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Primary Education

Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the levels of numeracy and literacy were among primary school leavers in each London borough on the latest date for which figures are available. [169230]

Jim Knight: Levels of literacy and numeracy in primary school leavers are most commonly measured by the proportions of children gaining National Curriculum level 4 and above in English and mathematics, since these represent the expected national standard. The information in the table gives the percentages of 11-year-olds achieving these levels in 2007 based on provisional data. The figures for 1998
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and the national averages are also shown for comparison. Inner and Outer London boroughs are listed separately.

Percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests by local authority (LA), in the London Government office region (GOR)
1998 2007 (Provisional)
English Mathematics English Mathematics

London GOR

64

56

79

76

City of London

89

85

96

96

Inner London boroughs

57

50

77

73

Camden

62

58

78

76

Hackney

52

47

73

66

Hammersmith and Fulham

61

54

81

77

Haringey

56

49

75

72

Islington

58

51

76

74

Kensington and Chelsea

69

58

86

82

Lambeth

56

48

77

71

Lewisham

59

52

76

73

Newham

51

45

74

72

Southwark

54

46

76

71

Tower Hamlets

51

45

79

77

Wandsworth

64

56

79

77

Westminster

69

62

81

76

Outer London boroughs

67

60

80

77

Barking and Dagenham

60

54

77

76

Barnet

73

66

84

81

Bexley

68

59

84

78

Brent

64

60

78

74

Bromley

73

66

84

78

Croydon

66

57

80

74

Ealing

66

57

78

76

Enfield

66

56

77

74

Greenwich

52

48

72

71

Harrow

74

65

80

77

Havering

71

65

84

81

Hillingdon

68

64

81

77

Hounslow

63

57

78

76

Kingston upon Thames

73

67

83

81

Merton

66

53

79

77

Redbridge

70

61

83

80

Richmond upon Thames

79

74

88

84

Sutton

68

61

84

82

Waltham Forest

60

51

75

74

England (maintained schools)

64

58

80

77


Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Rose Review recommendations in primary schools. [169933]

Jim Knight: We have accepted all of the Rose Review's recommendations and have paid particular attention to the recommendation that phonics should be taught as the prime approach to learning to read. We have renewed the primary framework for teaching literacy to reflect this. To further support teachers and
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practitioners in implementing this key change, and in line with the Review's recommendations, we have worked with Jim Rose to produce a high quality phonics teaching programme, Letters and Sounds. As an alternative for schools that instead wish to use a commercial phonics programme, we have published guidance on a set of criteria which define the key features of an effective phonics teaching programme and which build directly on the Review's recommendations.

We have taken steps to ensure that local authorities have the capacity and expertise to support schools in developing effective phonics teaching. The Communication, Language and Literacy Development (CLLD) programme, specifically developed to implement the Review's recommendations, builds greater quality and capacity in the teaching of early literacy through developing work on speaking and listening; strengthening leadership and management of early literacy; and supporting all schools with phonics and early reading. The CLLD programme has provided training in early reading for every local authority and has funded additional consultants to lead this work in 50 targeted authorities.

We are also working with local authorities and the Training and Development Agency to ensure that newly qualified practitioners are equipped with the necessary skills to implement the Rose Review recommendations.

Primary Education: Teachers

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to increase the number of people training to be primary school teachers; and if he will make a statement. [169802]

Jim Knight: We will be increasing significantly the number of places available for initial teacher training in the primary phase from 2008/09 onwards. This is in response to population census information showing that the number of primary age children will rise in the next few years. Details of the number of places will be available shortly.

Pupils: Assessments

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in which month secondary schools receive key stage 2 test results data for pupils entering the school in year 7. [165765]

Jim Knight: The results of National Curriculum Key Stage 2 tests are included in the head teacher's annual report which forms part of the common transfer file of information which must be transferred between schools when pupils change schools. The Education (Pupil Information) (England) Regulations 2005 require that when a pupil changes schools, this file is sent to the receiving school no later than 15 school days after the day on which the pupil ceases to be registered at the old school. For most pupils entering secondary school, this will mean that the results will be transferred in September.


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Pupils: Per Capita Costs

Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what average Government spending was per child in (a) Uxbridge constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) England in (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each year since 1997. [169682]

Jim Knight: The Department allocates education funding to local authorities so the requested
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information for Uxbridge constituency is not available. The figures for Hillingdon local authority are included in the breakdown by London boroughs.

The revenue funding figures per pupil for primary schools (pupils aged three to 10), secondary schools (pupils aged 11 to 15) and all pupils (aged three to 19) for England and for each local authority in Greater London for years 1997-98 to 2005-06 are as follows:

Primary (pupils aged three to 10)
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

England

2,560

2,660

2,830

3,070

3,260

3,340

3,550

3,660

3,870

Barking and Dagenham

2,690

2,940

3,100

3,320

3,520

3,700

4,030

4,170

4,350

Barnet

2,770

2,850

3,020

3,190

3,460

3,540

3,840

3,970

4,260

Bexley

2,610

2,720

2,840

3,010

3,180

3,280

3,510

3,610

3,770

Brent

3,170

3,280

3,490

3,680

3,940

4,130

4,400

4,570

4,860

Bromley

2,630

2,750

2,910

3,110

3,280

3,340

3,480

3,600

3,790

Camden

3,820

3,780

4,080

4,410

4,720

4,890

5,300

5,540

5,750

Croydon

2,890

2,930

3,120

3,310

3,510

3,620

3,770

3,920

4,100

Ealing

2,840

3,040

3,250

3,500

3,750

3,860

4,220

4,390

4,700

Enfield

2,860

2,970

3,190

3,390

3,610

3,780

3,990

4,140

4,310

Greenwich

3,360

3,440

3,730

4,080

4,310

4,460

4,760

4,920

5,240

Hackney

3,970

3,990

4,340

4,650

4,890

5,110

5,450

5,610

5,980

Hammersmith and Fulham

3,730

3,750

4,020

4,370

4,650

4,930

5,190

5,390

5,570

Haringey

3,290

3,390

3,670

3,960

4,260

4,410

4,620

4,820

4,980

Harrow

2,750

2,820

2,990

3,220

3,400

3,490

3,830

3,990

4,250

Havering

2,600

2,710

2,830

3,020

3,220

3,290

3,460

3,560

3,750

Hillingdon

2,770

2,860

3,040

3,230

3,350

3,430

3,740

3,890

4,140

Hounslow

2,850

2,960

3,180

3,410

3,610

3,800

4,160

4,290

4,570

Islington

3,620

3,760

4,040

4,460

4,780

4,940

5,240

5,440

5,760

Kensington and Chelsea

3,640

3,710

4,110

4,490

4,860

5,190

5,400

5,600

5,750

Kingston upon Thames

2,560

2,650

2,820

3,060

3,290

3,330

3,510

3,630

3,890

Lambeth

3,990

4,020

4,300

4,610

4,820

5,040

5,310

5,520

5,760

Lewisham

3,650

3,710

3,950

4,220

4,480

4,670

4,940

5,050

5,380

Merton

2,780

2,820

3,010

3,270

3,530

3,520

3,830

3,980

4,240

Newham

3,380

3,490

3,670

3,890

4,170

4,330

4,600

4,760

5,010

Redbridge

2,860

2,910

3,060

3,220

3,390

3,460

3,700

3,840

4,050

Richmond upon Thames

2,710

2,690

2,840

3,070

3,260

3,300

3,470

3,610

3,830

Southwark

3,680

3,770

4,050

4,340

4,600

4,780

5,000

5,130

5,530

Sutton

2,800

2,820

2,970

3,160

3,340

3,400

3,570

3,700

3,860

Tower Hamlets

3,800

3,960

4,370

4,650

4,970

5,190

5,620

5,780

6,190

Waltham Forest

3,180

3,230

3,420

3,660

3,920

4,070

4,230

4,410

4,570

Wandsworth

3,380

3,430

3,670

3,940

4,180

4,260

4,640

4,750

5,080

Westminster

3,650

3,640

3,980

4,260

4,530

4,760

5,120

5,260

5,490


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