House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Feb 2005 (pt 72)

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Expenditure per Pupil

Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much central Government funding was spent on average per child in England in the latest period for which figures are available. [216045]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: My Department does not collect information on overall Government funding spent on children. However, the funding per pupil in England in year 2004–05 was £4,020.

Notes:

1. Price Base: Cash.

2. Figures reflect relevant sub-blocks of education EPS settlements and include the pensions transfer to EPS and LSC.

3. Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to pupils aged 3 to 19 and exclude EMAs and grants not allocated at LEA level.

4. The pupil numbers used to convert £ million figures to £ per pupil are those underlying the EPS settlement calculations.

5. Rounding: Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.

6. Status: 2004–05 figures are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited.

Mr. Swire: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding central government provided per head for each East Devon pupil in 2003; and how much is provided per pupil for 2005. [216046]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The information requested is produced according to local authority areas rather than districts within an area. The total funding per pupil aged 3–19 in Devon was £3,530. Figures for 2005–06 are not yet available. This figure includes funding via Education Formula Spending/Standard Spending Assessment and Grants. It includes the pensions transfer and is in cash terms. Education Formula Spending is part of the wider local government finance system and is supported by council tax as well as central Government grant.

Notes:

1. Price Base: Cash

2. Figures reflect relevant sub-blocks of education EFS settlements and include the pensions transfer to EFS and LSC.

3. Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DfES departmental expenditure limits relevant to pupils aged 3–19 and exclude EMAs and grants not allocated at LEA level.

4. The pupil numbers used to convert £ million figures to £ per pupil are those underlying the EFS settlement calculations.

5. Rounding: Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.

6. Status: 2003–04 figures are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited.

Failing Schools

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills by what criteria a school is judged to be a failing school. [216861]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: A school is judged to require special measures following an Ofsted inspection which concludes that it is failing to provide an acceptable standard of education for its pupils. The factors inspectors must consider in reaching a judgement that a school requires special measures are set out in the Ofsted Handbooks for Inspecting Schools" available on the Ofsted website.

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Faith-based Schools

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many private faith-based schools there were, broken down by faith, in each year between 1997 to 2004. [216686]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The figures in the following table show the number of independent faith based schools there were in each year from 1997 to 2003 based on schools inspection criteria.

Jewish Muslim Evangelical Christian

1997 53 54 53

1998 52 61 55

1999 53 65 63

2000 52 71 67

2001 55 73 68

2002 59 77 70

2003 56 75 76

	Jewish	Muslim	Evangelical Christian
1997	53	54	53
1998	52	61	55
1999	53	65	63
2000	52	71	67
2001	55	73	68
2002	59	77	70
2003	56	75	76

In 2004 we asked all independent schools for the first time to indicate their religious ethos, if any, and the results are given as follows:

Number

Buddhist 1

Church of England 284

Hindu 1

Jewish ⁽¹²⁴⁾37

Methodist 14

Muslim 111

Other Christian 355

Roman Catholic 122

Sikh 1

⁽¹²⁴⁾ We recognise 50 Jewish schools for inspection purposes

	Number
Buddhist	1
Church of England	284
Hindu	1
Jewish	⁽¹²⁴⁾37
Methodist	14
Muslim	111
Other Christian	355
Roman Catholic	122
Sikh	1

Free Nursery Places (Birmingham)

Mr. Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Birmingham have benefited from free nursery places since the policy was introduced, broken down by constituency. [214037]

Margaret Hodge: All four-year-olds in England have been entitled to a free part-time early education place since September 1998. All three-year-olds in England have been entitled to a free part-time early education place since April 2004.

The available information on the numbers of free part-time early education places taken up by three and four-year-olds in Birmingham local education authority area and parliamentary constituencies within Birmingham since 1997 is shown in the tables.

The latest figures on early education places for three and four-year-olds in England were published in Statistical First Release 39/2004 Provision for children under five years of age in England—January 2004 (final)", which is available on the Department's website www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/.

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Number of free nursery education places⁽¹²⁵⁾ taken up by three and four-year-old—Birmingham local education authority area—position in January each year

3-year-olds
4-year-olds

Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹²⁶⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total 3-year-olds Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹²⁷⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers Total 4-year-olds

1997 7,400 n/a 7,400 n/a n/a ⁽¹²⁸⁾12,500

1998 7,500 n/a 7,500 n/a n/a ⁽¹²⁹⁾13,300

1999 7,400 n/a 7,400 n/a n/a ⁽¹²⁸⁾14,200

2000 7,300 ⁽¹³⁰⁾3,300 10,600 n/a n/a ⁽¹²⁸⁾14,000

2001 7,200 ⁽¹³⁰⁾3,800 11,000 n/a n/a ⁽¹²⁹⁾14,000

2002 6,800 ⁽¹³⁰⁾4,500 11,300 12,600 ⁽¹²⁹⁾1,500 14,000

2003 6,700 ⁽¹³⁰⁾4,600 11,300 12,200 ⁽¹³¹⁾1,600 13,800

2004 6,700 ⁽¹²⁹⁾4,200 10,900 12,000 ⁽¹³¹⁾1,600 13,600

n/a = not available.
⁽¹²⁵⁾ Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 or 100 as appropriate.
⁽¹²⁶⁾ Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹²⁷⁾ Headcount of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹²⁸⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.
⁽¹²⁹⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹³⁰⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Nursery Education Grant data collection exercise.
⁽¹³¹⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.

Number of free nursery education places⁽¹³²⁾ taken up by three and four-year-olds by parliamentary constituency—Birmingham local education authority area—position in January 2004

3-year-olds
4-year-olds

Constituency Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹³³⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers⁽¹³⁴⁾ Total 3-year-olds Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹³⁵⁾ Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers⁽¹³⁶⁾ Total 4-year-olds

Birmingham, Edgbaston 310 620 940 670 330 1,000

Birmingham, Erdington 630 380 1,000 1,000 160 1,200

Birmingham, Hall Green 400 250 640 760 90 850

Birmingham, Hodge Hill 680 220 900 1,200 70 1,200

Birmingham, Ladywood 1,300 450 1,700 1.800 140 2.000

Birmingham, Northfield 420 350 770 850 110 960

Birmingham, Perry Barr 640 300 930 1.100 100 1.200

Birmingham, Selly Oak 460 330 780 830 100 930

Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath 1,200 540 1,700 2,000 210 2,200

Birmingham, Yardley 460 250 710 890 70 960

Sutton Coldfield 270 490 760 870 180 1.000

Birmingham (postcode unknown)⁽¹³⁷⁾ 0 50 50 0 ⁽¹³⁸⁾— ⁽¹³⁸⁾—

Birmingham LEA total 6,700 4,200 10,900 12,000 1,600 13.600

⁽¹³²⁾ Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 or 100 as appropriate.
⁽¹³³⁾ Headcount of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹³⁴⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged three at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹³⁵⁾ Headcount of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹³⁶⁾ Part-time equivalent number of children aged four at 31 December in the previous calendar year from the Early Years Census and the Annual Schools' Census.
⁽¹³⁷⁾ Matching providers to constituencies makes use of the provider postcode as returned in the Early Years Census data collection exercise.
⁽¹³⁸⁾ Negligible.

	3-year-olds	4-year-olds
	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹²⁶⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total 3-year-olds	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹²⁷⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers	Total 4-year-olds
1997	7,400	n/a	7,400	n/a	n/a	⁽¹²⁸⁾12,500
1998	7,500	n/a	7,500	n/a	n/a	⁽¹²⁹⁾13,300
1999	7,400	n/a	7,400	n/a	n/a	⁽¹²⁸⁾14,200
2000	7,300	⁽¹³⁰⁾3,300	10,600	n/a	n/a	⁽¹²⁸⁾14,000
2001	7,200	⁽¹³⁰⁾3,800	11,000	n/a	n/a	⁽¹²⁹⁾14,000
2002	6,800	⁽¹³⁰⁾4,500	11,300	12,600	⁽¹²⁹⁾1,500	14,000
2003	6,700	⁽¹³⁰⁾4,600	11,300	12,200	⁽¹³¹⁾1,600	13,800
2004	6,700	⁽¹²⁹⁾4,200	10,900	12,000	⁽¹³¹⁾1,600	13,600

	3-year-olds	4-year-olds
Constituency	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹³³⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers⁽¹³⁴⁾	Total 3-year-olds	Maintained nursery and primary schools⁽¹³⁵⁾	Other maintained and private, voluntary and independent providers⁽¹³⁶⁾	Total 4-year-olds
Birmingham, Edgbaston	310	620	940	670	330	1,000
Birmingham, Erdington	630	380	1,000	1,000	160	1,200
Birmingham, Hall Green	400	250	640	760	90	850
Birmingham, Hodge Hill	680	220	900	1,200	70	1,200
Birmingham, Ladywood	1,300	450	1,700	1.800	140	2.000
Birmingham, Northfield	420	350	770	850	110	960
Birmingham, Perry Barr	640	300	930	1.100	100	1.200
Birmingham, Selly Oak	460	330	780	830	100	930
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath	1,200	540	1,700	2,000	210	2,200
Birmingham, Yardley	460	250	710	890	70	960
Sutton Coldfield	270	490	760	870	180	1.000
Birmingham (postcode unknown)⁽¹³⁷⁾	0	50	50	0	⁽¹³⁸⁾—	⁽¹³⁸⁾—
Birmingham LEA total	6,700	4,200	10,900	12,000	1,600	13.600

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