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| Total number of pupils per year group | |||
| Mixed | All boys | All girls | |
| Mixed | All boys | All girls | |
| Percentage | |||
| Mixed | All boys | All girls | |
Further analysis could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Data relating to the 2006-07 PE and School Sport Survey found that 31.6 per cent. of primary (5,445) and 65.4 per cent. of secondary (2,174) schools do not provide at least two hours of curriculum time PE each week, for all pupils.
Primary Education: Assessments
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many primary schools were found by Ofsted to be providing inaccurate Key Stage 1 results in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [198350]
Jim Knight:
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) rather than Ofsted has responsibility for matters relating to the accuracy of Key Stage 1 (KS1) results. The QCA ensures the accuracy of these results through a national moderation process, which is conducted by the National Assessment Agency (NAA). local authorities (LAs) have a statutory responsibility to moderate teacher assessment judgments to ensure the accuracy and consistency of those judgments,
which are informed by nationally benchmarked tests. The NAA monitors the moderation activity of LAs annually. Its audit of LA moderation has not found evidence of inaccurate KS1 results.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the accuracy of Key Stage 1 results; and if he will make a statement. [198351]
Jim Knight: The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) is responsible for maintaining standards. The QCA assures the accuracy of key stage 1 (KS1) results through a national moderation process, which is conducted by the National Assessment Agency (NAA). Local authorities (LAs) have a statutory responsibility to moderate teacher assessment judgments to ensure the accuracy and consistency of those judgments, which are informed by nationally benchmarked tests. The NAA monitors the moderation activity of LAs annually.
Primary Education: Class Sizes
Mr. Allen: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children at key stage 1 in Nottingham were taught in classes of 31 or more in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. [190595]
Jim Knight: The information can be found in the following table, Owing to local government reorganisation, figures prior to 1999 for ‘City of Nottingham’ local authority are not available.
These figures can be found in the Statistical First Release ‘Schools and Pupils in England: January 2007 (Final)’, which is available on the Department’s website here:
| Number of KS1 pupils taught in classes of 31 or more | Percentage of pupils taught in classes of 31 or more | |
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many primary school classes of over (a) 25 and (b) 20 pupils there were in the most recent period for which figures are available. [198714]
Jim Knight: The requested information is shown in the following table.
| Maintained primary schools( 1) : number of classes( 2) —January 2007, England | ||
| Number of classes taught | ||
| By one teacher | By more than one teacher | |
| (1) Includes middle deemed primary schools. (2) Classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the Census in January. | ||
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many primary school classes of (a) over 30, (b) over 25 and (c) over 20 pupils there were in 1996-97. [199384]
Jim Knight: The requested information is shown in the following table.
| Maintained primary schools( 1) : number of classes( 2) —January each year 1997 and 2007, England | ||
| Number of classes taught | ||
| Size of class | By one teacher | By more than one teacher |
| (1) Includes middle deemed primary schools, (2) Classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the Census in January. Note: Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census | ||
Private Education: Per Capita Costs
Miss Kirkbride: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what projections he has made of the amount of funding per capita at independent day schools in each of the next 10 years for the purposes of providing equivalent funding per maintained pupil. [197372]
Jim Knight: The Department does not make projections of funding per capita at independent day schools. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 28 January 2008, Official Report, columns 170-72W, to the hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr. Stuart), showing independent day school average annual day fees for the five years to 2006-07.
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