	118	72	—	121	—	123	—	123
Bath and north-east Somerset	—	110	50	85	20	106	—	116	20	111
Bedfordshire	—	—	77	47	—	96	—	107	56	84
Bexley	—	110	—	112	—	122	—	123	44	85
Birmingham	—	105	36	84	45	87	36	113	4	135
Blackburn and Darwen	—	—	70	151	—	91	—	127	—	130
Blackpool	—	100	48	92	—	116	—	112	29	94
Bolton	—	45	99	71	55	83	19	99	—	112
Bournemouth	—	100	—	75	83	68	—	97	—	110
Bracknell Forest	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bradford	—	99	28	87	29	100	26	108	—	128
Brent	—	110	—	112	—	122	26	102	21	108
Brighton and Hove	100	60	—	105	36	82	—	106	34	85
Bristol	—	49	—	112	47	91	32	100	38	93
Bromley	—	110	—	103	—	106	16	98	13	99
Buckinghamshire	23	100	—	105	19	104	43	95	9	105
Bury	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Calderdale	—	110	—	109	—	79	74	63	42	91
Cambridgeshire	—	94	48	77	—	106	34	119	—	134
Camden	—	100	30	94	22	97	—	108	—	108
Cheshire	32	92	22	100	19	104	18	112	40	97
City of London	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cornwall	38	97	—	103	9	105	22	101	—	111
Coventry	22	90	—	43	17	102	—	102	—	111
Croydon	112	62	—	106	—	116	—	114	82	86
Cumbria	38	61	—	95	19	106	35	99	10	110
Darlington	—	52	52	156	46	116	30	112	—	123
Derby, City of	—	76	—	98	44	81	27	95	—	108
Derbyshire	23	98	—	111	20	102	43	86	—	112
Devon	11	85	—	93	—	97	—	108	17	97
Doncaster	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	65
Dorset	—	101	50	87	37	104	13	106	12	113
Dudley	—	100	—	110	—	120	—	123	73	79
Durham	133	121	30	79	17	98	9	119	8	120
Ealing	—	78	39	71	28	95	32	92	13	102
East Riding of Yorkshire	39	88	—	106	34	88	14	103	12	106
East Sussex	35	84	—	104	38	91	35	94	34	93
Enfield	—	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Essex	8	92	15	95	20	99	16	100	11	106
Gateshead	39	75	36	71	—	99	14	98	—	105
Gloucestershire	18	101	37	94	17	103	15	106	27	105
Greenwich	36	82	—	76	18	78	—	160	25	147
Hackney	61	79	61	91	—	120	23	110	—	121
Halton	—	—	—	—	90	67	58	95	—	117
Hammersmith and Fulham	—	—	—	—	100	74	—	107	—	107
Hampshire	—	105	—	104	43	65	16	123	46	94
Haringey	—	100	—	104	—	107	—	107	82	127
Harrow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	304	205
Hartlepool	121	60	—	112	51	86	—	113	27	96
Havering	—	53	—	112	—	122	48	95	30	98
Herefordshire	—	100	52	95	—	115	—	112	—	112
Hertfordshire	38	87	19	96	26	104	28	102	27	103
Hillingdon	46	91	31	93	—	109	—	109	—	109
Hounslow	49	78	—	104	—	106	—	104	27	90
Isle of Wight	—	50	—	112	46	90	29	72	—	106
Isles of Scilly	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Islington	—	—	—	—	111	68	—	113	—	113
Kensington and Chelsea	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kent	—	108	22	94	9	107	22	106	23	103
Kingston-upon-Hull	—	—	61	44	49	94	—	80	—	106
Kingston-upon-Thames	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kirklees	24	111	17	101	—	114	—	114	—	114
Knowsley	142	60	—	112	60	97	32	96	—	115
Lambeth	78	88	—	112	42	103	—	109	—	123
Lancashire	7	104	7	105	12	108	13	113	16	109
Leeds	43	73	27	81	46	89	26	122	18	115
Leicester City	—	—	95	60	31	95	18	93	—	111
Leicestershire	28	102	17	89	—	103	15	107	7	107
Lewisham	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Lincolnshire	17	85	83	433	43	91	43	94	20	115
Liverpool	19	94	—	98	15	95	31	93	17	101
Luton	—	110	35	67	—	105	—	107	—	77
Manchester	23	90	—	109	38	95	—	114	11	108
Medway	—	61	—	93	31	96	23	104	—	115
Merton	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Middlesbrough	—	—	—	—	—	—	94	70	—	116
Milton Keynes	69	66	—	79	—	100	—	110	—	110
North-east Lincolnshire	—	—	—	—	61	53	—	196	—	94
Newcastle	22	108	—	88	31	84	—	108	—	108
Newham	45	124	—	83	—	100	30	92	—	108
Norfolk	31	102	22	98	43	84	15	104	13	105
North Lincolnshire	—	—	—	112	54	98	34	103	29	113
North Somerset	102	60	43	78	41	84	17	103	13	101
North Tyneside	64	132	—	112	—	122	28	111	—	123
North Yorkshire	93	86	—	74	35	89	30	125	12	130
Northamptonshire	13	110	17	97	14	101	—	107	6	105
Northumberland	35	114	—	99	43	99	12	110	—	116
Nottingham, City of	—	42	—	112	—	118	—	116	24	92
Nottinghamshire	40	68	—	83	—	99	17	98	57	91
Oldham	—	—	—	—	85	68	—	113	44	91
Oxfordshire	22	106	13	83	11	97	16	89	—	110
Peterborough, City of	—	—	—	112	—	118	39	86	25	94
Plymouth	—	100	27	56	30	64	—	88	23	160
Poole	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	68	36	106
Portsmouth	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	62	41	84
Reading	—	—	—	111	—	108	—	98	—	109
Redbridge	—	100	—	98	26	90	32	91	—	107
Redcar and Cleveland	—	91	—	96	—	102	—	103	37	82
Richmond	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	101	73
Rochdale	30	72	—	94	—	110	22	104	—	115
Rotherham	49	82	—	107	—	114	41	87	—	113
Rutland	—	110	—	112	—	121	—	123	59	97
Salford	—	—	184	72	55	86	—	111	—	111
Sandwell	68	63	—	97	—	111	—	115	—	115
Sefton	42	85	—	97	26	91	—	110	43	103
Sheffield	22	79	—	92	—	104	44	88	17	102
Shropshire	—	106	—	94	—	105	74	79	47	95
Slough	—	—	—	112	—	122	130	235	53	165
Solihull	—	93	—	97	—	104	—	106	27	91
Somerset	64	85	24	103	36	111	14	113	30	104
South Gloucestershire	35	555	24	70	—	98	—	107	—	107
South Tyneside	—	100	—	97	—	99	—	105	—	105
Southampton	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	71
Southend on Sea	—	—	83	60	—	100	70	88	27	104
Southwark	—	100	—	40	—	—	112	74	55	98
St. Helens	—	—	—	—	79	67	24	96	—	110
Staffordshire	31	70	—	106	—	109	37	84	35	94
Stockport	—	—	—	93	—	102	—	105	—	105
Stockton	—	—	122	86	—	113	—	111	—	112
Stoke on Trent	—	—	—	—	127	74	76	84	—	115
Suffolk	60	103	21	110	26	101	32	99	—	115
Sunderland	—	111	58	79	—	111	21	98	—	110
Surrey	19	92	—	98	8	103	13	102	17	104
Sutton	—	110	—	102	—	107	—	108	—	108
Swindon	—	—	103	70	—	114	—	108	—	108
Tameside	—	55	—	112	44	88	—	110	—	110
Telford and Wrekin	—	—	—	110	—	120	—	123	—	123
Thurrock	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	74	45	89
Torbay	—	—	—	112	—	120	—	121	44	89
Tower Hamlets	60	77	—	112	39	107	25	102	—	101
Trafford	58	142	—	106	—	110	40	97	17	90
Wakefield	—	90	—	86	25	87	15	90	20	95
Walsall	—	110	54	80	—	108	29	90	24	103
Waltham Forest	—	110	—	109	43	94	33	103	—	113
Wandsworth	—	100	—	91	16	79	—	146	—	148
Warrington	37	122	—	79	25	90	—	111	19	104
Warwickshire	63	90	34	85	44	95	—	115	34	95
West Berkshire	—	110	23	115	—	99	28	103	—	109
West Sussex	42	104	—	91	9	98	—	108	20	98
Westminster	156	60	—	112	—	122	56	96	—	123
Wigan	23	112	15	97	13	109	—	111	—	111
Wiltshire	50	83	—	102	43	87	10	107	—	112
Windsor and Maidenhead	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	92	68
Wirral	41	84	—	97	28	94	34	93	14	100
Wokingham	—	—	85	61	—	101	46	90	—	112
Wolverhampton	—	101	—	96	42	103	—	129	—	129
Worcestershire	—	44	65	68	16	98	26	104	21	105
York, City of	38	78	—	101	21	75	—	88	—	89

Notes:

1. Specialist schools receive a one-off grant of £100,000 in their first year of designation for a capital project to support their specialist schools development plan. This matches the minimum £50,000 sponsorship which they are required to raise from the private sector when they apply for specialist school designation.

2. In addition, an annual grant is available for the four years of specialist school designation to support the costs of implementing the development plan. Assuming schools are successful in meeting the targets they set out in their initial application they can apply for re-designation for a further three years.

3. The annual grant is currently calculated at a rate of £123 per pupil up to 1,000 and over 1,200 pupils (special schools designated as specialist schools are funded at five times this rate). Funding in 1998–99 was calculated at the rate of £100 per pupil up to 1,000 pupils and this was increased to £120 per pupil in September 1999 to allow schools to develop the community element of their development plans. A further rise of £3 per pupil was implemented in September 2000.

4. The 2002–03 figures do not include schools that are currently being considered in the March 2002 competition.

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