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Primary Education
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what his most recent estimate is of the number of primary school children expected to transfer to the state sector from the independent sector in the academic year 2009-10; [273859]
(2) what his most recent estimate is of the number of primary school children who will transfer to state education from abroad in the academic year 2009-10; [273860]
(3) how many primary school children have (a) transferred to the state sector from the independent sector and (b) transferred to the state sector from abroad in each of the last 10 years. [273992]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry [holding answer 8 May 2009]: The Department makes no estimate of the number of primary school children expected to transfer to the state sector from the independent sector, or who will transfer to state education from abroad. Nor does the Department collect data on the number of primary school children who have transferred to the state sector from (a) the independent sector or (b) abroad.
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what estimate he has made of the number of primary school places required in England as a result of net migration in each local education authority in each of the years 2009-31. [273994]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry [holding answer 8 May 2009]: The Department makes no such estimates. Local authorities are responsible for planning the supply of school places in their area and for ensuring sufficient places are available to meet local needs. When projecting future demand for places we expect authorities to take account of factors that will have an impact on future pupil numbers, including net migration.
Pupil Exclusions
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils in each local authority area were excluded for more than (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 15, (d) 20, (e) 25, (f) 30, (g) 35, (h) 40, (i) 45 and (j) 50 days in the last school year for which data are available; [262483]
(2) how many and what proportion of pupils in each local authority area who were eligible for free school meals were excluded for more than (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 15, (d) 20, (e) 25, (f) 30, (g) 35, (h) 40, (i) 45 and (j) 50 days in the last school year for which data are available; [262482]
(3) how many and what proportion of primary school pupils in each local authority area were excluded for more than (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 15, (d) 20, (e) 25, (f) 30, (g) 35, (h) 40, (i) 45 and (j) 50 days in the last school year for which data are available; [262481]
(4) how many and what proportion of secondary school pupils in each local authority area were excluded for more than (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 15, (d) 20, (e) 25, (f) 30, (g) 35, (h) 40, (i) 45 and (j) 50 days in the last school year for which data are available. [262480]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The information available, on pupil enrolments, for 2006/07 has been placed in the House Libraries. A small proportion of pupils have more than one enrolment i.e. if they move school during the year or are registered at more than one school. The analysis is based on the duration of exclusions per enrolment.
Figures are as reported by schools.
It is possible that some permanent exclusions have been miscoded as fixed period exclusions.
I am aware that the statistics show that a number of pupils were excluded for longer than the statutory 45 day limit for fixed period exclusions in any one school year. The Department is concerned that a small number of schools that have not met their legal duties in this
regard, and has written to relevant local authorities to remind them of the need to monitor and challenge schools that have acted unlawfully in this respect.
Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether Ofsted has reported to his Department the outcome of its thematic review of how schools and local authorities are meeting their requirements to provide excluded pupils with suitable full-time education. [275995]
Jim Knight: Ofsted published ‘Day six of exclusion: the extent and quality of provision for pupils’ on 13 May 2009. The report is available on Ofsted’s website at:
Pupil Exclusions: Disadvantaged
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils have been given a fixed period exclusion for attacks on (a) pupils and (b) teachers in (i) National Challenge schools and (ii) schools in each decile of area deprivation in each of the last three years. [268486]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The readily available information relates to the number of fixed period exclusions (not the number of pupils) from schools in each decile of area deprivation, where the reason for exclusion was physical assault on a pupil or physical assault on an adult (including, but not only, teachers), and is shown in the table.
In 2005/06, data on fixed period exclusions were collected from secondary schools only; therefore, the data is not comparable to other years and has not been provided.
In 2004/05 data were collected via the Termly Exclusions Survey. In 2006/07 data were collected via the School Census for 2006/07. Caution is needed when comparing results from the two sources, which have some differences in scope.
The National Challenge programme was launched on 10 June 2008; schools are being supported under the National Challenge to raise pupil attainment—each according to specific local need, including any problems of exclusion. The latest available data on exclusions is for 2006/07; there were no National Challenge schools at that time and therefore data have not been provided.
Pupils: Numbers
Mr. Holloway: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils enrolled in schools in England have been living in the UK for less than two years; and if he will make a statement. [273139]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry [holding answer 7 May 2009]: We do not hold the information requested.
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what school roll projections were made for (a) primary pupils and (b) secondary schools in (i) the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, (ii) the London Borough of Newham, (iii) the City of Westminster, (iv) Manchester City Council, (v) Birmingham City Council and (vi) Liverpool City Council for each year since 1997; and how many pupils were recorded on school rolls for (A) primary and (B) secondary schools in each such local authority area in each such year. [275997]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry [holding answer 15 May 2009]: The Department collects information on current and projected future pupil numbers annually from local authorities, as part of the surplus places survey. The earliest figures available relate to 2003, and the most recent to 2008.
Tables showing the number of pupils on roll and pupil projections for primary and secondary schools that were provided by each of the authorities listed between 2003 and 2008 have been placed in the House Libraries.
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what research his Department has conducted on the likely effects on school roll projections in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools of changes in levels of immigration. [276000]
Jim Knight [holding answer 15 May 2009]: National pupil projections take account of several factors, including actual pupil numbers derived from the School Census, expected trends in participation for children outside statutory school ages, and the latest population projections produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The population projections include assumptions about future levels of fertility, mortality and migration. Details of these assumptions are published on the ONS website at:
Pupils: Biometrics
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how much expenditure his Department has incurred in facilitating the collection of biometric data in schools to date; [276640]
(2) what steps his Department is taking to ensure the secure holding of biometric data gathered by schools; [276641]
(3) how many maintained schools in each region use biometric devices. [276642]
Jim Knight: No expenditure has been incurred by the Department, this is a decision which is made entirely within each school, and each school finds resources from within existing school budgets.
Schools are responsible for the security of personal data under the Data Protection Act. The lead agency for technology in schools, Becta, has provided data security guidance for schools which emphasises their legal responsibilities.
Data on numbers of schools in each region are not collected centrally, the decision to use biometric devices is left to individual schools, and no central funding is provided.
Pupils: Epilepsy
Mrs. Hodgson: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what guidance his Department issues to schools on the provision of support for children diagnosed with epilepsy; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which such guidance is complied with. [276664]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: There are two different sets of guidance on the provision and support to children diagnosed with epilepsy available to schools. “Managing Medicines in schools and early years settings” was produced in 2005 by the then Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and Department of Health. This guidance explains what epilepsy is and provides schools with medical support and advice on what to do should a child experience a seizure.
“Including Me” was produced in the same year in conjunction with key stakeholders to accompany “Managing Medicines”. This was published to help schools, early years settings and health providers to develop policies and procedures to ensure that children with complex health needs can access education and childcare. This includes an example of a child experiencing severe episodes of epilepsy having a need identified for a trained learning support assistant at school.
We do not collect data centrally on how many schools actively use both sets of guidance.
Pupils: Languages
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils whose first language was not English achieved an A level in a foreign language in each of the last 10 years. [265673]
Jim Knight: The information available, which relates to modern foreign languages only, can be found in the following table:
| Number of candidates aged 16 to 18 at the end of advanced level study whose first language was not English, achieving an A-level in a modern foreign language | |
| Number | |
| Source: National Pupil Database | |
Figures prior to 2003 have not been provided as post-16 attainment matched to pupil characteristics is not available for earlier years.
These figures are for pupils aged 16 to 18 in maintained schools only—pupil characteristics matched to attainment are not available for independent schools or Further Education Colleges.
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