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Maintained secondary schools( 1) : Number of fixed period exclusions by ethnic group and gender( 2) , England, 2005/06
Fixed period exclusions
Boys Girls Total
Number Percentage of school population( 3) Number Percentage of school population( 3) Number Percentage of school population( 3)

White

170,650

12.27

65,820

4.79

236,480

8.56

White British

165,600

12.30

63,720

4.80

229,320

8.58

Irish

810

13.55

350

5.59

1,160

9.49

Traveller of Irish heritage

240

45.47

90

16.51

330

30.64

Gypsy/Roma

530

46.59

310

26.93

840

36.71

Any other White background

3,470

925

1,360

3.66

4,820

6.47

Mixed

7,790

18.83

3,910

9.11

11,690

13.89

White and Black Caribbean

3,970

27.02

2,140

13.54

6,110

20.04

White and Black African

740

18.79

350

8.56

1,090

13.60

White and Asian

870

10.34

380

4.46

1,250

7.41

Any other Mixed background

2,200

15.44

1,040

7.16

3,240

11.25

Asian

8,810

7.85

1,640

1.51

10,460

4.73

Indian

1,810

4.50

350

0.90

2,150

2.74

Pakistani

4,750

11.20

860

2.12

5,610

6.77

Bangladeshi

1,410

8.77

260

1.57

1,670

5.10

Any other Asian background

850

6.17

180

1.35

1,030

3.81

Black

10,790

18.87

4,610

7.67

15,410

13.13

Black Caribbean

5,040

24.25

2,270

10.20

7,320

16.99

Black African

4,170

14.22

1,760

5.63

5,920

9.79

Any other Black background

1,580

22.28

590

8.72

2,170

15.69

Chinese

120

1.84

30

0.50

150

1.18

Any other ethnic group

1,430

9.28

380

2.69

1,810

6.11

Unclassified( 4)

49,350

—

18,350

—

67,700

—

Minority Ethnic Pupils

33,990

12.23

12,680

4.57

46,670

8.40

All pupils( 3)

248,940

14.96

94,750

5.77

343,690

10.39
(1) Includes middle schools as deemed.
(2 )Includes pupils of compulsory school age and above only, so totals shown here will not match those given previously. Excludes dually registered pupils. Also excludes pupils for whom age is unclassified (140 cases of fixed period exclusion).
(3) The number of excluded pupils expressed as a percentage of the school population of compulsory school age and above in each ethnic group.
(4) Includes pupils whose ethnic information was not sought or refused.
Note:
Totals may not appear to equal the sum of component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
School Census.

Pupil Referral Units

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of pupil referral units; and if he will make a statement. [173244]

Kevin Brennan: The effectiveness of pupil referral units is judged by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) as part of the normal regime for the inspection of schools. Ofsted’s latest annual report (2006/07) showed that 52 per cent. of pupil referral units were good or outstanding overall. 33 per cent. were satisfactory and 14 per cent. were inadequate.

Schools: Intimidation

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many incidents of bullying occurred in schools in each local education authority area of England in each year since 1997. [167718]

Kevin Brennan: The requested information is not collected centrally.

Tables showing the number of permanent and fixed period exclusions in each local authority area by reason for exclusion have been placed in the library. This includes a category relating to bullying.

Schools: Sports

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps his Department is taking to encourage more school students to participate in competitive sport; and what plans he has to take steps further to improve the rate. [173254]

Kevin Brennan: Increasing inter and intra-school sporting opportunities is a key component of the national school sport strategy, which is delivered jointly by the Department for Children Schools and Families and the Department for Culture Media and Sport.

The 2006-07 school sport survey showed that:

Earlier this year the Prime Minister announced extra funding to extend the number of competition managers to at least 225 by the beginning of 2009. Competition managers are creating a stronger framework for competitive sport and working across primary and secondary schools to increase the amount of competitive sport they offer.

In addition we are introducing a new national school sport week, championed by Dame Kelly Holmes, to encourage all schools to run sports days and tournaments. This will build on the success of the UK School Games and its impact on motivating young people to take part in competitive sport.

Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps the Government has taken to assist schools increasing participation in extra-curricular sports. [174160]

Kevin Brennan [holding answer 18 December 2007]: The Departments for Culture, Media and Sport, and Children, Schools and Families, are working together to deliver the National School Sport Strategy. The strategy’s current aim is to increase the percentage of five to 16-year-olds participating in at least two hours a week of high quality PE and sport at school and, from 2008/09, the percentage of five to 19-year-olds participating in at least three further hours a week of sporting opportunities, in and out of school.

Secondary Education: Truancy

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the (a) absence rate and (b) unauthorised absence rate was in secondary schools with (i) up to and including 500 pupils, (ii) 501 to 1,000 pupils, (iii) 1,001 to 1,500 pupils, (iv) 1,501 to 2,000 pupils and (v) more than 2,000 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available. [174190]

Kevin Brennan: The information requested can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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