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Surplus places in secondary schools in the new constituency of Chelmsford in 2006
Ward School n ame Surplus p laces

Great Baddow West

Great Baddow High

0

Marconi

King Edward VI Grammar School

55

Moulsham Lodge

Moulsham High School

0

Patching Hall

Chelmsford County High

0

Patching Hall

St. John Payne Catholic Comp School

99

St. Andrews

St. Peters College

332

The Lawns

The Boswells School

0

Waterhouse Farm

Hylands School

0

Total

486


Schools: Finance

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what progress has been made towards the target set in the 2006 Budget to bring state school funding per pupil up to the private school level; and if he will make a statement; [149113]

(2) by what date he expects to reach the target of raising spending on pupils in English state schools to the equivalent level in the private education sector; and if he will make a statement. [149143]

Jim Knight: Total funding per pupil in the maintained sector was £4,800 in 2005-08, compared with our estimate of £8,000 per pupil in the independent sector. As set out in Budget 2006, the Government aim—over time, and adjusting for inflation—to increase levels of funding to that level.
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The comprehensive spending review settlement for education announced in Budget 2007 allows the Government to take a significant further step towards this ambition—with total per pupil revenue and capital funding rising from under £2,500 in 1997-98 to £5,550 in 2007-08 and £6,600 in 2010-11. Progress over future spending reviews will depend on the Government’s fiscal position; demographic change; and progress by schools in continuing to deliver improvements in results and wider support for parents and pupils.

Schools: Fire Prevention

Dr. Gibson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans he has to install sprinklers in existing and new-build primary and secondary schools. [150408]

Jim Knight: Our policy is that all new primary and secondary schools will have fire sprinklers installed. The decision should be taken based on a risk analysis. There may be a few cases where new schools are at a low risk of fire and that sprinklers would not represent good value for money. The risk analysis and cost- benefit analysis tools we have recently published to help clients decide whether or not to install sprinkler systems in schools can also be used to determine whether or not an existing school should have sprinklers fitted, as part of a major refurbishment project.

Schools: Further Education

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what plans he has to increase the number of schools with post-16 provision; and if he will make a statement. [149885]

Jim Knight: In the 14-19 education and skills implementation plan published in December 2005, we set out our plans to create 50,000 additional 16-19 school, college and work based learning places by September 2007. We will ensure that in every area, young people have access to high quality post-16 learning opportunities in schools, colleges and work-based learning.

We believe in encouraging successful and popular schools to develop sixth form provision. We have
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introduced the ‘sixth form presumption’ that sixth form proposals will be approved from high performing specialist schools that are awarded a vocational specialism, Over three years, we anticipate that this will enable around 60 schools to add new post-16 provision. thirteen schools successfully applied to open sixth form provision in 2006/07 through this route, and a further 27 are eligible to do in 2007/08.

Additional school sixth forms will also be created to meet local need as a result of other proposals from local authorities and schools, through the Academies programme, through local Building Schools for the Future capital investment strategies and as a result of 16-19 competitions (which are run by the Learning and Skills Council where there is a need for substantial new post-16 provision that is not met through an academy or a ‘presumption’ proposal). In parallel, we have also introduced the ‘FE presumption’ which encourages high performing colleges to expand to provide additional places for 16 to 19-year-olds.

Schools: Manpower

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) teachers, (b) pupils, (c) teaching assistants and (d) support staff there were in English (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each year since 1996-97, broken down by each local authority area; and if he will make a statement. [149140]

Jim Knight: Information for all the years requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

The following tables provide the full-time equivalent number of teachers, pupils, teaching assistants and support staff in local authority maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools for each local authority in England, January 1997 and 2006, the latest information available.

Pupil numbers by local authority and phase are published as national statistics each year and this information for 2006 is available on the Departments website at the following URL:

Local authority figures for 2007 are likely to be available on 27 September.


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F ull - time equivalent support staff( 1) in local authority maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools , January 1997 and 2006 , b y local authority area and government office region in England
1997 2006
Teaching assistants( 2) Support staff( 3) Teaching assistants( 2) Support staff( 3)
Nursery/ primary Secondary Nursery/ primary Secondary Nursery/ primary Secondary Nursery/ primary Secondary

England

41,870

7,820

75,740

42,480

99,040

33,490

154,370

104,210

North E ast

2,180

190

3,200

1,730

4,300

1,480

6,860

5,220

Gateshead

150

230

90

340

50

470

290

Newcastle upon Tyne

210

10

320

180

360

160

670

550

North Tyneside

160

230

150

250

90

420

460

South Tyneside

130

180

70

280

100

350

300

Sunderland

300

30

420

190

570

140

820

600

Hartlepool

70

10

110

80

180

80

370

240

Middlesbrough

140

20

220

130

330

70

490

250

Redcar and Cleveland

100

10

180

110

220

90

430

340

Stockton-on-Tees

160

10

250

130

240

100

520

370

Former Durham

520

30

760

310

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Darlington

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

200

40

300

160

Durham (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

770

170

1320

830

Northumberland

220

60

300

290

560

380

700

840

North West

6,340

630

9,680

5,100

14,380

4,300

20,500

13,700

Cumbria

460

80

640

430

900

260

1,230

990

Former Cheshire

810

130

1,130

850

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Cheshire (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,140

360

1,530

1,280

Halton

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

200

70

290

250

Warrington

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

430

130

550

380

Bolton

300

40

410

210

690

240

960

660

Bury

200

30

260

120

440

120

520

320

Manchester

530

30

710

290

1,320

330

1,670

880

Oldham

300

20

420

210

610

140

850

580

Rochdale

200

20

300

160

580

180

810

500

Salford

330

20

500

130

460

140

690

380

Stockport

280

20

520

180

570

120

790

450

Tameside

220

10

300

130

420

130

730

400

Trafford

130

20

210

160

250

100

440

380

Wigan

210

30

340

220

610

180

880

590

Former Lancashire

1,280

90

2,050

910

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lancashire (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2,560

710

3,520

2,080

Blackburn with Darwen

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

440

120

620

370

Blackpool

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

290

90

470

280

Knowsley

140

280

130

250

110

510

370

Liverpool

290

30

630

350

710

240

1,320

880

St. Helens

190

10

270

140

410

110

570

360

Sefton

270

40

410

270

510

180

790

600

Wirral

210

20

320

220

590

230

790

720

Yorkshire a nd t he Humber

5,150

1,560

8,680

4,830

11,300

4,030

17,240

11,840

Kingston Upon Hull, City of

250

70

490

180

510

240

930

660

East Riding of Yorkshire

230

60

420

260

630

250

1,020

740

North East Lincolnshire

160

50

280

150

380

210

600

470

North Lincolnshire

130

30

240

130

370

160

530

370

North Yorkshire

300

70

600

460

1,180

380

1,500

1,140

York

90

10

160

110

330

100

410

290

Barnsley

230

90

400

230

450

150

730

480

Doncaster

350

90

610

330

520

200

940

710

Rotherham

180

40

340

210

560

210

870

730

Sheffield

410

40

670

330

1,080

330

1,530

1,080

Bradford

640

440

1,080

830

1,220

520

2,280

1,410

Calderdale

260

70

410

230

620

160

800

500

Kirklees

400

110

680

370

1,050

270

1,450

840

Leeds

1,130

280

1,660

730

1,640

640

2,530

1,780

Wakefield

380

100

640

280

760

210

1,110

640

East Midlands

3,600

700

6,100

3,770

8,650

3,250

12,570

9,640

Former Derbyshire

850

160

1,280

840

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Derbyshire (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,490

510

1,920

1,520

Derby

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

630

180

780

530

Former Leicestershire

650

130

1,480

860

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Leicestershire (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,140

460

1,750

1,550

Leicester

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

690

240

1,120

720

Rutland

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

80

30

110

80

Lincolnshire

560

130

910

600

1,490

570

1,870

1,590

Northamptonshire

510

160

1,000

710

1,040

580

2,190

1,580

Former Nottinghamshire

1,020

130

1,420

770

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Nottinghamshire (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,340

480

1,850

1,560

Nottingham

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

750

190

980

520

West Midlands

5,070

700

8,190

4,370

11,360

3,510

17,030

11,350

Former Hereford and Worcester

340

130

720

540

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Herefordshire

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

260

100

470

280

Worcestershire

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

850

490

1,320

1,190

Former Shropshire

320

100

580

420

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Shropshire (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

470

180

770

540

Telford and Wrekin

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

440

90

550

320

Former Staffordshire

880

140

1,540

810

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Staffordshire (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,260

470

2,070

1,590

Stoke-on-Trent

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

600

130

910

560

Warwickshire

330

70

680

430

1,040

340

1,350

1,010

Birmingham

1,430

160

1,900

880

3,120

660

4,080

2,190

Coventry

270

20

580

290

460

190

1,020

710

Dudley

280

10

400

210

830

240

1,020

640

Sandwell

380

10

530

200

650

190

1,150

680

Solihull

220

20

330

170

410

110

590

450

Walsall

290

30

510

230

550

190

970

630

Wolverhampton

310

20

420

210

410

140

770

580

East o f England

3,900

1,050

8,410

5,580

11,400

3,900

17,280

12,300

Former Cambridgeshire

750

320

1,350

860

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Cambridgeshire (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,140

510

1,710

1,130

Peterborough

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

630

290

780

650

Norfolk

530

80

1,130

600

1,880

460

2,550

1,440

Suffolk

260

130

720

650

870

540

1,610

1,560

Former Bedfordshire

500

130

840

710

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Bedfordshire (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

750

360

1,050

1,110

Luton

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

620

150

910

530

Former Essex

1,140

270

2,670

1,730

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Essex (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2,680

840

4,120

2,940

Southend-on-Sea

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

480

80

650

400

Thurrock

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

420

120

650

330

Hertfordshire

730

120

1,700

1,030

1,920

560

3,250

2,210

London

5,980

510

11,600

5,090

16,010

3,850

24,950

12,800

Inner London

2,660

130

4,980

1,650

7,120

1,320

10,990

4,320

Camden

130

30

260

170

460

90

620

320

City of London

10

10

10

Hackney

170

350

80

590

60

830

240

Hammersmith and Fulham

150

240

70

310

40

470

200

Haringey

280

440

110

670

130

880

410

Islington

200

330

90

450

70

620

240

Kensington and Chelsea

120

210

60

230

10

350

120

Lambeth

220

480

110

570

80

940

270

Lewisham

200

20

410

160

490

120

850

370

Newham

220

30

430

230

710

230

1,620

670

Southwark

290

20

540

140

840

110

1,230

340

Tower Hamlets

310

10

590

180

1030

220

1,270

580

Wandsworth

230

10

460

130

480

80

810

290

Westminster

130

230

110

280

80

480

270

Outer London

3,320

370

6,620

3,440

8,880

2,520

13,960

8,480

Barking and Dagenham

230

20

360

130

390

80

550

310

Barnet

230

10

480

280

800

160

1,030

550

Bexley

130

40

270

190

340

160

660

540

Brent

190

10

330

180

510

120

790

460

Bromley

140

10

280

260

340

170

650

610

Croydon

310

20

610

190

690

140

1,100

490

Ealing

260

10

450

140

420

110

710

390

Enfield

180

10

420

230

840

170

1,120

650

Greenwich

240

20

420

150

560

210

910

500

Harrow

200

30

390

140

400

100

730

300

Havering

110

30

330

220

430

160

670

500

Hillingdon

190

50

410

250

510

150

970

520

Hounslow

200

20

350

210

450

140

600

520

Kingston upon Thames

90

180

100

240

60

400

230

Merton

150

20

290

100

340

90

540

260

Redbridge

110

30

290

230

650

170

860

570

Richmond upon Thames

70

10

170

100

260

60

360

210

Sutton

120

10

230

150

220

130

480

420

Waltham Forest

190

20

350

180

480

140

830

460

South East

6,340

1,660

12,930

7,430

13,450

5,560

23,970

16,860

Former Berkshire

630

150

1,240

740

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Bracknell Forest

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

120

50

300

190

Windsor and Maidenhead

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

170

120

360

330

West Berkshire

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

260

140

500

440

Reading

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

140

50

410

210

Slough

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

370

80

580

290

Wokingham

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

250

100

450

340

Former Buckinghamshire

410

90

990

660

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Buckinghamshire (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

660

250

1,380

920

Milton Keynes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

370

180

850

570

Former East Sussex

450

90

1,000

560

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

East Sussex (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

690

440

1,380

1,140

Brighton and Hove

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

270

110

590

400

Former Hampshire

1,680

420

3,160

1,530

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Hampshire (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2,060

700

3,360

2,150

Portsmouth

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

400

150

620

390

Southampton

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

420

150

650

440

Isle of Wight

100

50

180

190

150

210

350

450

Former Kent

1,500

440

2,670

1,680

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Kent (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

2,810

1,100

4,440

3,300

Medway

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

570

250

940

690

Oxfordshire

450

190

900

640

850

590

1,700

1,400

Surrey

810

140

1,680

760

1,760

510

2,960

1,630

West Sussex

310

100

1,110

670

1,100

390

2,160

1,580

South West

3,310

830

6,960

4,590

8,210

3,600

13,970

10,500

Isles of Scilly

10

Bath and North East Somerset

130

20

210

160

120

80

400

380

Bristol, City of

520

50

710

270

790

130

1,130

510

North Somerset

150

20

240

170

270

100

430

370

South Gloucestershire

220

20

360

200

460

110

620

420

Cornwall

540

200

970

560

950

570

1,650

1,220

Former Devon

520

120

1,420

980

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Devon (post 1.4.98)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1,590

590

2,060

1,510

Plymouth

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

510

230

810

710

Torbay

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

160

100

400

340

Former Dorset

230

110

710

600

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Dorset (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

760

410

1,000

950

Poole

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

320

80

410

250

Bournemouth

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

320

90

420

280

Gloucestershire

320

40

600

460

550

350

1,350

1,140

Somerset

380

120

870

590

820

410

1,530

1,210

Former Wiltshire

310

130

870

600

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Wiltshire (post 1.4.97)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

420

230

1,160

840

Swindon

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

180

130

570

370

n/a = Not applicable.
“—“ = Nil or negligible
(1) Includes both full-time and the full-time equivalent of part-time support staff.
(2) Includes nursery nurses, nursery assistants, literacy and numeracy support staff and any non-teaching staff regularly employed to support in the classroom expect from special needs and minority ethnic pupils support staff.
(3) Includes teaching assistants.
Note:
Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
School Census

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