House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 9 Feb 2005 (pt 12)

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Exclusions (Derbyshire)

Mr. McLoughlin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils have been permanently excluded from schools in (a) the West Derbyshire parliamentary constituency and (b) the county of Derbyshire in each year since 1997. [211936]

Derek Twigg: The available information is given in the table.

Exclusions data for 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 are known to have been under-reported by some schools in England. The Department carried out a checking

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exercise, but this was at LEA level only. As a result, this information is not available at parliamentary constituency level for the three most recent years.
Maintained primary, secondary and all special schools1, 2: Number and percentage of permanently excluded pupils

West Derbyshire
parliamentary constituency
Derbyshire LEA

Number Percentage⁽¹³⁾ Number Percentage⁽¹³⁾

1997–98 6 0.04 131 0.12

1998–99 4 0.03 97 0.08

1999–2000 6 0.04 91 0.08

2000–01 n/a n/a 130 0.11

2001–02 n/a n/a 141 0.12

2002–03 n/a n/a 125 0.11

n/a = Not available.
⁽¹¹⁾ Includes middle schools as deemed.
⁽¹²⁾ Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools.
⁽¹³⁾ The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of pupils, excluding dually registered pupils.
Source:
Annual Schools Census

	West Derbyshire parliamentary constituency	Derbyshire LEA
	Number	Percentage⁽¹³⁾	Number	Percentage⁽¹³⁾
1997–98	6	0.04	131	0.12
1998–99	4	0.03	97	0.08
1999–2000	6	0.04	91	0.08
2000–01	n/a	n/a	130	0.11
2001–02	n/a	n/a	141	0.12
2002–03	n/a	n/a	125	0.11

Illiteracy

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of adults in London she estimates were illiterate in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by local education authority. [214570]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Skills for Life Survey: A national needs and impact survey of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills" (DfES, October 2003) provides the latest estimates of literacy levels for England and London in particular. While it is not possible to provide estimates for each of the last five years, the survey does show literacy levels in individual London education authorities. These figures are detailed in Table 1.

The survey highlights that 5 per cent. of London respondents were classified at Entry Level 1, 2 per cent. at Entry Level 2 and 12 per cent. at Entry Level 3 for literacy (Entry level 3 or below compares to below GCSE grade G). The Entry Level 3 or below figure for England as a whole is 16 per cent. or 5.2 million people. A further 34 per cent. of respondents were at Level 1 (considered equivalent to GCSE grades D-G).

The survey maps skill levels to the National Standards for Adult Literacy and Numeracy. A copy of the survey report is on the DfES website: www.dfes.gov.uk
Table 1: Literacy levels across London drawn from the Skills for Life Survey

Literacy Total entry level
Level 1 skills
Level 2 skills

Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

Barking and Dagenham 19,340 19 47,690 47 33,800 34

Barnet 20,670 10 83,250 41 99,720 49

Bexley 8,695 6 71,530 52 57,550 42

Brent 34,400 19 62,360 35 82,950 46

Bromley 20,500 11 60,000 32 105,500 57

Camden 9,210 7 47,490 35 78,960 58

City of London 215 4 1,560 30 3,495 66

Croydon 27,500 13 96,410 45 90,290 42

Ealing 26,980 13 86,730 42 91,420 45

Enfield 26,500 15 75,510 43 74,310 42

Greenwich 22,380 16 61,070 44 54,950 40

Hackney 24,520 18 46,430 34 64,410 48

Hammersmith and Fulham 7,515 6 43,100 36 68,440 57

Haringey 26,620 18 49,230 33 73,470 49

Harrow 17,440 13 53,390 40 63,680 47

Havering 12,730 9 61,330 44 65,670 47

Hillingdon 22,870 15 55,600 36 76,080 49

Hounslow 21,400 15 58,430 41 63,380 44

Islington 9,395 8 48,720 40 64,290 53

Kensington and Chelsea 5,620 5 34,920 31 71,580 64

Kingston upon Thames 8,940 9 31,320 32 57,090 59

Lambeth 22,200 12 70,250 37 95,940 51

Lewisham 25,440 15 60,160 36 81,900 49

Merton 11,870 9 51,700 41 63,190 50

Newham 59,900 38 44,170 28 53,330 34

Redbridge 23,750 16 63,720 42 65,550 43

Richmond upon Thames 8,990 8 31,210 27 74,420 65

Southwark 30,740 19 57,010 35 77,500 47

Sutton 14,100 12 39,350 34 61,880 54

Tower Hamlets 24,240 18 48,300 37 58,680 45

Waltham Forest 22,690 16 66,510 46 55,920 39

Wandsworth 10,860 6 58,730 31 118,000 63

Westminster 12,290 10 41,060 32 75,440 59

LONDON 925,975 19 1,640,600 34 2,204,970 46

Source:
DfES, 2003.

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Literacy	Total entry level	Level 1 skills	Level 2 skills
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
Barking and Dagenham	19,340	19	47,690	47	33,800	34
Barnet	20,670	10	83,250	41	99,720	49
Bexley	8,695	6	71,530	52	57,550	42
Brent	34,400	19	62,360	35	82,950	46
Bromley	20,500	11	60,000	32	105,500	57
Camden	9,210	7	47,490	35	78,960	58
City of London	215	4	1,560	30	3,495	66
Croydon	27,500	13	96,410	45	90,290	42
Ealing	26,980	13	86,730	42	91,420	45
Enfield	26,500	15	75,510	43	74,310	42
Greenwich	22,380	16	61,070	44	54,950	40
Hackney	24,520	18	46,430	34	64,410	48
Hammersmith and Fulham	7,515	6	43,100	36	68,440	57
Haringey	26,620	18	49,230	33	73,470	49
Harrow	17,440	13	53,390	40	63,680	47
Havering	12,730	9	61,330	44	65,670	47
Hillingdon	22,870	15	55,600	36	76,080	49
Hounslow	21,400	15	58,430	41	63,380	44
Islington	9,395	8	48,720	40	64,290	53
Kensington and Chelsea	5,620	5	34,920	31	71,580	64
Kingston upon Thames	8,940	9	31,320	32	57,090	59
Lambeth	22,200	12	70,250	37	95,940	51
Lewisham	25,440	15	60,160	36	81,900	49
Merton	11,870	9	51,700	41	63,190	50
Newham	59,900	38	44,170	28	53,330	34
Redbridge	23,750	16	63,720	42	65,550	43
Richmond upon Thames	8,990	8	31,210	27	74,420	65
Southwark	30,740	19	57,010	35	77,500	47
Sutton	14,100	12	39,350	34	61,880	54
Tower Hamlets	24,240	18	48,300	37	58,680	45
Waltham Forest	22,690	16	66,510	46	55,920	39
Wandsworth	10,860	6	58,730	31	118,000	63
Westminster	12,290	10	41,060	32	75,440	59
LONDON	925,975	19	1,640,600	34	2,204,970	46

Baseline Assessment

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidelines she has issued to infant schools on baseline assessment; and if she will make a statement. [214851]

Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 8 February 2005]: Schools are not required to make a baseline assessment. The Foundation Stage Profile replaced baseline assessment in 2003. It is the statutory instrument for assessing children at the end of Reception Year against progress towards the Early Learning Goals within the Foundation Stage Curriculum. The Foundation Stage Profile Handbook gives practitioners guidance on completing the assessment. The QCA Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 Assessment and Reporting Arrangements give guidance to schools on meeting the statutory requirements.

Support for practitioners in carrying out the Profile judgments is provided by LEA Early Years Advisers and Primary National Strategy consultants.

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what baseline assessment the Government uses to evaluate school and student improvement at the end of Key Stage One. [214850]

Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 8 February 2005]: The Government does not use a baseline assessment to evaluate school or pupil improvement at the end of Key Stage One. Instead, we use teacher assessment supported by National Curriculum tests and tasks.

Literacy and Numeracy (North Durham)

Mr. Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the levels of literacy and numeracy among school-age children in North Durham were in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) the latest period for which figures are available. [214189]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The data requested is set out in the following tables:

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Key Stage 2—percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 plus

1997 2001 2004 Percentage point increase 1997–2004

English

Durham North Constituency⁽¹⁴⁾ 64 74 80 16

Durham LEA⁽¹⁵⁾ 62 75 77 15

National⁽¹⁶⁾ 63 75 78 15

Mathematics

Durham North Constituency⁽¹⁴⁾ 67 75 77 10

Durham LEA⁽¹⁵⁾ 65 74 76 11

National⁽¹⁶⁾ 61 71 74 13

⁽¹⁴⁾ Pupils attending schools in Durham North constituency.
⁽¹⁵⁾ The average for all maintained schools in the local education authority. This includes the results of small primary schools listed in the School and College Achievement and Attainment tables and the results of special schools.
⁽¹⁶⁾ The average for all schools in England (including independent schools).

Key Stage 3—percentage of pupils achieving Level 5 plus

1997 2001 2003⁽¹⁷⁾ Percentage point increase 1997–2003

English

Durham North Constituency⁽¹⁸⁾ 57 65 66 9

Durham LEA⁽¹⁹⁾ 52 64 66 14

National⁽²⁰⁾ 57 65 69 12

Mathematics

Durham North Constituency⁽¹⁸⁾ 58 65 67 9

Durham LEA⁽¹⁹⁾ 54 64 69 15

National⁽²⁰⁾ 60 66 71 11

⁽¹⁷⁾ 2003 is the latest year for which constituency level data is available at Key Stage 3.
⁽¹⁸⁾ Pupils attending schools in Durham North constituency.
⁽¹⁹⁾ The average for all maintained schools in the local education authority including special schools
⁽²⁰⁾ The average for all schools in England including independent schools. Participation by independent schools is voluntary and therefore these figures include data only from those independent schools who choose to make a return.

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	1997	2001	2004	Percentage point increase 1997–2004
English
Durham North Constituency⁽¹⁴⁾	64	74	80	16
Durham LEA⁽¹⁵⁾	62	75	77	15
National⁽¹⁶⁾	63	75	78	15

Mathematics
Durham North Constituency⁽¹⁴⁾	67	75	77	10
Durham LEA⁽¹⁵⁾	65	74	76	11
National⁽¹⁶⁾	61	71	74	13

	1997	2001	2003⁽¹⁷⁾	Percentage point increase 1997–2003
English
Durham North Constituency⁽¹⁸⁾	57	65	66	9
Durham LEA⁽¹⁹⁾	52	64	66	14
National⁽²⁰⁾	57	65	69	12

Mathematics
Durham North Constituency⁽¹⁸⁾	58	65	67	9
Durham LEA⁽¹⁹⁾	54	64	69	15
National⁽²⁰⁾	60	66	71	11

Further information by constituency, is provided within the Department's In Your Area" website available at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/inyourarea. Where information is not available at the constituency level it has been provided at local education authority level.

This website allows users to access key facts and local information about education and skills based on postcodes. The data available within the site offers comparisons between 1997 and the latest available year and covers five geographies. These are parliamentary constituency, ward, local authority district, local education authority, Government Office region. England figures are also provided.

The information available within the website is grouped in a number of broad categories including Literacy and Numeracy at age 11, Literacy and Numeracy at age 14, GCSE/GNVQ results, Pupils with Special Educational Needs, School Initiatives, School Workforce, School Funding and Resources, Children's Social Services, Early Years, Class Sizes, Post-16, Higher Education and Adult Education.

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