House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 Jun 2005 (pt 17)

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Private Schools

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many private schools there are in Coventry, South constituency. [6134]

Jacqui Smith: Provisional data as at January 2005 indicate that there are six independent schools in Coventry, South parliamentary constituency.

School Meals

David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assistance she expects the public sector will provide to the work of the School Meals Trust. [6564]

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Jacqui Smith: Both public and private sectors have welcomed our proposals to set up the School Food Trust (SFT). It will give independent support and advice to schools and parents to improve the standard of school meals, working with the food industry, caterers, nutritionists, food interest groups and the public sector. We have already announced financial support of £5 million per year for the SFT for the next three years. My Department will assist the SFT in establishing itself, will agree an annual business plan in relation to the grant it receives from DFES, and work closely with it to ensure that our respective work programmes are complementary.

Schoolchildren (Gloucestershire)

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in each school in Gloucestershire live in another local authority. [6816]

Jacqui Smith: The information requested at school level has been made available in the House of Commons Library. Summary information showing the home LEAs of pupils attending schools in Gloucestershire is provided in the following table.
Pupils attending schools in Gloucestershire residing outside of authority

Number
of pupils Percentage of pupils

Pupils attending schools
in Gloucestershire 86,043 100.0

Residing authority

Gloucestershire 82,807 96.2

City of Bristol 6 ⁽²⁷⁾—

Herefordshire 218 0.3

Monmouthshire 396 0.5

Newport 18 ⁽²⁷⁾—

North Somerset 5 ⁽²⁷⁾—

Oxfordshire 148 0.2

South Gloucestershire 726 0.8

Swindon 219 0.3

Unknown/not given 363 0.4

Warwickshire 334 0.4

Wiltshire 351 0.4

Worcestershire 443 0.5

Other LEAs 9 ⁽²⁷⁾—

Total residing outside of authority 3,236 3.8

⁽²⁷⁾ Denotes percentage of less than 0.05 per cent.
Source:
PLASC 2005 provisional data

	Number of pupils	Percentage of pupils
Pupils attending schools in Gloucestershire	86,043	100.0

Residing authority
Gloucestershire	82,807	96.2
City of Bristol	6	⁽²⁷⁾—
Herefordshire	218	0.3
Monmouthshire	396	0.5
Newport	18	⁽²⁷⁾—
North Somerset	5	⁽²⁷⁾—
Oxfordshire	148	0.2
South Gloucestershire	726	0.8
Swindon	219	0.3
Unknown/not given	363	0.4
Warwickshire	334	0.4
Wiltshire	351	0.4
Worcestershire	443	0.5
Other LEAs	9	⁽²⁷⁾—

Total residing outside of authority	3,236	3.8

Schools Provision (Lancashire)

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much funding is being made available for the expansion of schools provision in Lancashire. [6606]

Jacqui Smith: In 2005–06 recurrent funding through the schools formula spending share has increased in Lancashire by 7.0 per cent. per pupil and its total SFSS has risen to £555.1 million. The funding that individual schools receive is a matter for the local authority through its locally agreed funding formula.

As far as schools capital funding is concerned, £31.2 million has been allocated to Lancashire local

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authority and schools for the year 2005–06. Indicative allocations of £35.6 million and £37.2 million have been made for the years 2006–07 and 2007–08 respectively. These allocations will be utilised in accordance with the local authority and schools' asset management plans, taking account of changes in school population within the local authority area.

Special Needs/Schools

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many special needs

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(a) assistants and (b) teachers there were in London in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority. [6406]

Maria Eagle: Information on the number teachers employed solely as special needs teachers is not collected centrally.

Information on special needs teaching assistants in service is collected in January of each year. The following table provides the full-time equivalent number of special needs assistants in each London local education authority in each January since 1997.
Maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools, special schools⁽²⁸⁾ and pupil referral units: full-time equivalent number of special needs support staff

Position as at January each year

Each London local education authority 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 ⁽²⁹⁾2005

London 2,660 2,780 3,350 3,800 4,720 6,340 6,240 6,590 7,120

Inner London 990 1,020 1,220 1,390 1,820 2,370 2,250 2,380 2,480

Camden 90 90 80 80 90 160 150 170 200

City of London ⁽³⁰⁾— ⁽³⁰⁾— ⁽³⁰⁾— ⁽³⁰⁾— ⁽³⁰⁾— ⁽³⁰⁾— ⁽³⁰⁾— ⁽³⁰⁾— ⁽³⁰⁾—

Hackney 40 50 80 80 100 180 190 220 230

Hammersmith and Fulham 50 40 70 70 60 130 120 130 130

Haringey 50 40 30 30 80 150 210 230 250

Islington 80 60 70 80 90 190 130 110 70

Kensington and Chelsea 40 50 50 60 70 60 90 80 90

Lambeth 100 100 120 150 180 230 180 150 130

Lewisham 120 110 140 140 160 80 90 100 110

Newham 100 120 170 240 360 440 340 340 280

Southwark 140 160 170 200 260 240 250 260 290

Tower Hamlets 100 110 140 150 230 240 190 200 210

Wandsworth 50 70 70 70 90 180 210 260 370

Westminster 30 20 30 30 30 80 80 110 110

Outer London 1,670 1,760 2,140 2,420 2,900 3,970 3,990 4,210 4,640

Barking and Dagenham 140 130 140 140 150 200 240 260 210

Barnet 120 130 180 220 260 350 320 300 350

Bexley 90 100 130 150 170 220 240 240 240

Brent 50 70 110 110 110 140 140 190 200

Bromley 110 110 110 130 170 280 270 300 280

Croydon 110 120 170 190 250 220 220 210 210

Ealing 80 70 90 100 150 210 230 210 220

Enfield 70 70 90 110 130 230 230 220 280

Greenwich 90 110 120 160 190 360 310 330 410

Harrow 160 160 180 190 190 190 240 260 260

Havering 90 80 100 110 130 170 180 190 220

Hillingdon 140 150 170 180 210 190 200 220 240

Hounslow 50 60 70 100 110 150 160 180 190

Kingston upon Thames 30 30 40 50 50 110 110 160 180

Merton 80 90 110 120 140 140 160 180 210

Redbridge 60 80 80 120 150 310 280 270 360

Richmond upon Thames 40 40 40 50 60 70 80 100 110

Sutton 50 60 90 110 120 170 140 150 160

Waltham Forest 90 100 110 120 140 250 260 250 330

⁽²⁸⁾ Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools.
⁽²⁹⁾ Provisional
⁽³⁰⁾ Nil or less than 5.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
Annual School Census

	Position as at January each year
Each London local education authority	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	⁽²⁹⁾2005
London	2,660	2,780	3,350	3,800	4,720	6,340	6,240	6,590	7,120

Inner London	990	1,020	1,220	1,390	1,820	2,370	2,250	2,380	2,480
Camden	90	90	80	80	90	160	150	170	200
City of London	⁽³⁰⁾—	⁽³⁰⁾—	⁽³⁰⁾—	⁽³⁰⁾—	⁽³⁰⁾—	⁽³⁰⁾—	⁽³⁰⁾—	⁽³⁰⁾—	⁽³⁰⁾—
Hackney	40	50	80	80	100	180	190	220	230
Hammersmith and Fulham	50	40	70	70	60	130	120	130	130
Haringey	50	40	30	30	80	150	210	230	250
Islington	80	60	70	80	90	190	130	110	70
Kensington and Chelsea	40	50	50	60	70	60	90	80	90
Lambeth	100	100	120	150	180	230	180	150	130
Lewisham	120	110	140	140	160	80	90	100	110
Newham	100	120	170	240	360	440	340	340	280
Southwark	140	160	170	200	260	240	250	260	290
Tower Hamlets	100	110	140	150	230	240	190	200	210
Wandsworth	50	70	70	70	90	180	210	260	370
Westminster	30	20	30	30	30	80	80	110	110

Outer London	1,670	1,760	2,140	2,420	2,900	3,970	3,990	4,210	4,640
Barking and Dagenham	140	130	140	140	150	200	240	260	210
Barnet	120	130	180	220	260	350	320	300	350
Bexley	90	100	130	150	170	220	240	240	240
Brent	50	70	110	110	110	140	140	190	200
Bromley	110	110	110	130	170	280	270	300	280
Croydon	110	120	170	190	250	220	220	210	210
Ealing	80	70	90	100	150	210	230	210	220
Enfield	70	70	90	110	130	230	230	220	280
Greenwich	90	110	120	160	190	360	310	330	410
Harrow	160	160	180	190	190	190	240	260	260
Havering	90	80	100	110	130	170	180	190	220
Hillingdon	140	150	170	180	210	190	200	220	240
Hounslow	50	60	70	100	110	150	160	180	190
Kingston upon Thames	30	30	40	50	50	110	110	160	180
Merton	80	90	110	120	140	140	160	180	210
Redbridge	60	80	80	120	150	310	280	270	360
Richmond upon Thames	40	40	40	50	60	70	80	100	110
Sutton	50	60	90	110	120	170	140	150	160
Waltham Forest	90	100	110	120	140	250	260	250	330

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what form the Government's audit of special schools will take; and if she will make a statement. [5934]

Maria Eagle: The audit is being undertaken by the Special Needs Consultancy on behalf of the Department. The aims of the Audit are to:

Establish how local authorities meet the needs of the children in their authority with low incidence SEN.

Explore gaps in services, support and provision, and how these gaps can be/are being addressed.

Use the above to support and inform policy and practice development for regional and local planning and provision so that more pupils have their needs met locally.

Help develop thinking around regional centres of expertise.

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Identify local, regional and national centres of good practice and expertise, especially those with the potential for enhancing their role to provide advice and/or support to schools.

The audit is being conducted using findings from a piloting stage. Questionnaires have been issued to all local authorities. Responses are being received and followed up. Regional focus groups have been established and are now working to gather information and offer advice on specialist services, support and provision provided by local authorities and health as well as the non-maintained, private and voluntary sectors.

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