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Education

Shona McIsaac: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of pupils in (a) North East Lincolnshire and (b) North Lincolnshire local education authority left school with no qualifications in each year since 1997. [162582]

Mr. Miliband: Information on pupils leaving school is not available, however, the percentage of 15-year-old pupils that failed to achieve a pass at GCSE or GNVQ are detailed in the following table:

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Percentage of 15 year old pupils⁽¹³⁾ achieving no passes at GCSE/GNVQ

Academic year	North East Lincolnshire	NorthLincolnshire
1997	10.9	5.5
1998	10.1	3.9
1999	7.8	3.7
2000	6.7	3.0
2001	5.0	2.7
2002	5.5	2.9
2003	6.4	3.6

⁽¹³⁾ Pupils are aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August.

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants there were in schools in Stroud in each of the last seven years for which figures are available. [162743]

Mr. Miliband: The following table gives the numbers of full-time equivalent teaching assistants employed in maintained schools and non-maintained special schools in Stroud constituency for each year between 1997 and 2003, the latest year for which data are available.

	Number
1997	100
1998	101
1999	122
2000	120
2001	144
2002	167
2003	165

Source:

Annual Schools' Census.

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many and what percentage of pupils in Stroud reached the (a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years; [162819]

(2) how many and what percentage of 11-year old pupils in Stroud reached level four in (a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the last seven years. [162820]

Mr. Miliband: The results from the 2003 National Curriculum tests showed that 75 per cent. of 11-year-olds in England reached Level 4 in English and 73 per cent. in mathematics. These results represent a significant improvement in standards—of 12 percentage points in English and 11 percentage points in mathematics—since 1997, reflecting the impact of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies on primary schools. We remain absolutely committed, through our new Primary Strategy, to supporting schools to achieve the ambitious targets we have set for standards of literacy and numeracy.

The following table shows the number and percentage of pupils in Stroud who have achieved level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 English and mathematics tests since 1997. The results for Stroud are above the national average, with improvements since 1997:

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	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
English—Number of pupils	870	899	972	1,069	1,118	1,134	1,048
Mathematics—Number of pupils	830	794	939	1,050	1,056	1,120	1,066
English—Percentage of pupils	70	72	76	79	82	82	80
Mathematics—Percentage of pupils	66	64	73	77	77	81	81

Note:

The number of eligible pupils for the Key Stage 2 tests varies slightly from year to year.

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of 15 and 16 year-olds in Stroud achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or GNVQ in each of the last seven years. [162821]

Mr. Miliband: The statistical information requested is detailed in the following table:

Percentage of 15 year old pupils⁽¹⁴⁾ achieving 5 or more GCSE/GNVQ grades A*–CPercentage

Academic Year	Stroud Parliamentary Constituency	England
1997	55.6	45.1
1998	60.1	46.3
1999	60.5	47.9
2000	61.3	49.2
2001	61.0	50.0
2002	62.9	51 .6
2003	65.5	52.9

⁽¹⁴⁾ Pupils are aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of 16–19 year olds in Stroud achieved two A level passes or equivalent in each of the last seven years. [162822]

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Mr. Miliband: The statistical information requested is detailed in the following table:

	Number achieving	As percentage of candidates
1997	351	76.0
1998	475	83.2
1999	469	88.2
2000	450	90.9
2001	465	93.4
2002	430	81.4
2003	452	88.5

⁽¹⁵⁾ Age at beginning of academic year.

⁽¹⁶⁾ VCE qualifications included in 2002 and 2003; Advanced GNVQ included in 1997–2001.

Education Funding

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on education in Chorley in each of the last seven years. [161557]

Mr. Miliband: The information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area. Chorley is a district of Lancashire local education authority. The information for Lancashire LEA is as follows:

Net current expenditure

	Pre-primary education	Primary education	Pre-primary and primary education	Secondary education	Special schools	School spend	Total spend
1995–96	n/a	n/a	237,669,000	202,690,000	42,144,000	482,503,000	583,921,000
1996–97	n/a	n/a	239,587,000	207,231,000	46,585,000	493,403,000	590,313,000
1997–98	n/a	n/a	242,399,000	211,885,000	49,958,000	504,242,000	600,316,000
1998–99	n/a	n/a	209,279,000	179,286,000	38,631,000	427,196,000	507,425,000
1999–00	9,613,898	216,716,058	226,329,956	204,223,737	40,707,605	471,261,298	523,276,325
2000–01	14,411,530	235,524,422	249,935,952	217,880,659	41,733,773	509,550,384	547,388,079
2001–02	20,261,713	262,169,780	282,431,493	243,372,041	46,335,280	572,138,814	599,945,957

Notes:

1. The financial data are taken from Lancashire LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's R01 statement prior to then.

2. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEAs.

3. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.

4. School spend includes net current expenditure on pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education and special schools.

5. Total spend includes school spend plus net current expenditure on education out of school, continuing education and management and support.

6. 1995–96, 1996–97 and 1997–98 figures are for Lancashire LEA prior to local government reorganisation. From 1998–99 onwards parts of Lancashire LEA became Blackburn LEA and Blackpool LEA.

7. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance.

8. Figures used are quoted in cash terms and are as reported by the LEA.

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Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding has been spent on education in Buckinghamshire in each of the last seven years. [161577]

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Mr. Miliband: The information requested is contained in the following table:

Net current expenditure£

	Pre-Primary Education	Primary Education	Pre-Primary and Primary Education	Secondary Education	Special Schools	School Spend	Total Spend
1995–96	n/a	n/a	108,607,000	72,799,000	21,307,000	202,713,000	249,923,000
1996–97	n/a	n/a	112,070,000	73,504,000	22,543,000	208,117,000	254,977,000
1997–98	n/a	n/a	74,879,000	59,002,000	16,905,000	150,786,000	183,122,000
1998–99	n/a	n/a	77,251,000	62,331,000	17,502,000	157,084,000	187,327,000
1999–2000	2,961,537	81,370,766	84,332,303	86,700,327	14,676,470	185,709,100	209,350,972
2000–01	3,340,949	88,619,682	91,960,631	100,166,066	20,763,485	212,890,182	222,923,306
2001–02	4,597,617	95,433,818	100,031,435	111,692,694	26,257,833	237,981,962	245,130,302

Note:

1. The financial data are taken from Buckinghamshire LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously.

2. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEAs.

3. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.

4. School spend includes net current expenditure on pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education and special schools.

5. Total spend includes school spend plus net current expenditure on education out of school, continuing education and management and support.

6. 1995–96 and 1996–97 figures are for Buckinghamshire LEA prior to local government re-organisation. From 1997–98 onwards part of Buckinghamshire LEA moved into Milton Keynes LEA.

7. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance.

Mrs. Dean: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was spent per pupil in Staffordshire in each of the last seven years. [161842]

Mr. Miliband: The information requested is contained in the following table:

Net current expenditure per pupil

	Pre-primary education	Primary education	Pre-primary and primary education	Secondary education	Special schools
1995–96	n/a	n/a	1,603	2,198	9,305
1996–97	n/a	n/a	1,664	2,286	9,634
1997–98	n/a	n/a	1,653	2,291	9,809
1998–99	n/a	n/a	1,800	2,383	10,142
1999–2000	6,119	1,972	1,998	2,562	11,409
2000–01	9,331	2,198	2,243	2,783	12,428
2001–02	16,734	2,424	2,509	3,079	14,245

Notes:

1. The financial data are taken from Staffordshire LEA's Section 52 Outturn Statement submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously.

2. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.

3. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEAs.

4. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000.

5. The NCE per pupil figures for pre-primary and primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector.

6. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector.

7. The NCE per pupil figures for special schools relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained special schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained special schools sector.

8. 1995–96 and 1996–97 figures are for Staffordshire LEA prior to local government reorganisation. From 1997–98 onwards part of Staffordshire LEA became Stoke-on Trent LEA.

9. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance.

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