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Managed Migration

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) pursuant to the Home Secretary's written statement of 22 April 2004, on managed migration, whether publicly funded institutions will have to become accredited in order for the Home Office to approve visa applications for their students; [169140]
 
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(2) pursuant to the Home Secretary's written statement of 22 April 2004 on Managed Migration, Official Report, column 23WS, whether publicly-funded institutions will have to become accredited in order for the Home Office to approve visa applications for their students. [169160]

Mr. Charles Clarke: Approval for leave to study will   be based on a list we are putting together of institutions we know are offering genuine educational opportunities. This will, of course, include publicly funded higher and further education institutions.

In addition to this there are a number of private English language schools already accredited by the British Council who will automatically be registered.

Other private colleges offering genuine educational opportunities will have nothing to fear and will be included in the list following an accreditation process.
 
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The new measures announced are specifically targeted at those organisations intent on getting around the visa regulations and not to damage genuine providers of good quality education. The Home Office is undertaking an intensive round of inspections of colleges where there are suspicions. Visa issue will be put on hold in respect of these until the checks have been made.

Religious Schools

Mr. Collins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many schools of a religious nature there are, broken down by (a) local education authority and (b) religious affiliation; [167579]

(2) how many Church of England schools there are, broken down by local education authority. [167580]

Mr. Miliband: The information for mainstream schools of a religious nature, including Church of England schools, maintained by local education authorities in England is shown in the following tables.
Local education authorityChristianCofECofE/
Christian
CofE/
FC
CofE/
Methodist
CofE/
RC
CofE/
URC
GreekJewish
City of London1
Camden13
Greenwich8
Hackney83
Hammersmith and Fulham7
Islington9
Kensington and Chelsea7
Lambeth18
Lewisham11
Southwark14
Tower Hamlets11
Wandsworth10
Westminster122
Barking and Dagenham2
Barnet179
Bexley7
Brent54
Bromley9
Croydon91
Ealing4
Enfield131
Haringey10
Harrow21
Havering13
Hillingdon7
Hounslow3
Kingston upon Thames12
Merton5
Newham3
Redbridge13
Richmond upon Thames10
Sutton5
Waltham Forest4
Birmingham52511
Coventry9
Dudley13
Sandwell11
Solihull13
Walsall14
Wolverhampton17
Knowsley6
Liverpool1612
St. Helens121
Sefton18
Wirral12
Bolton321
Bury1812
Manchester273
Oldham2811
Rochdale181
Salford201
Stockport121
Tameside18
Trafford8
Wigan441
Barnsley141
Doncaster11
Rotherham12
Sheffield101
Bradford27
Calderdale23
Kirklees49
Leeds411
Wakefield21
Gateshead2
Newcastle upon Tyne4
North Tyneside3
South Tyneside7
Sunderland4
Isles of Scilly1
Bath and North East Somerset36
Bristol, City of13
North Somerset271
South Gloucestershire311
Hartlepool5
Middlesbrough
Redcar and Cleveland2
Stockton-on-Tees11
Kingston Upon Hull, City of5
East Riding of Yorkshire44
North East Lincolnshire7
North Lincolnshire171
North Yorkshire11421
York13
Bedfordshire41
Luton1
Buckinghamshire162
Milton Keynes9
Derbyshire21041
Derby7
Dorset189
Poole41
Bournemouth9
Durham26
Darlington7
East Sussex671
Brighton and Hove8
Hampshire115
Portsmouth3
Southampton6
Leicestershire92
Leicester3
Rutland11
Staffordshire11031
Stoke-on-Trent13
Wiltshire113811
Swindon6
Bracknell Forest8
Windsor and Maidenhead241
West Berkshire31
Reading4
Slough3
Wokingham16
Cambridgeshire632
Peterborough13
Cheshire72
Halton8
Warrington19
Devon1115
Plymouth8
Torbay9
Essex21191
Southend-on-Sea1
Thurrock3
Herefordshire40
Worcestershire93
Kent1168
Medway10
Lancashire51805
Blackburn with Darwin241
Blackpool5
Nottinghamshire642
Nottingham5
Shropshire83
Telford and Wrekin111
Cornwall44
Cumbria113
Gloucestershire108
Hertfordshire1912
Isle of Wight19
Lincolnshire31184
Norfolk3121
Northamptonshire183
Northumberland36
Oxfordshire1119
Somerset11921
Suffolk96
Surrey901
Warwickshire71
West Sussex83
England324,678112992134

 
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Local education authorityMethodistMethodist/
CofE
MuslimQuakerRCRC/
CofE
SDASikhURCAll schools of a religious nature
City of London1
Camden1023
Greenwich1321
Hackney617
Hammersmith and Fulham916
Islington918
Kensington and Chelsea1017
Lambeth927
Lewisham1324
Southwark1630
Tower Hamlets1122
Wandsworth1121
Westminster831
Barking and Dagenham68
Barnet1541
Bexley1017
Brent11424
Bromley918
Croydon1626
Ealing913
Enfield721
Haringey12123
Harrow811
Havering1014
Hillingdon7216
Hounslow1013
Kingston upon Thames618
Merton813
Newham912
Redbridge913
Richmond upon Thames616
Sutton712
Waltham Forest711
Birmingham126398
Coventry2231
Dudley619
Sandwell920
Solihull1124
Walsall1125
Wolverhampton1229
Knowsley2935
Liverpool6584
St. Helens12135
Sefton3755
Wirral2436
Bolton1952
Bury21235
Manchester4373
Oldham1444
Rochdale1736
Salford22548
Stockport1831
Tameside11534
Trafford1927
Wigan23582
Barnsley520
Doncaster1122
Rotherham921
Sheffield1526
Bradford2452
Calderdale831
Kirklees1059
Leeds3476
Wakefield11133
Gateshead2022
Newcastle upon Tyne2125
North Tyneside1013
South Tyneside1320
Sunderland1822
Isles of Scilly1
Bath and North East Somerset339
Bristol, City of1529
North Somerset331
South Gloucestershire638
Hartlepool712
Middlesbrough1313
Redcar and Cleveland1113
Stockton-on-Tees1526
Kingston Upon Hull, City of813
East Riding of Yorkshire549
North East Lincolnshire310
North Lincolnshire523
North Yorkshire3231171
York619
Bedfordshire748
Luton78
Buckinghamshire871
Milton Keynes514
Derbyshire120128
Derby613
Dorset898
Poole27
Bournemouth413
Durham4268
Darlington512
East Sussex11079
Brighton and Hove816
Hampshire16131
Portsmouth58
Southampton511
Leicestershire14106
Leicester811
Rutland112
Staffordshire138143
Stoke-on-Trent1629
Wiltshire12153
Swindon612
Bracknell Forest210
Windsor and Maidenhead429
West Berkshire334
Reading59
Slough710
Wokingham218
Cambridgeshire267
Peterborough316
Cheshire30102
Halton1523
Warrington1635
Devon9125
Plymouth816
Torbay4114
Essex31153
Southend-on-Sea67
Thurrock58
Herefordshire444
Worcestershire17110
Kent233204
Medway919
Lancashire911261327
Blackburn with Darwin1338
Blackpool914
Nottinghamshire1581
Nottingham914
Shropshire386
Telford and Wrekin517
Cornwall448
Cumbria29142
Gloucestershire11119
Hertfordshire44138
Isle of Wight625
Lincolnshire9134
Norfolk6130
Northamptonshire17101
Northumberland1652
Oxfordshire17137
Somerset18131
Suffolk13109
Surrey33124
Warwickshire2697
West Sussex119103
England262412,07521216,901




Notes:
CofE = Church of England
FC = Free Church
RC = Roman Catholic
URC = United Reformed Church
SDA = Seventh Day Adventist
Source:
Edubase (DfES database of educational establishments).





 
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