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These payments were met within existing pay controls. Payments are used to drive high performance and those for the senior civil service are based on recommendations from the independent Senior Salaries Review Body.
The Department has no agencies.
Departmental Public Expenditure
John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the likely change in expenditure by his Department on administration costs between now and 2011. [247191]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The estimate of the likely change in administration costs for the DCSF between now (2008-09) and 2011 is as follows:
| £ million | |
These figures can be found in the HM Treasury published document “2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review” on page 203 under table D1: Children’s, Schools and Families baselines and additions.
Free School Meals: Bexley
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children received free school meals in the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last five years. [255717]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The numbers of children taking free school meals in the London borough of Bexley, in each of the last five years, are shown in the following statistical releases.
Pupil Characteristics and Class Sizes in Maintained Schools in England: January 2008 (Provisional):
(tables 16 and 17).
Schools and Pupils in England: January 2007 (Final):
(tables 19 and 20).
Schools and Pupils in England: January 2006 (Final):
(tables 19 and 20).
Schools and Pupils in England: January 2005 (Final):
(tables 19 and 20).
Statistics of Education Schools in England 2004 Edition:
(tables 13 and 14).
Free School Meals: St Albans
Anne Main: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children resident in St Albans received free school meals in (a) 1997 and (b) each of the last five years. [256975]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Information for 1997 is not available. Information for the last five years is shown in the following table:
GCE A-Level
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils achieved three A grades at A level and took more than one of (a) accounting, (b) art and design, (c) business studies, (d) communication studies, (e) dance, (f) design and technology, (g) drama/theatre studies, (h) film studies, (i) health and social care, (j) home economics, (k) information and communication technology, (l) leisure studies, (m) media studies, (n) music technology, (o) performance studies, (p) performing arts, (q) photography , (r) physical education, (s) sports studies and (t) travel and tourism in the last year for which data are available; [250366]
(2) how many pupils eligible for free school meals achieved three A grades at A level and took more than one of (a) accounting, (b) art and design, (c) business studies, (d) communication studies, (e) dance, (f) design and technology, (g) drama/theatre studies, (h) film studies, (i) health and social care, (j) home economics, (k) information and communication technology, (l) leisure studies, (m) media studies, (n) music technology, (o) performance studies, (p) performing arts, (q) photography, (r) physical education, (s) sports studies and (t) travel and tourism in the last year for which data are available. [250367]
Jim Knight: The information requested can be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
GCE A-level: Disadvantaged
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils eligible to receive free school meals attained an A level in (a) physics, (b) mathematics, (c) chemistry and (d) biology in 2008. [248593]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The information is provided in the following table.
| Candidates( 1) in schools( 2) aged 16-18( 3) eligible for free school meals( 4) attaining an A level in physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology in 2008( 4) | ||
| Pupils eligible for FSM attaining an A level in 2008 | ||
| Number | Percentage( 5) | |
| (1) 16-18 year old candidates entered for GCE/VCE applied A levels and double awards in 2008. (2) Maintained schools only. Pupils taking A levels in independent schools or FE sector colleges are not included. (3) Age at the start of the 2007-08 academic year ie 31 August 2007. (4) Figures are based on amended data. (5) Expressed as a percentage of all pupils eligible to receive free school meals. Source: National Pupil Database. | ||
GCSE
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of Fresh Start schools reached the benchmark of pupils achieving five A* to C grade GCSEs including English and mathematics in each year since 2001; and if he will make a statement. [244226]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The information is given in the following table. School-level figures for the proportion of pupils achieving five A* to C GCSEs including English and mathematics are not available prior to 2005.
| Fresh Start schools reaching the benchmark of 30 per cent. or more of pupils achieving five A* to C GCSEs including English and mathematics | ||
| Number of schools | Proportion of Fresh Start schools (Percentage) | |
| Source: Achievement and Attainment Tables. | ||
GCSE: Gifted Children
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many gifted and talented pupils (a) eligible for and (b) not eligible for free school meals who obtained level 4 or above in key stage 2 tests in 2003 did not obtain five GCSEs at grade A* to C in 2007. [240601]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: In 2007, of the identified gifted and talented pupils in the 2006/07 academic year who attained Level 4 or above in the 2003 Key Stage 2 tests, 3,472 (4.7 per cent.) did not attain five GCSEs at grade A* to C. Of those 562 pupils were eligible for free school meals and 2,910 pupils were not eligible for free school meals.
GCSE
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of those pupils studying GCSE chemistry were at (a) comprehensive, (b) independent and (c) grammar schools in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [247782]
Jim Knight: The following table shows the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who attempted GCSE chemistry and the percentage of these pupils who studied at comprehensive, independent and grammar schools.
| Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 attempting GCSE chemistry, by school type | ||||
| Number of pupils attempting GCSE chemistry | Percentage of which are from: | |||
| Year | Comprehensive schools | Independent schools | Grammar schools | |
| (1) Changes in science curriculum introduced. | ||||
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of those pupils studying GCSE biology were at (a) comprehensive, (b) independent and (c) grammar schools in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [247784]
Jim Knight: The following table shows the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who attempted GCSE biology and the percentage of these pupils who studied at comprehensive, independent and grammar schools.
| Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 attempting GCSE biology, by school type | ||||
| Number of pupils attempting GCSE biology | Percentage of which are from: | |||
| Year | Comprehensive schools | Independent schools | Grammar schools | |
| (1) Changes in science curriculum introduced. | ||||
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of students in schools with (a) mathematics, (b) arts, (c) sport, (d) science, (e) music, (f) technology, (g) business, (h) engineering and (i) humanities as a specialism achieved at least five GCSE A* to C grades in each of the last three years. [256019]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry [holding answer 10 February 2009]: The information requested is set out in the following table.
| Percent age achieving 5+ A* to C at GCSE or equivalent | ||||
| Type of specialism | Number of schools( 1, 2) | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| (1) Specialism defined at September 2007 (i.e. the beginning of the 2007/08 academic year). Only schools with results in all three years have been included. (2) Schools with combined specialisms are categorised by their first listed specialism. | ||||
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