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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 constituencyNumber of pupils attending schools in Southend West constituency who reside outside of Southend-on-Sea LAPercentage of pupils attending schools in Southend West Constituency who reside outside of Southend-on-Sea LANumber of pupils residing within Southend West constituencyNumber of pupils residing within Southend West constituency who attend schools outside of Southend-on-Sea LAPercentage of pupils residing within Southend West constituency who attend schools outside of Southend-on-Sea LA
Primary(39)5,0641663.35,6811713.0
Secondary(40)5,7971,30622.54,80799220.6
Special(41)3216921.51211512.4
Total11,1821,54113.810,6091,17811.1


(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 2004–05. [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 2004–05 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)NumberPercentage(45)NumberPercentage(46)
England688,02064,94046,2407116,26035
London90,12012,6909,040711,40015
Inner London28,5604,1103,2207842013
202Camden2,140230120511010
201City of London(47)(47)(47)(47)(47)(47)
204Hackney1,660250200805023
205Hammersmith and Fulham1,36021019091103
309Haringey2,500250110452019
206Islington1,880220130593020
207Kensington and Chelsea80011090861010
208Lambeth1,870170150852012
209Lewisham2,500610480798016
316Newham4,0401,0109008912013
210Southwark2,130260210813015
211Tower Hamlets3,380160130833021
212Wandsworth2,40029021074208
213Westminster1,91035031088103
Outer London61,5608,5905,8206898017
301Barking and Dagenham2,460570350616016
302Barnet4,2708605706714024
303Bexley3,710500350719025
304Brent3,30028023083207
305Bromley4,09041018044209
306Croydon4,310380280746020
307Ealing3,200520400786015
308Enfield4,4001,1106505911017
203Greenwich3,350560350638023
310Harrow2,390230150662012
311Havering3,340610470778017
312Hillingdon3,960240140572013
313Hounslow3,470610300493010
314Kingston upon Thames1,960180150862012
315Merton1,93017090523029
317Redbridge4,080370360986016
318Richmond upon Thames1,650270200744021
319Sutton3,050340230683013
320Waltham Forest2,640400370914011


(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.


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