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Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will abolish the right of appeal to local education authorities in respect of pupils who have been permanently excluded from school; how many permanent exclusions were overturned on appeal in each year since 1996-97; and if he will make a statement. [154530]
Jim Knight:
We have no plans to abolish independent exclusion appeal panels. We back head teachers' authority where pupils' behaviour warrants exclusion and have made it clear that, in cases where pupils are very disruptive or violent, appeal panels should not normally overturn head teachers' decisions. But we believe it is right that, in a matter as important as permanent exclusion from school, parents should have
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a right of appeal. Without that right there would be more court cases, with increased costs to all concerned. The information on the number of appeals determined in favour of the parent/pupil since 1996-97 is set out in the following table.
| | Number of appeals heard | Number of appeals determined in favour of the parent/pupil |
|
1996-97
|
1,130
|
230
|
|
1997-98
|
1,010
|
200
|
|
1998-99
|
960
|
220
|
|
1999-2000
|
860
|
320
|
|
2000-01
|
980
|
310
|
|
2001-02
|
1,060
|
260
|
|
2002-03
|
990
|
210
|
|
2003-04
|
1,050
|
220
|
|
2004-05
|
1,030
|
220
|
|
2005-06
|
980
|
240
|
Source:
School Exclusion Appeals Survey
|
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Pupils: Per Capita Costs
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which 20 secondary schools in England had the (a) most and (b) least funding per pupil in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [150836]
Jim Knight:
The requested information for 2007-08 is shown in the following tables. Local authorities are responsible for determining the funding of the schools in their area through the local funding formula, in consultation with the Schools Forum. There are also a number of factors which can influence the per pupil funding of a school, including whether the school is about to open or close, its size and age-range. For this reason, additional contextual information has been included.
| (a) The 20 secondary schools with highest revenue funding 2007-08 allocated via budget share plus grants per pupil |
| Local authority name | School name | DfES number | Total budget share plus grants allocated to school (£) | Open/closed indicator | Age range | January 2007 pupil count (FTE registered pupils) as reported on S52 |
|
Bristol City of
|
Redland Green
|
4802
|
30,470
|
New provision opened 1 September 2006
|
16 to 19
|
14
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
Yavneh College
|
4802
|
10,880
|
New opened 1 September 2006
|
11 to 18
|
93
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
Sir John Cass Foundation and Redcoat Church of England Secondary School
|
4722
|
9,290
|
Open
|
11 to 18
|
869
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
Mulberry School for Girls
|
4242
|
8,980
|
Open
|
11 to 18
|
1,050
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate Girls School
|
4726
|
8,910
|
Open
|
11 to 18
|
728
|
|
Somerset
|
Brymore School
|
5401
|
8,480
|
Open
|
13 to 17
|
183
|
|
Hillingdon
|
Ruislip High School
|
4023
|
8,460
|
New provision opened 1 September 2006
|
11 to 18
|
150
|
|
Lancashire
|
Hornby High School
|
4170
|
8,450
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
174
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
George Green’s School
|
4505
|
0,350
|
Open
|
11 to 19
|
1,012
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
Raine’s Foundation School
|
5400
|
8,330
|
Open|
|
11 to 18
|
730
|
|
Brent
|
Cardinal Hinsley Mathematics and Computing College
|
5407
|
8,310
|
Open
|
11 to 19
|
465
|
|
Lancashire
|
Skerton Community High School
|
4005
|
8,200
|
Open
|
11 to 10
|
255
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
Central Foundation Girls’ School
|
4507
|
7,860
|
Open
|
11 to 18
|
1,158
|
|
Hackney
|
The Skinners’ Company’s School for Girls
|
4686
|
7,560
|
Open but proposed to close 31 August 2010
|
11 to 18
|
720
|
|
Lancashire
|
City of Preston High School
|
4004
|
7,390
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
418
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
St Paul’s Way Community School
|
4277
|
7,330
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
999
|
|
Hackney
|
Hackney Free and Parochial Church of England Secondary School Specialist Sports College
|
4697
|
7,290
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
715
|
|
Stockton-on-Tees
|
Bishopsgarth School
|
4106
|
7,260
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
484
|
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|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
Hurlingham and Chelsea Secondary School
|
4319
|
7,260
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
546
|
|
Plymouth
|
Parkside Community Technology College
|
4193
|
7,250
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
196
|
| (b) The 20 secondary schools with lowest revenue funding 2007-08 allocated via budget share plus grants per pupil |
| Local authority name | School name | Df ES Number | Total budget share plus grants allocated to school (£) | Open/Closed Indicator | Age Range | January 2007 Pupil Count (FTE registered pupils) as reported on S52 |
|
Leicestershire
|
Brockington College
|
4506
|
3,340
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
792
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Lutterworth High School
|
4015
|
3,360
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
729
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Thomas Estley Community College
|
4057
|
3,370
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
732
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Kibworth High School and Community Centre
|
4055
|
3,400
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
7oa
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Brookvale High School
|
4051
|
3,400
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
673
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Welland Park Community College
|
4017
|
3,430
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
680
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Humphrey Perkins High School
|
4000
|
3,440
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
15
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
Soham Village College
|
5415
|
3,440
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
1,337
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Ivanhoe College
|
4028
|
3,470
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
881
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
Swavesey Village College
|
4007
|
3,480
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
1,174
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
The Cottesloe School
|
5407
|
3,490
|
Open
|
11 to 18
|
1,100
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
John Colet School
|
4044
|
3,500
|
Open
|
11 to 18
|
1,018
|
|
Hampshire
|
Brookfield Community School and Language College
|
4136
|
3,500
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
1,754
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Hastings High School
|
4020
|
3,520
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
522
|
|
Hampshire
|
Thomden School
|
4175
|
3,530
|
Open
|
11 to 10
|
1,383
|
|
Derbyshire
|
John Port School
|
5405
|
3,540
|
Open
|
11 to 18
|
2,032
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
Linton Village College
|
5416
|
3,540
|
Open
|
11 to 16
|
798
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
Buckingham School
|
4004
|
3,540
|
Open
|
11 to 18
|
1,041
|
|
Leicestershire
|
Market Bosworth High School and Community College
|
4016
|
3,540
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
614
|
|
Leicestershire
|
John Ferneley High School
|
4044
|
3,540
|
Open
|
11 to 14
|
570
|
