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Education Finance

Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average expenditure on education per pupil was in the (a) primary and (b) secondary sector in (i) Southend and (ii) Essex local education authority in each year since 1976. [64253]

Jacqui Smith: The following tables contain the information requested:
Education expenditure⁽¹⁵⁾ per pupil, 1992–93 to 2004–05, cash terms figures as reported by local authorities⁽¹⁶⁾ as at 11 April 2006 £ per pupil

	Essex local authority (pre local government reorganisation on 1 April 1998)(16)
	School based expenditure per pupil(17)			Combined local authority and school based expenditure per pupil(19)
	Primary	Pre-primary and primary	Secondary	Primary	Pre-primary and primary	Secondary
1992–93	n/a	1,480	2,340	n/a	1,590	2,700
1993–94	n/a	1,690	2,410	n/a	1,780	2,790
1994–95	n/a	1,740	2,320	n/a	1,850	2,880
1995–96	n/a	1,760	2,340	n/a	1,910	2,870
1996–97	n/a	1,790	2,470	n/a	1,950	3,080
1997–98(21)	n/a	1,740	2,580	n/a	1,910	3,260

 
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On the 1 April 1998 Essex local authority was reorganised and split into Essex, Southend and Thurrock local authorities. The unit costs for Essex and
 
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Southend local authorities are provided in the following table:
Essex local authority (post local government reorganisation)⁽¹⁶⁾ £ per pupil

	School based expenditure per pupil(17)(5509080018)			Combined local authority and school based expenditure per pupil(19)
	Primary	Pre-primary and primary	Secondary	Primary	Pre-primary and primary	Secondary
1998–99(21)	n/a	1,950	2,690	n/a	2,140	3,330
1999–2000(22)	1,970	1,970	2,730	2,110	2,180	2,950
2000–01	2,240	2,250	2,860	2,390	2,460	3,090
2001–02	2,460	2,480	3,190	2,600	2,730	3,430
2002–03	2,570	n/a	3,270	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003–04	2,750	n/a	3,560	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004–05(23)	2,900	n/a	3,780	n/a	n/a	n/a

Southend local authority⁽¹⁶⁾ £ per pupil

	School based expenditure per pupil(17)(5509080018)			Combined local authority and school based expenditure per pupil(19)
	Primary	Pre-primary and primary	Secondary	Primary	Pre-primary and primary	Secondary
1998–99(21)	n/a	1,870	2,580	n/a	2,000	3,210
1999–2000(22)	2,040	2,040	2,740	2,140	2,200	2,890
2000–01	2,220	2,230	2,980	2,320	2,410	3,150
2001–02	2,530	2,560	3,170	2,700	2,850	3,420
2002–03	2,590	n/a	3,370	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003–04	2,730	n/a	3,700	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004–05(23)	2,860	n/a	3,810	n/a	n/a	n/a

n/a=Figures are not available.
⁽¹⁵⁾ The expenditure data to 1998–99 are drawn from the annual 'RO1' spending returns which local authorities submitted to the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (now the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister). Figures for 1999–00 to 2001–02 are drawn from Section 52 (Table 3) Outturn statements which local authorities submitted to the DfES. Figures for 2002–03 onwards are taken from the recasted Section 52 (Table A) Outturn statements. The change in sources is shown by the blank rows.
⁽¹⁶⁾ Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) took place on the 1 April 1998. What was previously defined as Essex local authority pre LGR was split into Essex, Southend and Thurrock local authorities for the start of the 1998–99 financial year.
⁽¹⁷⁾ School based expenditure includes only expenditure incurred directly by local authority schools. This includes the pay of teachers and school-based support staff, school premises costs, books and equipment, and certain other supplies and services, less any capital items funded from recurrent spending and income from sales, fees and charges and rents and rates. This excludes the central cost of support services such as home to school transport, local authority administration and the financing of capital expenditure. The pupil data are drawn from the DfES Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
⁽¹⁸⁾ From 2002–03 the school based expenditure calculation is broadly similar to the calculation in previous years. However, 2001–02 and earlier years includes all premature retirement compensation (PRC) and Crombie payments, mandatory PRC payments and other indirect employee expenses, while from 2002–03 only the schools element of these categories is included. In 2001–02 this accounted for approximately £70 per pupil of the England total, while the schools element of these categories accounted for approximately £50 per pupil of the England total in 2002–03. Also, for some LAs, expenditure that had previously been attributed to the school sectors was reported within the LA part of the form from 2002–03 and would therefore be excluded, though this is not quantifiable from existing sources.
⁽¹⁹⁾ Combined local authority and school based expenditure includes all expenditure on the education of children in local authority maintained establishments and pupils educated by the authority other than in maintained establishments. This includes both school based expenditure and all elements of central LA expenditure except youth and community and capital expenditure from revenue (CERA). From 2002–03 onwards, certain elements of central local authority expenditure cannot be attributed to a particular phase of education and consequently a sector breakdown is no longer available. Pupil figures include all pre-primary pupils, including those under 5s funded by the authority and being educated in private settings (only available from 1999–00), pupils educated in maintained mainstream schools and any other local authority maintained pupils. All pupil numbers are adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
⁽²⁰⁾ Expenditure was not distinguished between the pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of Section 52 for financial year 1999–00.
⁽²¹⁾ Spending in 1997–98 reflects the transfer of monies from local government to central government for the nursery vouchers scheme. These were returned to local government from 1998–99.
⁽²²⁾ The expenditure data for 1999–00 onwards reflect the return of grant maintained schools to local authority maintenance.
⁽²³⁾ 2004–05 data is subject to change by the local authority.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.




 
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GCSEs

Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of pupils achieved (a) one or more A* to C, (b) five or more A* to C and (c) five or more A* to G grades at GCSE in (i) England, (ii) Somerset and (iii) Taunton constituency in each year since 1997. [64349]

 
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Jacqui Smith: The following table shows the percentage of pupils achieving one or more A* to G grades and one or more A* to C grades. Constituency level figures for pupils achieving one or more A* to C grades at GCSE can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
Percentage of 15-year-old pupils⁽²⁴⁾ achieving one or more GCSEs or equivalents⁽²⁵⁾ at the grades listed

	A*to G			A*to C
	England(26)	Somerset local authority(27)	Taunton constituency4, 5	England(26)	Somerset local authority(27)	Taunton constituency
1997	92.3	95.9	95.8	70.5	75.5	n/a
1998	93.4	96.7	97.2	71.4	77.1	n/a
1999	94.0	96.9	97.5	72.6	78.0	n/a
2000	94.4	96.8	96.6	73.6	79.0	n/a
2001	94.5	97.2	97.2	74.0	79.1	n/a
2002	94.6	97.3	98.6	75.2	79.0	n/a
2003	94.8	96.0	96.9	75.6	79.2	n/a
2004	95.9	96.0	95.8	75.8	71 .8	n/a
2005	96.4	96.9	97.1	77.5	71.6	n/a

⁽²⁴⁾ Aged 15 at the start of the academic year (i.e. 31 August).
⁽²⁵⁾ From 1997 includes GNVQ equivalences and from 2004 all other equivalences approved for use pre 16.
⁽²⁶⁾ England figures include all schools, including independent schools, hospital schools and PRUs.
⁽²⁷⁾ LA and constituency level figures only cover maintained schools.
⁽²⁸⁾ Pupils attending schools located in Taunton constituency.

The following table shows the percentage of pupils achieving five or more A* to G grades and five or more A* to C grades.
Percentage of 15-year-old pupils⁽²⁹⁾ achieving five or more GCSEs or equivalents⁽³⁰⁾ at the grades listed

	A*to G			A*to C
	England(31)	Somerset local authority(32)	Taunton constituency(32)(5509080033)	England(31)	Somerset local authority(32)	Taunton constituency(32)(5509080033)
1997	86.4	92.5	91.2	45.1	48.9	46.1
1998	87.5	92.3	89.7	46.3	51.2	49.4
1999	88.5	93.7	93.4	47.9	52.7	51.6
2000	88.9	93.4	91.8	49.2	55.3	55.0
2001	88.9	93.0	90.7	50.0	54.7	57.6
2002	88.9	92.7	94.1	51.6	54.8	58.8
2003	88.8	90.3	89.5	52.9	54.9	59.3
2004	88.8	90.1	89.2	53.7	56.4	58.3
2005	89.0	91.0	90.5	56.3	56.5	61.2

⁽²⁹⁾ Aged 15 at the start of the academic year (i.e. 31 August).
⁽³⁰⁾ From 1997 includes GNVQ equivalences and from 2004 all other equivalences approved for use pre 16.
⁽³¹⁾ England figures include all schools, including independent schools, hospital schools and PRUs.
⁽³²⁾ LA and constituency level figures only cover maintained schools.
⁽³³⁾ Pupils attending schools located in Taunton constituency.

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