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| 1997 | 2006 | |||||
| Number of day pupils( 3) | Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals | Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals | Number of day pupils( 4) | Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals | Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals | |
| (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Excludes non-maintained special schools. (3) Includes pupils with sole and dual registration. Excludes boarders. (4) Includes pupils with sole and dual registration. Includes boarders. (5) National figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census | ||||||
Further Education: Finance
Stephen Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost was of learner support funds for 16 to 18-year-olds in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and what the cost is expected to be in 2007-08. [131577]
Jim Knight: This is a matter for the Learning and Skills Council, who operate learner support schemes for 16 to 19-year-olds on behalf of the DfES and hold information on the costs involved in the schemes. Mark Haysom, the Council’s chief executive, has written to the hon. Member with the information requested and a copy of his reply has been placed in the House Library.
Letter from Mark Haysom, dated 23 June 2007:
I am writing in response to your recent Parliamentary Question that asked, “What the cost was of Learner Support Funds for 16 to 18 year olds in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07; and what the cost is expected to be in 2007-08”.
The amount of Discretionary Learner Support Fund used to support students aged 16-18 (16-18 Hardship, School Sixth Forms Hardship and 16-18 Residential Bursaries) is as follows:
2005-06 £40.6m (Actual Spend; 2005-06 Annual Accounts)
2006-07 £23.8m (Provisional Outturn)
The over all Discretionary Learner Support Fund budget is available to support learners in both the 16-18 and 19 and over age groups. There is a high degree of flexibility in the budget and we are at an early stage in the year. We would not anticipate establishing the expected spend on discretionary LSF for learners aged 16-18 in 2007-08 until after the start of the academic year 2007/08.
I hope that you find that this information answers your question.
GCSE: Languages
Mr. Love: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students in Edmonton have taken GCSEs in modern languages in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [139797]
Jim Knight: The information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
GCSE: Standards
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of pupils in maintained mainstream schools did not achieve (a) five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics, (b) five A* to G grades at GCSE, (c) any grade above a D at GCSE and (d) any GCSEs in the last school year, broken down by (i) gender (ii) ethnicity and (iii) receipt of free school meals. [133241]
Jim Knight: Information about the achievement of five grades A* to C at GCSE including English and maths pupils and the achievement of any qualifications by gender, ethnicity and eligibility for free school meals is available in the Library. It is also available at:
The other information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in how many maintained mainstream schools less than (a) 50 per cent., (b) 30 per cent., (c) 25 per cent. and (d) 10 per cent. of pupils achieved five A* to C grades at GCSE including English, maths and science at GCSE in the last school year for which figures are available. [133245]
Jim Knight: The information can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, figures for all maintained schools can be found in the House of Commons Library in the reply to PQ 133245.
Information on the achievements of pupils in schools can be found in the achievement and attainment tables and published statistics which are available in the Library, and on the Department’s website at http://www.dfes .gov.uk/performancetables/ and http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000702/index.shtml
General Certificate of Secondary Education
Mr. Willetts:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of pupils
achieved five or more GCSE passes at GCSE including (a) English and mathematics, (b) English, mathematics and science and (c) English, mathematics, science and a foreign language, broken down by (i) local authority, (ii) parliamentary constituency and (iii) local government ward. [134794]
Jim Knight: Information at local authority level is available in the Library. It is also published on the Department’s website at
Information for parliamentary constituencies and wards can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were entered for each (a) GCSE and (b) GNVQ subject in each academy in each of the last two years; and what grades were achieved in each category. [141946]
Jim Knight: In 2006, 3,539 pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 attended academies in England, an increase of 1,481 since 2005. The following table shows the GCSE attempts and achievements of pupils in academies in 2006 by subject.
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