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Arson
Sir Michael Spicer:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many arson attacks there were on schools in England in 2004. [7355]
Jacqui Smith:
The most recent data published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is for the year ending 30 September 2004. In that year there were a total of 688 reported deliberate fires in schools in England.
Behaviour Improvement Programme
Mr. Hoban:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the Government are spending in 2005–06 on behaviour and attendance-related activities and projects. [7705]
Jacqui Smith:
Schools and local authorities use their core funding to varying degrees to support behaviour and attendance, but the amounts spent on these
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activities are not separately identified. In addition to these sums, the Government make available specific funding—through the Standards Fund or through direct grant support, earmarked for behaviour and attendance related activities. In the 2005–06 financial year, this funding is expected to amount to about £310 million through the Behaviour Improvement Programme, the Learning Mentor and Learning Support Unit strands of Excellence in Cities, and the Behaviour and Attendance strands of the Primary and Secondary National Strategies.
Class Sizes
Mr. Maude:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average class size in (a) primary and junior schools and (b) secondary schools in (i) West Sussex, (ii) Kent, (iii) Durham, (iv)the East Riding of Yorkshire and (v) each English county was in each of the last eight years. [7915]
Jacqui Smith:
The information requested is shown in the table.
Maintained primary and secondary schools(20): average class size(21)Position as at January each year: 1998 to 2005 (provisional)—by each English county local education authority and East Riding of Yorkshire local education authority
| Classes taught by one teacher
|
|---|
| 1998
| 1999
| 2000
| 2001
|
|---|
| Primary(22) | Secondary | Primary(22) | Secondary | Primary(22) | Secondary | Primary(22) | Secondary
|
|---|
| West Sussex | 27.0 | 21.6 | 27.2 | 21.4 | 27.3 | 21.8 | 26.9 | 22.2
|
| Kent(23) | 28.2 | 20.4 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Kent(24) | — | — | 28.1 | 20.8 | 27.7 | 21.0 | 27.4 | 21.3
|
| Durham | 28.1 | 22.3 | 27.2 | 22.6 | 26.6 | 22.0 | 26.1 | 22.2
|
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 28.7 | 21.6 | 28.3 | 22.1 | 27.4 | 22.0 | 27.3 | 21.8
|
| Bedfordshire | 27.0 | 22.4 | 26.7 | 22.3 | 26.1 | 22.6 | 25.2 | 22.5
|
| Buckinghamshire | 28.1 | 21.0 | 27.8 | 21.6 | 26.6 | 22.2 | 26.4 | 21.6
|
| Cambridgeshire(23) | 28.5 | 22.0 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Cambridgeshire(24) | — | — | 28.7 | 22.8 | 28.0 | 23.3 | 27.5 | 23.5
|
| Cheshire(23) | 27.2 | 21.4 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Cheshire(24) | — | — | 27.4 | 21.3 | 26.8 | 21.0 | 26.3 | 21.0
|
| Cornwall | 27.6 | 22.4 | 27.9 | 22.3 | 27.3 | 22.6 | 26.5 | 22.6
|
| Cumbria | 26.2 | 21.1 | 25.8 | 21.0 | 25.2 | 21.3 | 25.0 | 21.1
|
| Derbyshire | 29.5 | 22.2 | 28.2 | 22.4 | 28.3 | 22.5 | 27.3 | 22.2
|
| Devon(23) | 28.0 | 21.7 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Devon(24) | — | — | 26.7 | 22.0 | 26.5 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 22.5
|
| Dorset | 27.5 | 22.5 | 27.0 | 22.0 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 26.1 | 22.8
|
| East Sussex | 28.3 | 21.4 | 28.7 | 22.1 | 28.2 | 22.1 | 28.2 | 22.3
|
| Essex(23) | 27.6 | 21.7 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Essex(24) | — | — | 27.7 | 21.6 | 27.4 | 22.0 | 26.9 | 21.9
|
| Gloucestershire | 27.5 | 21.7 | 27.5 | 21.2 | 27.3 | 21.4 | 26.3 | 21.4
|
| Hampshire | 28.3 | 22.4 | 28.2 | 22.7 | 28.0 | 22.9 | 27.5 | 22.9
|
| Hertfordshire | 27.2 | 20.2 | 27.1 | 20.6 | 27.1 | 20.8 | 26.9 | 21.0
|
| Lancashire(23) | 28.9 | 22.5 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Lancashire(24) | — | — | 28.2 | 22.4 | 27.7 | 22.7 | 27.3 | 22.6
|
| Leicestershire | 26.9 | 22.3 | 26.7 | 22.4 | 26.7 | 22.8 | 26.3 | 23.2
|
| Lincolnshire | 27.0 | 20.3 | 27.3 | 20.6 | 27.3 | 21.2 | 26.6 | 21.4
|
| Norfolk | 26.4 | 20.2 | 25.9 | 20.4 | 25.9 | 21.0 | 25.4 | 21.2
|
| North Yorkshire | 26.8 | 21.0 | 26.6 | 21.2 | 25.8 | 21.1 | 25.3 | 21.1
|
| Northamptonshire | 27.3 | 21.4 | 27.3 | 21.5 | 26.8 | 21.6 | 25.9 | 21.5
|
| Northumberland | 27.3 | 23.0 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 25.4 | 22.6 | 24.9 | 22.4
|
| Nottinghamshire(23) | 28.8 | 21.7 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Nottinghamshire(24) | — | — | 28.4 | 21.8 | 27.8 | 22.0 | 27.2 | 22.0
|
| Oxfordshire | 27.5 | 22.0 | 27.1 | 22.1 | 26.8 | 22.6 | 25.9 | 22.4
|
| Shropshire(23) | 27.3 | 22.0 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Shropshire(24) | — | — | 26.9 | 21.6 | 26.0 | 21.6 | 25.3 | 22.2
|
| Somerset | 27.8 | 23.9 | 27.9 | 23.9 | 27.6 | 23.6 | 26.9 | 23.9
|
| Staffordshire | 27.4 | 22.3 | 26.7 | 22.3 | 26.6 | 22.4 | 25.9 | 21.9
|
| Suffolk | 25.0 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 21.1 | 24.7 | 21.4
|
| Surrey | 26.7 | 21.6 | 26.9 | 22.2 | 27.0 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 22.5
|
| Warwickshire | 28.5 | 21.9 | 27.6 | 21.7 | 27.5 | 21.7 | 26.7 | 22.0
|
| Wiltshire | 27.2 | 21.3 | 27.3 | 22.0 | 26.7 | 21.9 | 26.3 | 21.7
|
| Hereford and Worcester(23) | 26.7 | 22.1 | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Worcestershire(24) | — | — | 27.0 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 22.2 | 26.2 | 22.0
|
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| 2002
| 2003
| 2004
| 2005 (provisional)
|
|---|
| Primary(22) | Secondary | Primary(22) | Secondary | Primary(22) | Secondary | Primary(22) | Secondary
|
|---|
| West Sussex | 26.1 | 22.0 | 26.1 | 22.1 | 26.4 | 22.0 | 26.5 | 22.1
|
| Kent(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Kent(24) | 27.2 | 21.0 | 27.0 | 21.1 | 26.9 | 21.1 | 26.6 | 21.0
|
| Durham | 25.3 | 21.9 | 25.1 | 21.6 | 25.1 | 21.8 | 25.0 | 21.7
|
| East Riding of Yorkshire | 26.6 | 22.2 | 26.4 | 22.2 | 26.3 | 21.6 | 26.0 | 21.9
|
| Bedfordshire | 24.6 | 22.2 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 24.4 | 22.0 | 24.6 | 22.2
|
| Buckinghamshire | 25.5 | 22.1 | 25.7 | 21.8 | 25.6 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 21.5
|
| Cambridgeshire(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Cambridgeshire(24) | 27.1 | 23.0 | 27.1 | 22.8 | 27.1 | 23.1 | 26.9 | 23.1
|
| Cheshire(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Cheshire(24) | 25.6 | 21.2 | 25.8 | 21.1 | 25.8 | 21.3 | 25.7 | 21.2
|
| Cornwall | 26.3 | 22.4 | 26.0 | 22.4 | 26.2 | 22.3 | 26.1 | 22.4
|
| Cumbria | 24.5 | 20.7 | 24.5 | 20.8 | 24.7 | 20.7 | 24.6 | 21.2
|
| Derbyshire | 27.0 | 22.3 | 26.9 | 21.9 | 27.0 | 22.1 | 26.7 | 22.0
|
| Devon(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Devon(24) | 25.4 | 22.2 | 25.7 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 22.2 | 25.8 | 21.8
|
| Dorset | 25.4 | 22.7 | 25.5 | 22.0 | 25.2 | 22.0 | 25.4 | 22.0
|
| East Sussex | 27.6 | 21.9 | 27.5 | 21.8 | 27.5 | 21.9 | 27.6 | 21.8
|
| Essex(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Essex(24) | 26.5 | 21.9 | 26.6 | 21.8 | 26.7 | 21.9 | 26.6 | 22.0
|
| Gloucestershire | 25.4 | 21.9 | 25.3 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 21.4 | 26.0 | 20.7
|
| Hampshire | 27.1 | 22.9 | 27.2 | 22.8 | 27.2 | 22.7 | 27.2 | 22.8
|
| Hertfordshire | 26.9 | 20.9 | 26.6 | 20.9 | 26.6 | 20.8 | 26.6 | 20.8
|
| Lancashire(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Lancashire(24) | 26.7 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 22.5 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 26.3 | 22.2
|
| Leicestershire | 25.9 | 22.7 | 26.4 | 22.5 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 22.4
|
| Lincolnshire | 26.0 | 21.3 | 26.1 | 21.4 | 26.2 | 21.5 | 26.3 | 21.3
|
| Norfolk | 25.1 | 20.7 | 25.1 | 21.0 | 25.5 | 20.9 | 25.8 | 21.5
|
| North Yorkshire | 24.6 | 20.6 | 24.5 | 20.6 | 24.4 | 20.8 | 24.5 | 20.5
|
| Northamptonshire | 25.5 | 21.8 | 25.7 | 21.9 | 25.9 | 21.4 | 25.9 | 21.4
|
| Northumberland | 24.5 | 22.6 | 24.7 | 22.4 | 25.0 | 22.1 | 24.5 | 22.0
|
| Nottinghamshire(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Nottinghamshire(24) | 26.8 | 21.5 | 26.9 | 21.5 | 26.7 | 21.5 | 26.7 | 21.2
|
| Oxfordshire | 25.1 | 22.1 | 24.9 | 22.0 | 25.2 | 21.5 | 25.5 | 21.3
|
| Shropshire(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Shropshire(24) | 25.6 | 22.3 | 25.6 | 22.0 | 25.9 | 22.2 | 26.6 | 21.8
|
| Somerset | 26.0 | 23.5 | 26.2 | 23.5 | 26,1 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 23.3
|
| Staffordshire | 25.2 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 21.8 | 25.9 | 21.7 | 26.0 | 21.5
|
| Suffolk | 24.6 | 21.3 | 24.5 | 21.4 | 24.5 | 21.8 | 24.6 | 21.8
|
| Surrey | 26.4 | 22.0 | 26.3 | 22.1 | 26.3 | 22.3 | 26.7 | 22.5
|
| Warwickshire | 26.4 | 22.0 | 26.3 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 21.7 | 26.0 | 21.5
|
| Wiltshire | 26.1 | 21.9 | 25.8 | 22.2 | 25.9 | 21.8 | 25.8 | 21.6
|
| Hereford and Worcester(23) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
|
| Worcestershire(24) | 25.8 | 22.4 | 25.6 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 22.2 | 25.7 | 21.8
|
(20)Includes middle schools as deemed.
(21)Classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.
(22)Includes junior schools.
(23)Before Local Government Reorganisation.
(24)After Local Government Reorganisation.
Source:
Annual Schools' Census
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