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Departmental Internet
Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what funding his Department allocated for establishing and maintaining www.beGrand.net in the last 12 months. [318285]
Dawn Primarolo: The funding for the proposals outlined in "Support for All: the Families and Relationships Green Paper" has been allocated from current budgets. Funding of £1,058,000 has been allocated in 2009-10 to the BeGrand consortium to develop, build and maintain the service for grandparents.
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much has been spent on development of the begrand.net website; and how much has been budgeted for the development of the website in each of the next three years. [318944]
Dawn Primarolo: The BeGrand consortium was contracted in August 2009 to develop and build the BeGrand service for grandparents. Funding of £1,058,000 has been allocated in 2009-10 and £1,156,000 has been allocated in 2010-11. Funding has not been allocated beyond March 2011 as the current spending review expires at 31 March 2011.
Departmental Marketing
Mr. Syms: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 103W, on departmental marketing, how much his Department and agencies have spent on advertising, marketing, public relations and publicity in relation to the (a) Real Help Now and (b) Building Britain's Future themed campaign to date. [320495]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: The Department did not undertake any work on the two campaigns in 2008/09. Expenditure on the campaigns in 2009/10 is not currently available.
Departmental Official Cars
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the cost to his Department was of ministerial cars in each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement. [304735]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: The Department for Children, Schools and Families was established in June 2007. Costs for providing official cars since inception are:
| £ | |
| (1 )Can be obtained only at disproportionate cost | |
GCSE
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families at how many (a) secondary schools and (b) maintained mainstream secondary schools at which more than 50 per cent. of pupils were eligible for free school meals fewer than 30 per cent. of pupils received five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. [312247]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 21 January 2010]: In 2009, there were 26 maintained mainstream secondary schools where more than 50 per cent. of pupils are eligible for free school meals and fewer than 30 per cent of pupils received five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Mathematics but excluding equivalents.
In 2008, there were 33 maintained mainstream secondary schools where more than 50 per cent. of pupils are eligible for free school meals and fewer than 30 per cent. of pupils received five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Mathematics but excluding equivalents.
Figures relating to free school meal eligibility were not collected in 1997.
Information regarding pupils eligible for free school meals is not collected from independent schools.
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals were entered for GCSEs in English literature, physics, chemistry, biology, history and a foreign language in 2009. [315522]
Mr. Coaker: In 2009, 22,721 pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 were entered for GCSE examinations in the combination of English literature, physics, chemistry, biology, history and any modern foreign language.
Of these, 631 pupils were known to be eligible for free school meals, 22,084 were not eligible for free school meals and there were six pupils for whom free school meal eligibility could not be determined.
These figures relate to pupils in maintained schools only, including CTCs and academies. Information collected on free school meals forms part of the School Census which is carried out only in maintained schools. This free school meal information is then linked to attainment data. It relates to those pupils known to be eligible to receive free meals rather than those in receipt of free meals.
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals were entered for (i) English literature, (ii) physics, (iii) chemistry, (iv) biology, (v) history and (vi) a foreign language GCSE in 2009. [315523]
Mr. Coaker: The requested information is shown in the following table and relates to pupils in 2009 in maintained schools only, including CTCs and academies.
| Number of pupils: | ||
| known to be eligible for free school meals | not eligible for free school meals | |
Information collected on free school meals forms part of the School Census which is only carried out in
maintained schools. This free school meal information is then linked to attainment data. It relates to those pupils known to be eligible to receive free meals rather than those in receipt of free meals.
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils (a) eligible for free school meals and (b) in comprehensive schools gained five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English and mathematics and excluding equivalents in 2009. [315525]
Mr. Coaker: In 2009, 17,784 pupils eligible for free school meals gained five GCSEs at A*-C including English and mathematics and excluding equivalents.
In 2009, 248,348 pupils in comprehensive schools gained five GCSEs at A*-C including English and mathematics and excluding equivalents.
These figures were derived from the National Pupil Database (NPD).
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved five A* or A grades at GCSE including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in (i) 2003 and (ii) 2009. [318966]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 1 March 2010]: The information requested is presented in the following table and is for maintained schools only.
| Number of pupils( 1) achieving 5 or more A* or A grades at GCSE including English and Maths (excluding equivalents) | Percentage achieving 5 or more A* or A grades at GCSE including English and Maths (excluding equivalents) | |||
| Eligible for FSM | Not eligible for FSM | Eligible for FSM | Not eligible for FSM | |
| (1) Figures for 2003 are based on pupils aged 15 and 2009 figures are based on pupils at the end of key stage 4. Source: National Pupil Database | ||||
GCSE: Disadvantaged
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in how many and what proportion of schools in the (a) highest and (b) lowest index of multiple deprivation decile less than 30 per cent. of pupils obtained five A* to C grades at GCSE including English and mathematics but excluding equivalents in the most recent year for which figures are available. [311639]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer18 January 2010]: The information requested for the academic year 2008/09 is provided in the following table:
| The number and proportion of schools( 1) in the highest and lowest Indices of Multiple Deprivation decile( 2) in which less than 30 per cent. of pupils( 3 ) obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and maths GCSEs, but excluding equivalents( 4 ) in 2008/09 | |||
| IMD decile( 2) | Number of schools | Number of schools where fewer than 30 per cent. of eligible pupils achieved 5+ A*-C at GCSE including English and maths GCSEs, excluding equivalents in 2008/09 | Percentage of schools where fewer than 30 per cent. of eligible pupils achieved 5+ A*-C at GCSE including English and maths GCSEs, excluding equivalents in 2008/09 |
| (1) Including only those open maintained mainstream schools with results published in the relevant years Achievement and Attainment tables and with more than ten pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 on roll. (2) 2007 Indices of Multiple Deprivation at Super Output Area level based on the location of the school. (3) Pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. (4) Qualifications included are full GCSEs, GCSE short courses, GCSE double awards, vocational single and double GCSEs and AS-levels. Source: Achievement and Attainment Tables (2008/09 revised data) | |||
GCSE: Truancy
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils classified as persistent truants gained five GCSEs at A*-C including English and mathematics in the latest year for which figures are available. [315520]
Mr. Coaker: The latest data which match absence with attainment data are available for 2008 and relate to persistent absentees rather than 'truants'.
In 2008, 7.2 per cent. of persistent absentees in state funded secondary schools attained five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent, including GCSEs in English and mathematics. In 2007 this figure was lower with 6.4 per cent. of persistent absentees attaining five or more GCSEs at grade A*-C or the equivalent, including GCSEs in English and mathematics in state funded secondary schools.
The available information relates to persistent absentees, who are defined as pupils missing approximately 20 per cent. of possible sessions for the relevant statistical reporting period. On an annual basis this threshold is 64 or more sessions of absence, (authorised or unauthorised) during the year. (On a two term, autumn and spring basis, the threshold is typically 52 sessions). Unauthorised absence is defined as absence without leave from a teacher or other authorised representative of the school. This includes all unexplained or unjustified absences, such as lateness, holidays during term time not authorised by the school, absence where reason is not yet established and truancy.
Languages: Schools
Lembit Öpik: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many schools were given the status of specialist language centre in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement. [323932]
Mr. Coaker: As part of the specialist schools programme, which covers only schools in England, there are 381 specialist language schools. Since 2005, 199 schools have been given specialist language college status; 17 in 2005, 77 in 2006, 14 in 2007, 46 in 2008 and 45 in 2009.
National Bullying Helpline
Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families whether his Department and its predecessors have made any payments to (a) the National Bullying Helpline and (b) HR and Diversity Management Limited since 2004. [320134]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: The Department's financial records show that no payments have been made to either the 'National Bullying Helpline' or 'HR and Diversity Management Ltd.' since 2004.
National Curriculum Tests
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in how many schools in each local authority fewer than 50 per cent. of pupils attained Key Stage 2 at level 4 or above in both English and mathematics in the latest period for which figures are available. [323993]
Mr. Coaker [holding answer 24 March 2010]: The latest information is available in the 2009 Achievement and Attainment Tables (AATs) and the Library.
The 2009 AATs can be found at:
National Curriculum Tests: Sheffield
Mr. Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many and what proportion of 11-year-olds achieved Level 4 at Key Stage 2 in (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) English and mathematics in each Sheffield constituency in each year since 1998; [323757]
(2) how many schools in each Sheffield constituency there were in which fewer than 30 per cent. of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and mathematics in each year since 1998; [323758]
(3) how many and what proportion of pupils achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C in each Sheffield constituency in each year since 1998. [323759]
Mr. Coaker: The available information for PQ 323757 is in table one. Information on the number of pupils achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in English and mathematics combined is not available before the 2003/04 academic year.
The available information for PQ 323758 and the requested information for PQ 323759 is in tables two and three. The academic year 2004/05 was the first year in which the Department published school level data on the percentage of schools achieving five or more A*-C grades at GCSE or equivalent including English and maths GCSEs.
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