House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 26 Feb 2008 (pt 0047)

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Education formula spending was not ring-fenced, so funding for education (including the notional under-fives funding) could be spent on other sectors and vice versa.

Primary Education: Pupil Exclusions

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what information his Department has collected on the number of fixed period exclusions from primary schools in 2005-06; and if he will place a copy in the Library. [185803]

Kevin Brennan: Prior to 2005-06 information on fixed period exclusions was collected via the Termly Exclusions Survey. For the 2005-06 academic year the collection of fixed period exclusions data was transferred to the School Census, which is collected termly, and the Termly Exclusions Survey discontinued. For the 2005-6 academic year the new termly School Census was completed by secondary schools only. This does present a gap in the information collected from primary schools on fixed period exclusions. For the 2006-07 academic year primary schools will make School Census returns termly and information on fixed period exclusions will be available.

Information published as SFR 21/07, Permanent and Fixed Period Exclusions from Schools and Exclusion Appeals in England 2005-6, has been placed in the Library.

Primary Education: Truancy

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of primary school pupils took unauthorised absence in primary schools with (a) fewer than and (b) more than 100 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available. [185399]

Kevin Brennan: The latest available absence rates relate to autumn term 2006 and spring term 2007 and are shown in the table:

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Maintained primary schools^{( 1)} , pupil absence by number of enrolments: autumn term 2006 and spring term 2007
		Percentage of half days missed^{( 2)}
	Number of pupil enrolments^{( 3)}	Authorised absence	Unauthorised absence	Overall absence
Schools with less than 100 pupil enrolments⁽²⁾	230,420	4.70	0.31	5.01
Schools with 100 or more pupil enrolments⁽²⁾	3,197,960	4.74	0.54	5.27
All primary schools	3,428,390	4.73	0.52	5.26
⁽¹⁾ Includes middle schools as deemed. ⁽²⁾ The number of sessions missed due to authorised/unauthorised/overall absence expressed as a percentage of the total. ^{(3 )}Number of pupil enrolments in primary schools between 1 September 2006 and 9 April 2007. Includes pupils on the school roll for at least one session who are aged between 5 and 15, excluding boarders. Some pupils may be counted more than once if they moved schools during the school year or are registered in more than one school. Source: School Census

Pupil Exclusions

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many and what proportion of pupils received a fixed period exclusion from schools with (a) more and (b) fewer than 2,000 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available; [185396]

(2) how many and what proportion of secondary school pupils received a fixed period exclusion from schools with fewer than 1,000 pupils in the latest period for which figures are available. [185397]

Kevin Brennan: The available information showing numbers of fixed period exclusions is shown in the table. It should be noted that some pupils will have more than one episode of fixed period exclusion.

All secondary schools ^{( 1,2)} —Number of fixed period exclusions by size of school—2005/06
	Number of fixed period exclusions	Percentage of the school population^{( 3)}
Size of school: ^{( 4)}
Up to 1,000 pupils	153,021	12.31
Between 1,000 and 2,000 pupils	190,573	9.65
Over 2,000 pupils	3,557	7.89
⁽¹⁾ Includes middle schools as deemed. ⁽²⁾ Includes Local Authority Maintained secondary schools, City Technology Colleges and Academies. ⁽³⁾ The number of fixed period exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of all pupils (excluding dually registered pupils) in January 2006. ⁽⁴⁾ Based on headcount of pupils as at January 2006, excludes dual registrations. Source: School Census

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what proportion of pupils in receipt of free school meals had been excluded
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from school in the previous year in the latest period for which figures are available; [185782]

(2) how many pupils in each constituency have been given (a) permanent and (b) fixed period exclusions in the latest period for which figures are available. [185783]

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

Pupil Exclusions: Finance

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what additional funding has been allocated since June 2007 to support head teachers in exercising their function of excluding pupils. [185186]

Kevin Brennan: Since September 2007 schools and local authorities have been required to arrange suitable full-time education from the sixth day of any period of exclusion. We made £9.3 million available in 2007-08 (to cover seven months) and £16 million from 2008-09 within the dedicated schools grant.

Pupil Exclusions: Offensive Weapons

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) permanent and (b) fixed term exclusions occurred due to (i) possession of and (ii) violence involving (A) knives and (B) firearms in school in each of the last 10 years. [184780]

Kevin Brennan: The requested information is not collected centrally.

Pupil Exclusions: Special Educational Needs

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils who were permanently excluded had special educational needs in each year since 2001. [188399]

Kevin Brennan: The available information is shown in the table:

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Maintained primary, secondary and special schools^{( 1,2)} : Number of permanent exclusions by special educational needs (SEN), England, 1997-98 to 2005=06 (estimates)^{( 3)}
	Permanent exclusions
	Number of exclusions	Percentage of permanent exclusions^{( 4)}	Percentage of school population^{( 5)}
2000-01⁽³⁾
Pupils with statements of SEN	810	9	0.33
Pupils without statements of SEN⁽⁶⁾	8,330	91	0.11
All pupils	9,140	100	0.12

2001-02⁽³⁾
Pupils with statements of SEN	1.140	12	0.48
Pupils without statements of SEN⁽⁶⁾	8,400	88	0.11
Of which:
SEN pupils without statements	4,700	49	0.35
Pupils with no SEN	3,700	39	0.06
All pupils	9,540	100	0.12

2002-03⁽³⁾
Pupils with statements of SEN	1,030	11	0.43
Pupils without statements of SEN⁽⁶⁾	8,260	89	0.11
Of which:
SEN pupils without statements	5,140	55	0.46
Pupils with no SEN	3,120	34	0.05
All pupils	9,290	100	0.12

2003-04⁽³⁾
Pupils with statements of SEN	1,040	11	0.44
Pupils without statements of SEN⁽⁶⁾	8,840	89	0.12
Of which:
SEN pupils without statements	5,240	53	0.46
Pupils with no SEN	3,600	36	0.06
All pupils	9,880	100	0.13

2004-05⁽³⁾
Pupils with statements of SEN	850	9	0.37
Pupils without statements of SEN⁽⁶⁾	8,590	91	0.12
Of which:
SEN pupils without statements	4,620	49	0.40
Pupils with no SEN	3,970	42	0.06
All pupils⁽⁷⁾	9,440	100	0.12

2005-06⁽³⁾
Pupils with statements of SEN	880	10	0.39
Pupils without statements of SEN⁽⁶⁾	8,280	90	0.11
Of which:
SEN pupils without statements	5,280	58	0.43
Pupils with no SEN	3,000	33	0.05
All pupils⁽⁸⁾	9,170	100	0.12
⁽¹⁾ Includes middle schools as deemed. ⁽²⁾ Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. ⁽³⁾ Figures relating to permanent exclusions are estimates based on incomplete pupil-level data. See Notes to Editors 4. ⁽⁴⁾ The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the total number of permanent exclusions. ⁽⁵⁾ The number of excluded pupils by SEN stage expressed as a percentage of all pupils with the same SEN stage in primary, secondary and all special schools (excludes dually registered pupils) in January. ⁽⁶⁾ The introduction of the new SEN Code of Practice means that the number of children with SEN without statements reported in 2000/01 and later are not directly comparable with earlier years. Includes pupils with no SEN and pupils with SEN without statements. See Notes to Editors 6. ⁽⁷⁾ There was one permanent exclusion for which stage of SEN was not known—this was included in total for ‘all pupils’ only. ⁽⁸⁾ There were 17 permanent exclusion for which stage of SEN was not known—these were included in total for ‘all pupils’ only. Note: Totals may not appear to equal the sum of component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census

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