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Schools Access Initiative

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which schools in the Southend West constituency received funding from the Schools Access Initiative in (a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03, (c) 2003–04 and (d) 2004–05. [14263]

Beverley Hughes: This information is not collected centrally. Overall funding under the School Access Initiative amounted to £320 million over the years 2001–02 to 2004–05. Funds were made available to local education authorities to distribute to schools in their
 
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area in the light of local priorities. Southend on Sea local authority received £1,074,679 over this period from the Schools Access Initiative.

Science Graduates

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of science qualified graduates that (a) left the UK and (b) entered the UK as foreign nationals to take-up employment in the last year for which figures are available. [8699]

Bill Rammell: The latest information on the numbers of newly qualified science graduates leaving the UK to take up overseas employment, is shown in the table. Information on the numbers of foreign graduates entering the UK to take up employment is not held centrally.
Employment rates of UK domiciled full-time first degree science(68)graduates UK HE Institutions—2003/04

NumberPercentage
Total graduates(69)181,870
Of whom:
Employed in UK110,74597.2
Employed overseas3,0802.7
Other(70)1400.1
Total employed113,965100.0


(68)Covers graduates in Physical and Biological Sciences. The figures refer to the employment situation of graduates six months after graduation.
(69)Includes only those graduates who responded to the survey. The response rate for these surveys is just over 80 per cent.; the graduate figures in the table therefore exclude those who did not respond to the survey.
(70)Covers those students who did not provide details of the location of their employment.
Note:
Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.
Source:
Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey (DLHE), conducted by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).





 
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Secondary Schools (Wellingborough)

Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether provision is being made to build a new secondary school in the Wellingborough constituency; and if she will make a statement. [14088]

Beverley Hughes: Capital allocations for schools are made on a local authority basis, and local authorities decide priorities on where new building should take place. So, whilst capital funding is provided to the
 
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Northamptonshire local authority, currently £53.5 million over the next two years, no specific allocations are made to Wellingborough beyond the devolved formula capital provided directly to schools.

Northamptonshire's secondary schools are due to be refurbished or rebuilt as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme over the next six to fourteen years.

Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils there have been in each year group in each of the secondary schools in the Wellingborough constituency in each year since 1997. [14091]

Beverley Hughes: Information on pupils by National Curriculum Year Group was collected for the first time in 2003. The information provided in the table is pupils by age.
Maintained secondary schools: pupils by age as at previous 31 August. 1997 to 2005(71).Position in January each year—Wellingborough parliamentary constituency

Pupils aged:
101112131415
January 1997
John Lea School0043194983
Wollaston School0194190194185175
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0181181180177169
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0135120144135142
Weavers School0223186198214202
Sir Christopher Hatton School0177165151132160
Wrenn School0214218213212198
January 1998
John Lea School00026041
Wollaston School0216195187197178
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0181177180182178
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0162139122144127
Weavers School0238224190203195
Sir Christopher Hatton School0174177162153128
Wrenn School0225216216217209
January 1999
Wollaston School0231212189193185
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0178181175180181
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0129161135118140
Weavers School0233233224203193
Sir Christopher Hatton School0173173174161143
Wrenn School0217221219221212
January 2000
Wollaston School0223227213184188
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0181186178180180
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0165132166127104
Weavers School0245225238221194
Sir Christopher Hatton School2204170169166155
Wrenn School0251214223220215
January 2001
Wollaston School1234221225213184
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0185181180178177
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0157173136161124
Weavers School0191242225240216
Sir Christopher Hatton School1207208166165163
Wrenn School0250256217219220
January 2002
Wollaston School0239237223220214
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0180185183176173
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0172162172135158
Weavers School0198189245217238
Sir Christopher Hatton School0207209206165164
Wrenn School0252242250217217
January 2003
Wollaston School0238237244220219
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0175178181180173
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0181180169178133
Weavers School0175201182235221
Sir Christopher Hatton School0208205209205164
Wrenn School0262251243251217
January 2004
Wollaston School0243240232237218
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0190179180179178
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0212179184169175
Weavers School0254174194185222
Sir Christopher Hatton School0210207207209199
Wrenn School0255257249240251
January 2005(71)
Wollaston School0240244236231235
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College0202186179176170
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing0167212185183168
Weavers School0188253185193177
Sir Christopher Hatton School0203205206207206
Wrenn School0246258254246239

 
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16171819Total
January 1997
John Lea School6100201
Wollaston School9484401,120
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College9055601,039
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing501910746
Weavers School8756001,166
Sir Christopher Hatton School495110886
Wrenn School8962401,210
January 1998
John Lea School300070
Wollaston School80671601,136
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College8765401,054
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing483110774
Weavers School9859101,208
Sir Christopher Hatton School534510893
Wrenn School10372101,259
January 1999
Wollaston School7356311,143
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College8061601,042
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing572740771
Weavers School8773201,248
Sir Christopher Hatton School414010906
Wrenn School9578601,269
January 2000
Wollaston School8750701,179
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College8356601,050
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing323281767
Weavers School5565001,243
Sir Christopher Hatton School433610946
Wrenn School86671001,286
January 2001
Wollaston School7970501,232
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College8364201,050
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing401520808
Weavers School7044401,232
Sir Christopher Hatton School5736101,004
Wrenn School10167301,333
January 2002
Wollaston School7266501,276
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College7759211,036
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing521800869
Weavers School4641101,175
Sir Christopher Hatton School5357101,062
Wrenn School8479101,342
January 2003
Wollaston School9363401,318
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College8659211,035
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing542000915
Weavers School4738101,100
Sir Christopher Hatton School6842411,106
Wrenn School11174501,414
January 2004
Wollaston School8968301,330
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College6461411,036
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing452510990
Weavers School5633001,118
Sir Christopher Hatton School6262421,162
Wrenn School9873411,428
January 2005(71)
Wollaston School9777501,365
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College7637501,031
The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing472510988
Weavers School7727301,103
Sir Christopher Hatton School7356311,160
Wrenn School10570211,421


(71) Provisional.
Source:
Annual Schools Census.





 
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Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many secondary schools there have been in the Wellingborough constituency in each year since 1997; and how many pupil places there were in each school in each year. [14092]


 
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Beverley Hughes: The information requested is shown in the table.
Maintained secondary schools: school capacity: Wellingborough parliamentary constituency

School capacity(72)
19971998199920002001200220032004
John Lea School6816872—2—2—2—2—2—
Wollaston School9269671,1061,1301,222(74)1,3041,382
The Ferrers Specialist Arts College1,0561,0511,0321,0321,008(74)1,0481,051
The Rushden Community College Specialising in
Mathematics and Computing
1,2031,2071,1791,1791,182(74)1,2031,174
Weavers School1,2081,1351,1611,1611,128(74)1,3311,429
Sir Christopher Hatton School850857871871871(74)1,1811,194
Wrenn School1,2781,3071,2831,5721,318(74)1,5311,504


(72)From 1997 to 2001 capacity figures were calculated using the more open enrolment formula. From 2003 the capacity figures are calculated using net capacity measure.
(73)Not applicable. School closed July 1998.
(74)Not available. The Surplus Places Survey was not carried out in 2002.
Source:
Surplus Places Survey




Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in the Wellingborough constituency have been left for any period of time without a secondary school place since 1997; and what the (a) average and (b) maximum length of time is for which such children have been left without a secondary school place. [14093]

Beverley Hughes: The Department does not collect this information centrally. Each local authority has a statutory duty to ensure that every child of compulsory school age in their area has access to education. The local authority should take appropriate measures to ensure that there are sufficient school places available.

Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the estimated number of children of secondary school age in the Wellingborough constituency is in each of the next 20 years. [14094]

Beverley Hughes: The information requested is not available, as population projections are not available for parliamentary constituencies, except where they coincide with local authority boundaries. The area covered by Wellingborough local authority is different from the parliamentary constituency.


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