House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Dec 2004 (pt 50)

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Pupil Mobility

Mr. Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research he has carried out, and what conclusions he has reached, on the effect of in-year pupil mobility on educational achievement; and what rates of pupil mobility were experienced in 2003–04 in each local education authority-supported school in Newcastle upon Tyne. [204416]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The Department has not conducted any research into the particular effects of in-year pupil mobility on educational achievement.

However, some general research has been conducted into the nature and causes of pupil mobility in schools. A report published by the Department in 1999 concludes that high pupil mobility in schools is strongly associated with factors of social deprivation, family break-up, temporary accommodation and other rented housing occupied by poorer families moving around.

In terms of the link between pupil mobility and achievement, analysis of provisional 2004 GCSE data shows that pupils who joined their current secondary school at any time other than the start of a school year (in-year mobility), on average, achieved 27 GCSE points fewer at age 15 than other pupils with similar characteristics, including similar attainment at age 11. This approximately equates to achieving one grade lower in 4 or 5 subjects at GCSE.

With regard to the pupil mobility rates, the Department collects mobility indicators for primary schools. The mobility indicator is defined as the percentage of pupils eligible for Key Stage 2 assessment that are included in the value added calculation, who took both their Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 tests at the same school.

The mobility indicator for each local education authority-supported school in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2003/04 is given in the following table:
Primary school mobility indicators, 2003/04, Newcastle upon Tyne

Name of school Postcode Mobility indicator (percentage)

Beech Hill Primary School NE5 2LW 7

Atkinson Road Primary School NE4 8XT 68

Throckley Primary School NE159JN ⁽⁴⁴⁾—

Newburn Manor Primary School NE158PY ⁽⁴⁴⁾—

Walbottle Village Primary School NE158JL ⁽⁴⁴⁾—

West Denton Primary School NE51DN ⁽⁴⁴⁾—

Knop Law First School NE51LH ⁽⁴⁴⁾—

Milecastle Primary School NE51LH ⁽⁴⁴⁾—

Cheviot Primary School NE54EB 75

Waverley Primary School NE157QZ ⁽⁴⁴⁾—

Simonside Primary School NE54LG 76

Fame Primary School NE54AP 100

Lemington Riverside Primary School NE158RR ⁽⁴⁴⁾—

Westerhope Primary School NE51NE

Byker Primary School NE6 2AT 70

West Jesmond Primary School NE2 3AJ 83

Benton Park Primary School NE7 7SS 82

Hawthorn Primary School NE4 6SB 52

Canning Street Primary School NE4 SPA 63

Chillingham Road Primary School NE6 5XL 72

Cragside Primary School NE7 7EL 86

Delaval Community Primary School NE156NR 72

Broadwood Primary School NE157TB 67

Tyneview Primary School NE6 3QP 72

North Fawdon Primary School NE3 2SL 92

Hilton Primary School NE53RN 70

Montagu Primary School NE5 3HY 43

Mountfield Primary School NE3 3AT 76

Ravenswood Primary School NE6 5TU 91

South Benwell Primary School NE4 SHE 89

Stocksfield Avenue Primary School NE52DQ 81

Walkergate Primary School NE6 4SD 86

Thomas Walling Primary School NE5 3PL 70

Welbeck Primary School NE6 2QL 81

Westgate Hill Primary School NE4 6NY 70

West Walker Primary School NE6 3XB 85

Wharrier Street Primary School NE63EY 80

Wingrove Primary School NE4 9HP 58

Wyndham Primary School NE3 4QP 91

Kenton Bar Primary School NE3 3YF 77

Kingston Park Primary School NE3 2EL 79

Hotspur Primary School NE6 SPA 84

Moorside Community Primary School NE4 SAW 73

Christ Church C of E Primary School, Newcastle NE2 1XA 75

St. Anthony's C of E Primary School NE6 3SU 77

St. Charles' RC Primary School NE3 SHE 93

St. Oswald's RC Primary School NE3 5LE 94

St. Mark's RC Primary School NE5 4BT 78

St. George's RC Primary School NE156XX 78

St. Cuthbert's RC Primary School NE158JL 89

St. John Vianney RC Primary School NE51DN 93

St. Paul's C of E Primary School NE4 7JU 88

English Martyrs' RC Primary School NE5 2SA 85

Sacred Heart RC Primary School NE4 9XZ 97

St. Bede's RC Primary School NE157HS 76

St. Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School NE3 3QR 97

St. Catherine's RC Primary School NE21PS 72

St. Joseph's RC Primary School NE156JB 86

St. Lawrence's RC Primary School NE6 2JX 97

Our Lady and St. Anne's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School NE4 6EB 85

St. Michael's RC Primary School NE4 7RE 79

St. Teresa's Catholic Primary School NE6 5HN 94

St. Vincent's RC Primary School NE6 2TX 97

St. Alban's RC Primary School NE6 4HQ 86

Chapel Park Middle School NE5 1SH 0

Chapel House Middle School NE51EL 0

Throckley Middle School NE159DY 0

Gosforth Central Middle School NE31UN 0

Gosforth West Middle School NE3 1DY 0

Gosforth East Middle School NE3 5JT 0

Trinity School NE4 8XJ ⁽⁴⁵⁾—

Hadrian School NE156PX 77

Thomas Bewick School NE51DP ⁽⁴⁵⁾—

⁽⁴⁴⁾ No data was made available for those schools.
⁽⁴⁵⁾ Small schools with less than 11 pupils. In these cases results were not included.

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Name of school	Postcode	Mobility indicator (percentage)
Beech Hill Primary School	NE5 2LW	7
Atkinson Road Primary School	NE4 8XT	68
Throckley Primary School	NE159JN	⁽⁴⁴⁾—
Newburn Manor Primary School	NE158PY	⁽⁴⁴⁾—
Walbottle Village Primary School	NE158JL	⁽⁴⁴⁾—
West Denton Primary School	NE51DN	⁽⁴⁴⁾—
Knop Law First School	NE51LH	⁽⁴⁴⁾—
Milecastle Primary School	NE51LH	⁽⁴⁴⁾—
Cheviot Primary School	NE54EB	75
Waverley Primary School	NE157QZ	⁽⁴⁴⁾—
Simonside Primary School	NE54LG	76
Fame Primary School	NE54AP	100
Lemington Riverside Primary School	NE158RR	⁽⁴⁴⁾—
Westerhope Primary School	NE51NE
Byker Primary School	NE6 2AT	70
West Jesmond Primary School	NE2 3AJ	83
Benton Park Primary School	NE7 7SS	82
Hawthorn Primary School	NE4 6SB	52
Canning Street Primary School	NE4 SPA	63
Chillingham Road Primary School	NE6 5XL	72
Cragside Primary School	NE7 7EL	86
Delaval Community Primary School	NE156NR	72
Broadwood Primary School	NE157TB	67
Tyneview Primary School	NE6 3QP	72
North Fawdon Primary School	NE3 2SL	92
Hilton Primary School	NE53RN	70
Montagu Primary School	NE5 3HY	43
Mountfield Primary School	NE3 3AT	76
Ravenswood Primary School	NE6 5TU	91
South Benwell Primary School	NE4 SHE	89
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School	NE52DQ	81
Walkergate Primary School	NE6 4SD	86
Thomas Walling Primary School	NE5 3PL	70
Welbeck Primary School	NE6 2QL	81
Westgate Hill Primary School	NE4 6NY	70
West Walker Primary School	NE6 3XB	85
Wharrier Street Primary School	NE63EY	80
Wingrove Primary School	NE4 9HP	58
Wyndham Primary School	NE3 4QP	91
Kenton Bar Primary School	NE3 3YF	77
Kingston Park Primary School	NE3 2EL	79
Hotspur Primary School	NE6 SPA	84
Moorside Community Primary School	NE4 SAW	73
Christ Church C of E Primary School, Newcastle	NE2 1XA	75
St. Anthony's C of E Primary School	NE6 3SU	77
St. Charles' RC Primary School	NE3 SHE	93
St. Oswald's RC Primary School	NE3 5LE	94
St. Mark's RC Primary School	NE5 4BT	78
St. George's RC Primary School	NE156XX	78
St. Cuthbert's RC Primary School	NE158JL	89
St. John Vianney RC Primary School	NE51DN	93
St. Paul's C of E Primary School	NE4 7JU	88
English Martyrs' RC Primary School	NE5 2SA	85
Sacred Heart RC Primary School	NE4 9XZ	97
St. Bede's RC Primary School	NE157HS	76
St. Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School	NE3 3QR	97
St. Catherine's RC Primary School	NE21PS	72
St. Joseph's RC Primary School	NE156JB	86
St. Lawrence's RC Primary School	NE6 2JX	97
Our Lady and St. Anne's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School	NE4 6EB	85
St. Michael's RC Primary School	NE4 7RE	79
St. Teresa's Catholic Primary School	NE6 5HN	94
St. Vincent's RC Primary School	NE6 2TX	97
St. Alban's RC Primary School	NE6 4HQ	86
Chapel Park Middle School	NE5 1SH	0
Chapel House Middle School	NE51EL	0
Throckley Middle School	NE159DY	0
Gosforth Central Middle School	NE31UN	0
Gosforth West Middle School	NE3 1DY	0
Gosforth East Middle School	NE3 5JT	0
Trinity School	NE4 8XJ	⁽⁴⁵⁾—
Hadrian School	NE156PX	77
Thomas Bewick School	NE51DP	⁽⁴⁵⁾—

Pupils' English

Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what evidence the Pupil Level Annual Schools Census data provides of the capacity of pupils in primary schools to be taught through the medium of English. [204339]

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Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 13 December 2004]: Data collected via the Pupil Level Annual Schools Census (PLASC) does not provide the requested evidence.

PLASC does collect individual pupil records which include information on whether the pupils' first

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language is English. First language is defined as the language to which the child was initially exposed during early development.

PLASC does not collect data on the relative English language fluency of those pupils recorded as having a first language other than English.

National Curriculum Assessment and GCSE/GNVQ Attainment by Pupil Characteristics is now published by the DfES annually. This includes separate data on achievement by pupils whose first language is English and whose first language is other than English.

Qualifications

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many school pupils passed (a) four GCSEs and (b) one GNVQ in each year since 1994. [200441]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information requested is:
Number of 15-year-old pupils achieving⁽⁴⁷⁾

Number of 15-year-old pupils 4 GCSEs⁽⁴⁶⁾ 1 GNVQ⁽⁴⁶⁾ 4GCSEs and
1 GNVQ

2004 644,248 14,117 48,906 1,053

2003 622,122 11,971 81,587 1,328

2002 606,554 10,488 42,244 725

2001 603,318 9,904 20,094 363

2000 580,393 9,088 13,684 275

1999 580,972 9,375 10,747 181

1998 575,210 9,790 6,710 154

1997 586,766 9,988 — —

1996 594,035 10,367 — —

1995 578,197 10,422 — —

1994 532,273 10,321 — —

⁽⁴⁶⁾ The figures given are for pupils who achieved exactly four GCSEs—not four or more GCSEs. Similarly, for GNVQs, the figures refer to the number of pupils who achieved exactly 1 GNVQ.
⁽⁴⁷⁾ The information is derived from data collated for the Secondary School performance tables that are published annually.

	Number of 15-year-old pupils	4 GCSEs⁽⁴⁶⁾	1 GNVQ⁽⁴⁶⁾	4GCSEs and 1 GNVQ
2004	644,248	14,117	48,906	1,053
2003	622,122	11,971	81,587	1,328
2002	606,554	10,488	42,244	725
2001	603,318	9,904	20,094	363
2000	580,393	9,088	13,684	275
1999	580,972	9,375	10,747	181
1998	575,210	9,790	6,710	154
1997	586,766	9,988	—	—
1996	594,035	10,367	—	—
1995	578,197	10,422	—	—
1994	532,273	10,321	—	—

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the remit is of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's consultation on the proposed new framework for achievement; and how it differs from the remit of the Tomlinson Commission. [206154]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The remit of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's consultation on the proposed new framework for achievement is the reform of Vocational Qualifications and the establishment of a credit framework for adults in England by 2006.

The Working Group on 14–19 Reform, chaired by Mike Tomlinson, was remitted to make recommendations to strengthen the structure and content of full time vocational programmes; create appropriate assessment arrangements for this phase of education; ensure more young people remain in education and training beyond 16 and are better prepared for adult and working life.

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We will be considering the Report carefully. Our intention is to make positive and detailed proposals in the form of a White Paper in the new year. We will ensure that this is compatible with the framework for achievement proposals.

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