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Independent Schools

Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of pupils aged under 11 years attended independent schools in England in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area. [32678]

Jacqui Smith: The requested information has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many independent schools taking pupils under the age of 11 years have opened in England in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area. [32679]

Jacqui Smith: The following table shows the number of independent schools, which in part or in full cater for pupils with an age range below 12, opening in each of the last five calendar years in England, by local authority. Independent special schools are included.
Local authority20012002200320042005(41)
Barnet32
Barnsley1
Bedfordshire111
Birmingham1223
Blackburn with Darwen2
Blackpool1
Bolton1
Bradford143
Brent2
Brighton and Hove1
Bristol City of21
Bromley1
Buckinghamshire11
Bury1
Cambridgeshire122
Cheshire1
Cornwall11
Coventry1
Croydon11
Cumbria1111
Derby11
Derbyshire1
Devon22
East Riding of Yorkshire111
East Sussex21
Enfield2
Essex11
Gloucestershire11
Hackney221
Halton1
Hammersmith and Fulham11
Hampshire121
Haringey1
Harrow1
Herefordshire11
Hertfordshire112
Hounslow211
Isle of Wight1
Islington11
Kensington and Chelsea132
Kent1522
Kingston upon Hull City of1
Kirklees1
Knowsley1
Lambeth11
Lancashire3114
Leeds1
Leicester212
Leicestershire11
Lewisham12
Lincolnshire112
Liverpool11
Luton2
Manchester31
Medway1
Merton11
Middlesbrough1
Milton Keynes11
Newham41
Norfolk23
North East Lincolnshire1
North Tyneside1
Northamptonshire1
Nottinghamshire11
Oxfordshire31
Peterborough1
Plymouth1
Redbridge11
Richmond upon Thames1
Rochdale11
Rotherham1
Sheffield1
Shropshire1
Slough1
Somerset13
Southwark1
Stockport1
Suffolk112
Surrey121
Sutton1
Tameside1
Telford and Wrekin1
Tower Hamlets1111
Trafford2
Walsall1
Waltham Forest12
Wandsworth121
Warrington1
Warwickshire1
West Berkshire1
West Sussex121
Westminster1
Wiltshire11
Wokingham1
Wolverhampton1
Total3423922459


(41)Includes those opening up until 28 November 2005.
Source:
The Department's Register of Independent Schools (EduBase).




 
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Investors in People

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools are (i) accredited as Investors in People and (ii) have been awarded a Charter Mark. [32912]

Jacqui Smith: On the basis of information provided by Investors in People UK (IIPUK) 7,511 out of 22,343 primary schools in the United Kingdom are recognised as Investors in People. Approximately 33.6 per cent. of all UK primary schools are recognised as Investors in People.
 
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2,632 out of 4,230 secondary schools in the United Kingdom are recognised as Investors in People. Approximately 62 per cent. of all UK secondary schools are recognised as Investors in People.

On the basis of information provided by the Cabinet Office 36 out of 22,343 primary schools in the United Kingdom have achieved the Charter Mark. Approximately 0.16 per cent. of all UK primary schools have achieved the Charter Mark.

56 out of 4,230 secondary schools in the United Kingdom have achieved the Charter Mark. Approximately 1.3 per cent.

Key Stage Grades

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what grade was necessary for a pupil to achieve a level 4 at key stage 2 in (a) reading, (b) writing, (c) mathematics and (d) science in each year since 1995. [29540]

Jacqui Smith: The marks required for a pupil to reach the level 4 threshold in each subject, tested at the end of Key Stage 2, is decided each year by a process, known as level-setting, designed to ensure that the level 4 standard is the same as the previous year's. The level thresholds are published each year on the QCA website. The exact number of marks varies from year to year according to the difficulty of the subject papers. The national curriculum tests have evolved over the years to reflect the curriculum, for example in 1998 mental maths was included in the key stage maths test.

The following table shows the marks required for a pupil to be awarded a level 4 at Key Stage 2.
English overallReadingWritingMathScience
1995(42)n/a(43)n/a(43)n/a3137
199657(43)n/a(43)n/a4145
19975221314041
1998512031(44)5242
19994817315242
20004918315043
20015019314939
20024918314940
20034419(45)254540
20044118234839
20054217254842


(42)In 1995 the overall level was not calculated using a single level threshold. Writing and reading were combined in a two-way table (see following table) to provide an overall level.
(43)In 1996 there were no separate mark allocations for reading and writing, therefore the level threshold was set for English overall.
(44)In 1998, a mental mathematics element was introduced into the mathematics test. This increased the total number of marks available and therefore the level thresholds were intentionally raised in 1998.
(45)In 2003, the model of English writing assessment was changed in order to normalise the distribution. The old model meant that most pupils achieved high marks, which was felt to be an inappropriate way of discriminating between levels. The new model of assessment means that the majority of the pupils are around the middle of the mark range. In order to maintain standards between the two models, the thresholds were intentionally lowered in 2003.





 
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Total mark forReading task score
writing0–12–1011–2728–4647–5859–63
0–3Level 1Level 1Level 2Level 2Level 3Level 3
4–8Level 1Level 2Level 2Level 3Level 3Level 4
9–14Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 3Level 4Level 4
15–19Level 2Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 4Level 5
20–25Level 2Level 3Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 5
26–30Level 3Level 3Level 4Level 4Level 5Level 6
31–33Level 3Level 4Level 4Level 5Level 5Level 6


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