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Cross-border Tracking

Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what cross-border tracking of children in education takes place between English and Welsh local education authorities. [220231]

Mr. Stephen Twigg [holding answer 4 March 2005]: My Department has developed a secure data transfer site for schools and local education authorities, called 'School to School'. In co-operation with the Department for Training and Education in Wales, this facility has been available to Welsh schools and local education authorities since May 2004, thus enabling them to track cross-border movements of pupils. My Department does not itself track such movements.

Departmental Policies

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Coventry South constituency, the effects on the constituency of changes to her Department's policies since 1997. [219821]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The Coventry South constituency lies within Coventry local education authority. The most recent Key Stage 2 and GCSE and equivalents Achievement for pupils attending schools in Coventry South are given in the following tables.
 
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Key Stage 2 Achievements of 11-year-old pupils attending schools in the Coventry South constituency—Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above

	1997	2004	Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2004
Coventry South—English(6)	60	76	16
Coventry South—Maths(6)	59	70	11
National average—English(7)	63	78	15
National average—Maths(7)	61	74	13

⁽⁶⁾Pupils attending schools in Coventry South constituency.
⁽⁷⁾The average for all schools in England (including independent schools).



GCSE and equivalents⁽⁸⁾ Achievement of 15-year-old pupils⁽⁹⁾ attending schools in the Coventry South Constituency

Percentage of 15-year-olds gaining	1997	2004	Percentage point improvement 1997 to 2004
Coventry South—5 + A*-C	39.6	47.8	8.2
Coventry South—5 + A*-G	83.9	85.8	1.9
National average—5+ A*-C	45.1	53.7	8.6
National average—5+ A*-G	87.0	88.8	1.8

⁽⁸⁾For 2004 only results incorporate GCSEs, GNVQs and a wide range of other qualifications approved pre-16. Prior to 2004 results are based on GCSEs and GNVQs only.
⁽⁹⁾As standard the results reported relate to pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year, i.e. 31 August, and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year.

At national level, standards have improved across all key stages. The Primary and Key Stage 3 National Strategies, together with the measures we have taken to help schools in the toughest areas are continuing to deliver better results.

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 and 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.

Additional information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, my Department is investigating ways in which we can disseminate more
 
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information about the effects of our policies at a local level. The In Your Area website will be further developed over the coming months to include additional information about Adult Education, School Funding, School Initiatives, School Performance, School Workforce and Post 16.

Mr. Sheerman: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to Huddersfield constituency, the effects on Huddersfield of her Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997, with particular reference to (a) exam results, (b) university applications, (c) teaching staff numbers and (d) school funding. [216877]

Mr. Stephen Twigg: The Huddersfield constituency lies within Kirklees local education authority. The most recent Key Stage 2 and GCSE and equivalents achievement for pupils attending schools in Huddersfield are given in the following tables:

(a) Examination results:
Key Stage 2 achievements of 11-year-old pupils attending schools in the Huddersfield constituency

Percentage of pupils gaining level 4 and above	1997	2004	Percentage point improvement 1997–2004
Huddersfield—English(10)	51	68	17
Huddersfield—Maths(10)	51	66	15
National average—English(11)	63	78	15
National average—Maths(11)	61	74	13

⁽¹⁰⁾Pupils attending schools in Huddersfield constituency.
⁽¹¹⁾The average for all schools in England (including independent schools).



 
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GCSE and equivalents⁽¹²⁾ achievement of 15-year-old pupils⁽¹³⁾ attending schools in the Huddersfield constituency

Percentage of 15-year-olds gaining	1997	2004	Percentage point improvement 1997–2004
Huddersfield—5+ A*-C	33.5	40.5	7.0
Huddersfield—5+ A*-G	81.4	86.2	4.8
National average—5+ A*-C	45.1	53.7	8.6
National average—5+ A*-G	87.0	88.8	1.8

⁽¹²⁾For 2004 only results incorporate GCSEs, GNVQs and a wide range of other qualifications approved pre-16. Prior to 2004 results are based on GCSEs and GNVQs only.
⁽¹³⁾As standard the results reported relate to pupils aged 15 at the start of the academic year i.e. 31 August and therefore reaching the end of compulsory education at the end of the school year.

(b) University applications:

Applications are not held at constituency level. The available information is taken from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and covers 18 to 20-year-old applicants accepted through UCAS to full-time first degree and HND courses.
18 to 20-year-old applicants accepted through UCAS to full-time undergraduate courses at UK institutions

	1996/97	2003/04	Increase (percentage)
Kirklees LEA	1,368	1,754	28
National (England)	170,016	218,640	29

Source:
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)

(c) Teaching staff:
FTE⁽¹⁴⁾ of regular qualified teachers in primary and secondary schools in England⁽¹⁵⁾

	Primary			Secondary
	1997	2004	difference	1997	2004	difference
Huddersfield constituency(16)	350	340	-10	300	320	20
Kirklees LEA(17)	1,600	1,650	50	1,540	1,620	80
England(17)	190,000	195,100	5,100	189,430	211,000	21,570

⁽¹⁴⁾FTE—Full Time Equivalent is the total number of full-time teachers plus the equivalent number of part-time teachers based on the proportion of the full-time rate that they are employed.
⁽¹⁵⁾The position at January of each year, includes Middle Schools as deemed.
⁽¹⁶⁾Source : Annual School Census.
⁽¹⁷⁾Source: DfES 618G survey.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10




Number of teaching assistant⁽¹⁸⁾ in maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units in England⁽¹⁹⁾

	1997	2004	difference
Huddersfield constituency(20)	170	310	140
Kirklees LEA(21)	580	1,280	700
National(21)	60,600	133,400	72,800

⁽¹⁸⁾Teaching assistants includes nursery assistants, special needs support staff and minority ethnic pupil support staff.
⁽¹⁹⁾The position at January of each year.
⁽²⁰⁾Source: Annual School Census.
⁽²¹⁾Source: DfES 618G survey.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

(d) School funding:
Real terms⁽²²⁾ funding per pupil aged 3 to 19

			Change since 1997
	1997/98	2004/05	£ Real	Percentage Real
Kirklees LEA	2,770	3,790	1,020	37
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,770	3,750	990	36
National	2,900	3,850	950	33

⁽²²⁾Real terms figures are based on GDP deflators as at 30 June 2004 (2003–04 prices).
Notes:
1.2004–05 and 2003–04 figures are provisional as some grants have not yet been finalised/audited. Updates will be available in the autumn.
2.Figures reflect education Standard Spending Assessment/Education Formula Spending settlement (all sub-blocks) plus revenue grants in DfES departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to EFS pupils aged 3 to 19.
3.Figures exclude Education Maintenance Allowance and grants not allocated at LEA level and the pensions transfer to EFS and Learning and Skills Council for 2003–04 and 2004–05.
4.The pupil numbers used are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations plus PLASC 3yos maintained pupils, estimated 3 to 4-year-olds funded through state support in maintained and other educational institutions where these are not included in the SSA pupil numbers.
5.1997–98 figures for LEAs subject to local government reorganisation in that year have been estimated, pro-rata to their post LGR figures.
6.Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 so may not sum.




 
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At national level, standards have improved across all key stages. The Primary and Key Stage 3 National Strategies, together with the measures we have taken to help schools in the toughest areas are continuing to deliver better results.

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 and 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.

Additional information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, my Department is investigating ways in which we can disseminate more information about the effects of our policies at a local level. The In Your Area website will be further developed over the coming months to include additional information about Adult Education, School Funding, School Initiatives, School Performance, School Workforce and Post 16.

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