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Head Teachers

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many head teachers left the profession for reasons other than retirement in each of the last 10 years. [287223]

Mr. Coaker: Due to data quality issues figures are not available for head teachers only.

History: GCSE/A-level

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils in (a) independent and (b) maintained comprehensive schools achieved a grade A history A level in 2008; [286701]

(2) how many pupils in (a) independent and (b) maintained comprehensive schools achieved a grade A* history GCSE in 2008. [286702]

Mr. Coaker: The information requested is given as follows:

3,425 pupils aged 16-18 in independent schools achieved a grade A in A-level history in 2008. This represents 46.4 per cent. of A-level history candidates in independent schools.

3,573 pupils aged 16-18 in comprehensive schools achieved a grade A in A-level history in 2008. This represents 17.8 per cent. of A-level history candidates in comprehensive schools.

7,376 pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in independent schools achieved a grade A* in GCSE history in 2008. This represents 31.1 per cent. of GCSE history candidates in independent schools.

11,048 pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in comprehensive schools achieved a grade A* in GCSE history in 2008. This represents 6.9 per cent. of GCSE history candidates in comprehensive schools.

International Baccalaureate

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many pupils are studying for the International Baccalaureate at each school which provides the course; [287252]

(2) in which local authorities one or more schools offers an International Baccalaureate course. [287253]

Mr. Coaker: Information on the qualifications that are offered or the numbers studying for qualifications in schools is not available.

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Languages: GCE A-level

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of maintained mainstream schools offering A level tuition in (a) German, (b) French and (c) Spanish did not enter any pupils for an A level examination in each of those subjects in the latest period for which figures are available. [286801]

Mr. Coaker: The Department only holds information on entries and attainment, not on which schools offer particular A-level subjects.

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National Curriculum Tests: Disadvantaged

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils in each index of multiple deprivation decile achieved a Level 4 or above in reading, writing and mathematics in Key Stage 2 tests in the latest period for which figures are available. [286800]

Mr. Coaker: The requested information is shown in the following table.

Results of pupils( 1) eligible for KS2 assessment achieving Level 4 or above in reading, writing and mathematics by IDACI deprivation decile( 2) in England( 3) , 2007-08
	Reading, Writing and Mathematics		Reading		Writing		Mathematics
	Number of pupils achieving level 4 or above	Proportion of pupils achieving level 4 or above	Number of pupils achieving level 4 or above	Proportion of pupils achieving level 4 or above	Number of pupils achieving level 4 or above	Proportion of pupils achieving level 4 or above	Number of pupils achieving level 4 or above	Proportion of pupils achieving level 4 or above
0-10%	36,381	49	57,683	78	41,848	57	51,278	70
10-20%	33,537	52	52,197	80	38,179	59	46,356	71
20 - 30%	32,613	54	49,725	83	36,827	61	43,946	73
30 - 40%	32,388	58	47,476	85	35,981	65	42,424	76
40 - 50%	33,540	62	47,558	87	36,851	67	42,949	79
50-60%	34,855	65	48,018	89	37,938	71	43,466	81
60 - 70%	35,828	68	47,833	91	38,717	73	43,799	83
70 - 80%	37,799	71	49,063	92	40,457	76	45,241	85
80 - 90%	38,846	73	49,430	93	41,225	78	46,156	87
90-100%	40,499	77	49,624	94	42,569	81	46,808	89
1. Pupils attending maintained schools only. 2. Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index. 0-10% is most deprived, 90-100% is least deprived. 3. Includes pupils with valid postcodes only. Source: National Pupil Database (final data)

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average expenditure per school pupil in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority area in England was in each year since 1997; and what the per pupil funding from his Department was in each area in each such year. [291110]

Mr. Coaker [holding answer 14 September 2009 ] : The Department collects figures of public expenditure from local authorities via the Section 52 Outturn statements. The Department does not hold figures by constituency. The Department has placed the relevant information which shows the per school pupil expenditure for primary and secondary schools in each local authority in England from 1997-98 to 2007-08 in the House libraries.

Further information on the public expenditure figures can be found in the Section 52 Outturn statements which the Department publishes on our website at:

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/localauthorities/section52/subPage.cfm?action=section52.default&;ID=64

Per pupil revenue funding figures for pupils aged 3-19 for all local authorities for years 1997-98 to 2005-06 have been placed in the House Libraries.

Please note that these figures are in cash terms and that have not provided figures for City of London or Isles of Scilly:

The revenue per pupil figures shown in the following table is taken from the new Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). They are not comparable with those for the years 1997-98 to 2005-06 because the introduction of the DSG in 2006-07 fundamentally changed how local authorities are funded.

The 1997-98 to 2005-06 figures are based on Education Formula Spending (EFS) which formed the education part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, plus various grants. This was an assessment of what local authorities needed to fund education rather than what they spent. The DSG is based largely on an authority's previous spending. In addition, the DSG has a different coverage to EFS. EFS comprised a schools block and an LEA block (to cover LEA central functions) whereas DSG only covers the school block. LEA block items are still funded through DCLG's Local Government Finance Settlement but education items cannot be separately identified. Consequently, there is a break in the Department's time series as the two sets of data are not comparable. An alternative time series is currently under development.

To provide a comparison for 2006-07 DSG, the Department have isolated the schools block equivalent funding in 2005-06; as described above this does not represent the totality of 'education' funding in that year.

The per pupil revenue funding figures for years 2005-06 to 2008-09 for all local authorities are provided in the following table. The figures for all funded pupils aged 3-19 have been placed in the House Libraries and are in cash terms.

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Schools: Closures

Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools have been closed for each reason for closure since 1997. [287221]

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Mr. Coaker: The following table sets out the numbers of school closures, and their reason for closure in each year since 1999. We do not have reliable information about decisions made prior to 1999.

	Reason for closure
	Cease to maintain	Change of religious character	Due to amalgamation	For academy	For fresh start	To allow for a new establishment	Total
1999	1	-	1	-	-	-	2
2000	12	-	96	-	8	-	116
2001	26	4	193	-	3	3	229
2002	31	9	180	4	1	1	226
2003	36	10	177	8	5	-	236
2004	54	6	191	6	7	1	265
2005	39	8	211	7	7	-	272
2006	41	4	224	17	3	1	290
2007	45	5	270	34	3	1	358
2008	49	2	193	56	1	-	301
2009(1)	27	1	104	47	-	-	179
Total	361	49	1840	179	38	7	2,474
(1) 2009 shows schools approved for closure up to 31 August 2009.

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