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School Performance Tables
Mr. Gibb:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) when it was decided to remove the schools performance tables for the years prior to 2001 from her Department's website; [64273]
(2) if she will restore the performance tables for the years prior to 2001 to her Department's website; [64274]
(3) for what reasons the schools' performance tables for the years prior to 2001 were removed from her Department's website. [64275]
Jacqui Smith:
It has not been possible to access the Achievement and Attainment Tables prior to 2001 from the Department's website because of a technical problem. In the interim anyone wishing to obtain the data can do so by contacting the Public Enquiry Unit. However, we expect the Tables prior to 2001 to be made available on the website again by mid May.
School Trusts
Paul Holmes:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether the liability for paying
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contractors will remain with the local education authority in cases where schools becoming trusts are part of private finance initiative schemes. [64254]
Jacqui Smith:
Yes. It is the local authority which signs the contract with the private sector PFI contractor and which therefore is liable for the payment of the unitary charge for the length of the contract. Schools will remain liable for the agreements they have made with the authority for contributing to the unitary charge. The governing body of each school included in a PFI contract must sign such an agreement before the PFI contract' can be signed. This commitment does not change if the school changes status.
Schools (Southend, West)
Mr. Amess:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children attending schools in Southend West constituency come from outside the borough; and how many children who live in Southend West constituency attend a school in another local authority area. [64366]
Jacqui Smith:
The information requested has been provided in the following table:
Movement of pupils(42) in Southend West constituency and Southend-on-Sea local authority
| Number of pupils attending schools in Southend West constituency | Number of pupils attending schools in Southend West constituency who reside outside of Southend-on-Sea LA | Percentage of pupils attending schools in Southend West Constituency who reside outside of Southend-on-Sea LA | Number of pupils residing within Southend West constituency | Number of pupils residing within Southend West constituency who attend schools outside of Southend-on-Sea LA | Percentage of pupils residing within Southend West constituency who attend schools outside of Southend-on-Sea LA
|
Primary(39) | 5,064 | 166 | 3.3 | 5,681 | 171 | 3.0
|
Secondary(40) | 5,797 | 1,306 | 22.5 | 4,807 | 992 | 20.6
|
Special(41) | 321 | 69 | 21.5 | 121 | 15 | 12.4
|
Total | 11,182 | 1,541 | 13.8 | 10,609 | 1,178 | 11.1
|
(39) Includes middle deemed primary
(40) Includes secondary and middle deemed secondary.
(41) Includes special and non-maintained special.
(42) Includes pupils aged 5 to 15 years, solely registered or main registration of dually registered pupils, excludes boarders
Source:
Annual Schools Census 2005
Secondary Transfer Appeals
Mr. Love:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of secondary transfer appeals were (a) lodged, (b) heard and (c) successful in (i) inner London, (ii) each outer London borough and (iii) England in 200405. [64088]
Jacqui Smith:
The latest available information on appeals lodged by parents against non-admission of their children to maintained Secondary schools is shown in the table. Information on appeals relating to 200405 will be available in June.
Appeals lodged by parents against non-admission of their children to maintained secondary schools 2003/04, by local education authority and Government Office Region in England
| | Secondary
|
| | | | Appeals heard
| Appeals decided in
parents' favour
|
| | Number of schools admissions(43) | Admission appeals lodged by parents(44) | Number | Percentage(45) | Number | Percentage(46)
|
| England | 688,020 | 64,940 | 46,240 | 71 | 16,260 | 35
|
| | | | | | |
|
| London | 90,120 | 12,690 | 9,040 | 71 | 1,400 | 15
|
| Inner London | 28,560 | 4,110 | 3,220 | 78 | 420 | 13
|
202 | Camden | 2,140 | 230 | 120 | 51 | 10 | 10
|
201 | City of London | (47) | (47) | (47) | (47) | (47) | (47)
|
204 | Hackney | 1,660 | 250 | 200 | 80 | 50 | 23
|
205 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,360 | 210 | 190 | 91 | 10 | 3
|
309 | Haringey | 2,500 | 250 | 110 | 45 | 20 | 19
|
206 | Islington | 1,880 | 220 | 130 | 59 | 30 | 20
|
207 | Kensington and Chelsea | 800 | 110 | 90 | 86 | 10 | 10
|
208 | Lambeth | 1,870 | 170 | 150 | 85 | 20 | 12
|
209 | Lewisham | 2,500 | 610 | 480 | 79 | 80 | 16
|
316 | Newham | 4,040 | 1,010 | 900 | 89 | 120 | 13
|
210 | Southwark | 2,130 | 260 | 210 | 81 | 30 | 15
|
211 | Tower Hamlets | 3,380 | 160 | 130 | 83 | 30 | 21
|
212 | Wandsworth | 2,400 | 290 | 210 | 74 | 20 | 8
|
213 | Westminster | 1,910 | 350 | 310 | 88 | 10 | 3
|
| | | | | | |
|
| Outer London | 61,560 | 8,590 | 5,820 | 68 | 980 | 17
|
301 | Barking and Dagenham | 2,460 | 570 | 350 | 61 | 60 | 16
|
302 | Barnet | 4,270 | 860 | 570 | 67 | 140 | 24
|
303 | Bexley | 3,710 | 500 | 350 | 71 | 90 | 25
|
304 | Brent | 3,300 | 280 | 230 | 83 | 20 | 7
|
305 | Bromley | 4,090 | 410 | 180 | 44 | 20 | 9
|
306 | Croydon | 4,310 | 380 | 280 | 74 | 60 | 20
|
307 | Ealing | 3,200 | 520 | 400 | 78 | 60 | 15
|
308 | Enfield | 4,400 | 1,110 | 650 | 59 | 110 | 17
|
203 | Greenwich | 3,350 | 560 | 350 | 63 | 80 | 23
|
310 | Harrow | 2,390 | 230 | 150 | 66 | 20 | 12
|
311 | Havering | 3,340 | 610 | 470 | 77 | 80 | 17
|
312 | Hillingdon | 3,960 | 240 | 140 | 57 | 20 | 13
|
313 | Hounslow | 3,470 | 610 | 300 | 49 | 30 | 10
|
314 | Kingston upon Thames | 1,960 | 180 | 150 | 86 | 20 | 12
|
315 | Merton | 1,930 | 170 | 90 | 52 | 30 | 29
|
317 | Redbridge | 4,080 | 370 | 360 | 98 | 60 | 16
|
318 | Richmond upon Thames | 1,650 | 270 | 200 | 74 | 40 | 21
|
319 | Sutton | 3,050 | 340 | 230 | 68 | 30 | 13
|
320 | Waltham Forest | 2,640 | 400 | 370 | 91 | 40 | 11
|
(43) Includes all pupils, irrespective of age, who joined a school at any time during September to January of the relevant academic year.
(44) Findings from a consultation indicate that the total number of appeals lodged by parents against non-admission of their children could be misleading. Some appeals are resolved before they reach a panel hearing (a place at an alternative school is accepted after an appeal has been lodged; the same parent can lodge appeals for more than one school but will not pursue them all). The number of appeals heard by an appeal panel is deemed to be the more reliable and critical indicator.
(45) Number of appeals heard by a panel expressed as a percentage of the number of appeals lodged by parents.
(46) Number of appeals decided in favour of the parents expressed as a percentage of the number of appeals heard by a panel.
(47) Not applicable. No schools of this type.
Note:
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between the sum of constituent items and totals as shown.
Source:
Annual Schools Census
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Student Plagiarism
Mr. Drew:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many cases of serious plagiarism by under-graduate and post-graduate students were reported in the latest academic year for which data are available, broken down by university; and how many students had their degree consequently (a) withheld and (b) withdrawn. [64929]
Bill Rammell:
This information is not held centrally. We recognise that plagiarism is a serious matter but higher education institutions as autonomous bodies are responsible for detecting plagiarism and determining what disciplinary action to take. The Quality Assurance Agency's Code of Practice and the Joint Information Systems Committee provide advice and guidance to institutions on dealing with this issue.