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Stephen Twigg: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many free school applications there have been from groups of parents since 2010; and how many such applications have successfully established free schools. [150726]

Elizabeth Truss: By definition, all free schools are set up with the involvement of parents, and all successful applications must show sufficient demand from parents. Only looking at free schools proposers which have self-identified as 'parents groups' does not, therefore, provide a full picture of parental involvement in the free school programme. Since 2010, the Department has received 227 applications from groups who have identified themselves as parent or community groups. 29 of these groups have successfully opened free schools, with a further 31 currently approved to open schools this year and next. These figures do not include the latest application round and we expect to approve more such projects in May.

The 60 free schools set up by parent or community groups that have already opened or been approved to open contrast with just four schools opened by groups of parents in the period 2006-10. Thanks to the free schools programme it is easier than ever before for parents to set up schools, many of them opening in little more than a year.

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what total expenditure on the free schools programme has been to date; and how many staff in his Department currently work on the free schools programme. [152932]

Elizabeth Truss: The Department for Education will publish its total expenditure on each project to develop a free school, after the school has opened and the costs have been finalised.

As of 22 April 2013, there are 126 civil servants in the Department’s free schools group, employed on policy and implementation work in connection with free schools. There are also 23 civil servants within the Education Funding Agency who work on the free schools programme.

John Healey: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his policy is on approving free school applications in areas with an existing surplus of school places. [152933]

Elizabeth Truss: The Secretary of State for Education may approve free schools in areas where there is an existing surplus of school places if there is a compelling case demonstrating the need for the school. Applicants may demonstrate need for a school by collecting evidence of demand from parents and the local community, or by citing evidence that the existing provision in the local area is underperforming. All free school applicants must complete a rigorous application and interview process, regardless of the number of school places locally.

Freedom of Information

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has received a copy of the Information Commissioner's report following the

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monitoring of his Department's timeliness in responding to freedom of information requests; and whether he will publish this on his Department's website. [153028]

Elizabeth Truss: The Department has not yet received the Information Commissioner's findings.

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what procedures or practices his Department has changed following the Information Commissioner's report into his Department's performance in responding to freedom of information requests in a timely manner; whether he has subsequently issued guidance to his Department's staff on this matter; and whether he will publish any such guidance. [153029]

Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 23 April 2013]: The Department has not yet received the Information Commissioners findings.

GCSE

Andrew Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what advice he has received on the legality of ending competition between examination boards to offer GCSEs. [152436]

Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 22 April 2013]:The Government explored options for reforming GCSEs in full, taking appropriate advice, from officials within the Department, as well as external experts. It decided against moving towards a single awarding organisation model because of the risks of reforming the market in parallel with qualifications and because of the significant steps that Ofqual has taken to tighten up regulation of GCSEs.

GCSE: Special Educational Needs

Andrew Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils who attended schools for pupils with a primary special educational need of behavioural, emotional and social difficulty achieved (a) A* to C grades in GCSE English and mathematics excluding equivalents, (b) A* to C grades in five GCSEs including English and mathematics and (c) A* to C grades in five GCSEs including English and mathematics excluding equivalents, broken down (i) nationally, (ii) by local authority and (iii) by school in the latest period for which figures are available. [152437]

Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 22 April 2013]:Of the 5,330 eligible pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2012 attending schools in England which have been approved for pupils with a primary special educational need of behavioural, emotional and social difficulty: (a) 31 achieved A* to C grades in GCSE English and mathematics excluding equivalents (b) 24 achieved 5 or more GGSEs at grade A* to C or equivalent including English and mathematics GCSEs or iGCSEs and (c) 8 achieved 5 or more GCSEs at grade A* to C excluding equivalents including English and mathematics GCSEs or iGCSEs.

Figures below national level could not be provided to protect confidentiality.

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Health Education: Sex

Andrea Leadsom: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and (b) the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) regarding the BBFC providing an age rating to material used in sex and relationship education in primary schools; [152426]

(2) what discussions his Department has had with the providers of sex and relationship education to primary schools about requiring the British Board of Film Classification to provide an age rating to such material. [152492]

Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 22 April 2013]:Currently most educational DVDs do not require British Board of Film Classification age ratings under the Video Recordings Act 1984. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) led the consultation on changes to the Act, and sought views as part of that process. Officials have discussed the consultation proposal, as part of wider discussions about sex and relationship education, with a range of organisations, including the British Board of Film Classification, Brook, FPA and the Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) Association. Ministers and officials in DCMS and the Department for Education have worked closely together throughout the consultation process and on the development of the Government response, which will be published shortly.

Pamela Nash: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to improve sex education in schools. [153137]

Elizabeth Truss: Sex and relationship education (SRE) is an important part of personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education and that is why it is compulsory in maintained secondary schools.

We have asked Ofsted to report on specific effective practice in PSHE (to include SRE), and will provide funding to the PSHE Association to advise schools in developing curricula, improving staff training, and specifically to promote the teaching of consent in SRE.

To support teaching in SRE, we also encourage schools to use the expertise of professional organisations such as the Sex Education Forum.

Higher Education

Kevin Brennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 31 January 2013, Official Report, column 889W, on meetings, on how many occasions and on what dates he, excluding his Ministers, has met representatives of (a) the Russell Group, (b) Universities UK, (c) 1994 Group and (d) Million+ since May 2010. [146316]

Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 5 March 2013]:The Secretary of State for Education has met a number of representatives of these organisations since May 2010. On 7 December 2011, the Secretary of State hosted a roundtable discussion on A-level reform. It was attended by: Paul Marshall (Chief Executive, 1994 Group); Pam Tatlow (Chief Executive, Million+); Dr Geoff Parks (Director of Admissions, Cambridge); Paul Teulon

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(Director of Admissions, Kings College London); Richard Emborg (Director of the Student Recruitment and Admissions, Durham); Professor Janice Kay (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Exeter); and Ian Blenkharn (Head of Admissions, Exeter).

On 2 May 2012, the Secretary of State attended a Russell Group dinner to discuss A level reform. It was attended by: Professor Eric Thomas (Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol); Professor John Rallison (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Education, University of Cambridge); Professor Michael Arthur (Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds); Professor Judith Rees (Director, LSE); Dr Sally Mapstone, (Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Education, University of Oxford); Professor Keith Burnett (Vice-Chancellor, University of Sheffield); and Professor Don Nutbeam (Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton).

On 4 March 2013, the Secretary of State met Professor Nigel Thrift, a Russell Group representative from the University of Warwick. Other Ministers have met representatives of these organisations on numerous occasions.

History: Curriculum

Craig Whittaker: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how he envisages that mixed-age classes will be taught Key Stage 2 history sequentially. [152128]

Michael Gove [holding answer 22 April 2013]:We believe that all pupils should be taught about the events, processes and personalities that have shaped the history of these islands, and that their understanding of that history is best developed when it is taught within a robust chronological framework. That is why we have published proposals for a new curriculum that adopts such a framework.

However, we also realise that the implementation of the new curriculum in schools with mixed age classes will present specific challenges, particularly in small rural schools. While we know that these schools are, of necessity, experienced and adept at handling curriculum change and adapting the curriculum to reflect their circumstances, we will ensure that the impact of the new national curriculum on them is fully assessed before we publish it in its final form later this year.

Hotels

Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education on how many separate occasions (a) he and (b) staff in his private ministerial office have stayed in hotel accommodation for the purpose of official Government business in the last 12 months; and what the cost was of any such overnight stays. [150481]

Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 15 April 2013]: The Secretary of State for Education and staff in his private ministerial office have stayed in hotels on two occasions for the purpose of official Government business in the last 12 months. The overall cost was £720.69.

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many officials in his (a) Department and (b) its non-departmental public bodies stayed in hotels in (i) the UK and (ii) every other country during the last

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five years; at what total cost; and what the monetary value was of the 20 highest such hotel expenses in each such year. [152553]

Michael Gove: The Department only holds detailed information to meet your request for the financial year 2012/13. 1,464 officials stayed in hotels within the UK. 52 officials stayed in hotels outside of the UK. The total cost for hotels for this period was £1,004,707.53.

The Department does not hold data for hotel bookings made by non-departmental public bodies.

The following table provides a list of the 20 hotels where spend has been the greatest in the financial year 2012/13.

Top 20 hotels by spend, 2012/13
 £

Copthorne Tara Hotel, London Kensington

215,240.37

Premier Inn Coventry City Centre

96,681.18

Ramada Hotel, Coventry

60,081.11

Kensington Close, London

41,041.32

Millennium Baileys, London

31,383.80

Best Western, London Kensington

30,608.49

Bannatyne Hotel, Darlington

29,222.58

Travelodge, London Waterloo

20,445.76

Days Hotel, London

18,779.52

Jurys Inn, Sheffield

16,496.28

Best Western Corona, London Pimlico

12,669.01

Macdonald, Manchester

11,920.20

Grange Rochester, London

11,875.73

Travelodge, London Covent Garden

10,743.59

Novotel, Sheffield City Centre

10,283.72

Best Western, London Earls Court

9,583.12

Doubletree By Hilton, Manchester

8,113.30

Holiday Inn, London Bloomsbury

7,318.29

Park Plaza, London Riverbank

7,256.88

Strand Palace Hotel, London

6,947.50

Most of this expenditure on hotels is incurred when officials have to travel between the Department’s different sites and stay overnight.

Languages: Curriculum

Mr Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) if he will include British Sign Language in the list of options of minority languages in the national curriculum; [152318]

(2) if he will change the definition of a modern foreign language in the national curriculum to a written, spoken or signed language. [152319]

Elizabeth Truss: Subject to Parliament's approval, we intend to require maintained primary schools to teach all pupils at key stage 2 one of a list of prescribed languages from September 2014: French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Spanish, Latin or Ancient Greek. As now, schools will be able to teach any modern foreign language at key stage 3.

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Schools will of course be able to offer other languages, such as British Sign Language, in addition to one of the seven from the list.

There is no definition of 'modern foreign language' in the national curriculum.

Languages: Education

Mike Freer: To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the Statement of 17 September 2012, Official Report, column 653, on examination reform, what provision will be made for the teaching of (a) Spanish and (b) Hebrew under the new system of allowing only a single examination board per subject. [134654]

Elizabeth Truss: Following the Department's public consultation on reforming Key Stage 4 qualifications, we announced on 7 February 2013 that we would not move to a single awarding organisation for each subject. Rather, GCSEs, including in languages, will be subject to comprehensive reform. The Secretary of State for Education, in writing to Glenys Stacey, noted that the Government is keen to see reformed GCSEs in a wide range of modern and classic languages.

Ministerial Policy Advisers

Kevin Brennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham of 26 February 2013, Official Report, column 468W, on civil servants: codes of practice, whether the enquiries made by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary of State included discussions with special advisers; and whether they denied any responsibility for the reported comments. [146546]

Elizabeth Truss: This matter was covered when the Secretary of State and Permanent Secretary gave evidence to the Education Select Committee on 13 March 2013. The relevant paragraphs are as follows:

Q71 Ian Mearns: The next question I asked you on 23 January was about the press comments, particularly in “The Spectator”, regarding Tim Loughton. You said you were not aware of who had done that, but the Chairman said you could probably round up the potential suspects in a phone box. Have you investigated who did that subsequently?

Michael Gove: Whenever the Chairman offers me advice, I always weigh it very carefully. One of the things I wanted to stress in the course of that Committee hearing was that I did not want to collude with any reporting or analysis of that event that suggested that any particular individual or individuals were more or less guilty for a variety of reasons. But the Chairman suggested to me very clearly that I should perhaps—without suggesting that anyone was more likely to be guilty than anyone else—nevertheless, as a Minister, ask the special advisers, who are political appointees, if they had played any role in that. So, I did exactly what the Chairman suggested, and that day I asked the politically-appointed special advisers if they had been responsible for that briefing, and they assured me categorically that they had not.

Ministerial Red Boxes

Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many ministerial red boxes his Department has bought since May 2010; what the cost of each such box was; who supplied each box; what tendering process was used in selecting these suppliers; and to which Minister each box was allocated. [148394]

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Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 18 March 2013]: Banner Business Services has supplied the Department for Education with 13 ministerial boxes since May 2010 at an average cost of £742 per box. These were procured for use by all Ministers as ministerial offices share boxes as required.

The Department has not tendered separately for the provision of ministerial red boxes but has included the requirement in its stationary contracts. Between May 2010 and September 2011 the Department used an HMRC stationary contract with Banner Business Supplied Ltd and from September 2011 onwards the Department has used a pan-government stationary contract with Banner Business Supplies Ltd which was awarded by the former Buying Solutions (Cabinet Office). The Department for Education did not tender either of these contracts directly.

Ministers' Private Offices

Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much his private office has spent on (a) postage and (b) stationery in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [139577]

Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 28 January 2013]: The overall spend on stationery in the 12 months to the end of December 2012 was £35,027. The cost for individual teams cannot be separated as stationery is bought for the whole of private office. This is down significantly on the £43,440 spent in the year to January 2010.

Private office spent £126 on postage costs during 2012. The vast majority of post is sent through the Department's central mailroom and so the costs cannot be separated.

Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what his most recent estimate is of the annual cost to the public purse of his private office in his Department. [146256]

Michael Gove: The expenditure for my private office, in the financial year 2012-13 is expected to be just over £696,000. This figure includes the cost of management for the private office division as well as all ministerial support functions, diary management and briefing and correspondence. This also includes overtime, travel and subsistence costs for the whole office.

This includes actual expenditure from April 2012 to February 2013 and estimated expenditure for the month of March 2013.

For reference, the cost for previous years was as follows:

Financial yearExpenditure (£)

2011-12

789,961

2010-11

773,657

2009-10

790,919

Official Cars

Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 7 January 2013, Official Report, column 68W, on Official Cars, on how many occasions he travelled in a car from the ministerial car

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pool whilst a red box delivery was being undertaken by the same vehicle; and what proportion of Red Box deliveries were undertaken by a car from the pool without him present in the last 12 months. [139194]

Elizabeth Truss: The Department for Education has one allocated ministerial car; which the Secretary of State uses for most journeys. In the last 12 months to 22 January 2013, the Secretary of State for Education has used the ministerial car pool for 110 journeys, of which 48 were red box deliveries.

Official Hospitality

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many officials in (a) his Department and (b) the non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible claimed reimbursements for working lunches and official entertainment in each of the last five years; and what the total cost was in each such year. [152666]

Michael Gove: The following table provides the number of officials in the Department (excluding non-departmental bodies) who claimed reimbursement for working lunches and official entertainment by financial year since November 2009.

Financial yearNumber of officials who claimed for working lunches and official entertainmentTotal cost claims for working lunches and official entertainment (£)

November 2009 to March 2010

18

541.78

2010-11

24

967.29

2011-12

27

901.05

Note: Figures include Executive Agencies

To provide the figures prior to November 2009 would incur disproportionate costs as these data were held on a different finance system. To provide the figures for the non-departmental public bodies would incur disproportionate costs.

The figures for 2012-13 are not comparable to the figures for previous years.

Over this period the Department closed 11 of its NDPBs and established four new Executive agencies.

The figures provided for 2013-13 include officials within the new Executive agencies, whereas the figures for the previous three years do not include information relating to the closed NDPBs.

In 2012-13 £2,294 was spent by officials working for the Department and its four Executive agencies.

Official Residences

Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education which official ministerial residences are allocated to Ministers in his Department; and what the total annual cost is of running each such residence. [153330]

Elizabeth Truss: There are no official ministerial residences allocated to Ministers at the Department for Education.

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Pre-school Education

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many nursery places for 4 year olds were available in the (a) public sector, (b) private sector and (c) third sector in the latest period for which figures are available. [153457]

Mr Timpson: The number of early education places available at funded providers for four-year-olds is shown in a table, which will be placed in the Library of the House.

From the Early Years Census covering private, voluntary, and independent providers (PVI), the Department collects information on the number of three and four-year-old children receiving funded early education places as well as the total number of places available at those providers delivering funded early education. The Department does not have data on nursery places available in PVI providers not funded by the Department.

Data provided covering the maintained sector is taken from the School Census and School Level Annual School Census. These data cover numbers attending schools rather than specifically numbers of places available. Data is not available for places available in maintained schools for nursery provision for four-year-olds.

Procurement

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish details of all (a) his Department’s and (b) its non-departmental public bodies’ existing contractual commitments with a value of (i) between £100,000 and £1 million, (ii) between £1 million and £10 million, (iii) between £10 million and £100 million and (iv) over £100 million; what the (A) duration, (B) value including annual costs to the public purse, (C) expiry date and (D) purpose of each such contract is; and whether each such contract contains (1) renewal clauses and (2) early release clauses. [153647]

Elizabeth Truss: The Department does not hold a central repository of all contracts and to provide the information requested would incur disproportionate costs.

Some of this information is included in the information that the Department has published since March 2011 about its contracts over £10,000 on the Contracts Finder website. The web address is:

www.contractsfinder.co.uk

Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012

Chris White: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps his Department has taken to implement the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. [153192]

Elizabeth Truss: The Department has disseminated guidance issued by Cabinet Office entitled ‘The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012—advice for commissioners and procurers’ and carried out awareness sessions for all procurement staff in the Department and its agencies.

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Publications

Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education pursuant to the answer of 25 February 2013, Official Report, column 54W, on Publications, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent breakdown of his Department's accounts that show spend on (a) publications, (b) periodicals and (c) newspapers; and if he will contact the publisher of those publications in order to establish how much his private ministerial office has spent on such subscriptions in the last 12 months. [147862]

Elizabeth Truss [holding answer 14 March 2013]: The Department's published accounts are readily available at:

www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/departmentalinformation/reports/a00390/annual-departmental-reports-accounts-and-spending-reviews

and a copy has been placed in the House Libraries.

In terms of spending on subscriptions for private office, the Department does not hold data in a way that allows the costs for specific publications to be separately identified, and is not required to seek additional information from external organisations in order to answer PQs.

Pupil Referral Units

Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the rate is of unauthorised absence in pupil referral units, by local authority, in the latest period for which figures are available. [152583]

Elizabeth Truss: Information showing the rates of overall and unauthorised absence in pupil referral units, by local authority, has been placed in the House Libraries.

Children who are of compulsory school-age and registered at a school or pupil referral unit are expected to attend on a full-time basis.

The Government want all schools, including pupil referral units to improve the attendance of their pupils and minimise absence. This is because there is clear evidence that the level of attainment of pupils decreases as absence increases.

Chris Skidmore: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the (a) number and (b) proportion is of pupil referral units in which (i) no pupils, (ii) fewer than five per cent of pupils, (iii) fewer than 10 per cent of pupils and (iv) fewer than 25 per cent of pupils achieved five GCSE passes in the latest period for which figures are available. [152584]

Elizabeth Truss: The information requested is given in the following table.

National performance of pupils(1) at the end of key stage 4 in Pupil Referral Units (PRUs)(2), year: 2011/12 (Final), coverage: England
 Number of PRUsPercentage of PRUs

Total number of Pupil Referral Units

219

Of which:

  

Have no pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE A*-G grades or equivalent

18

8.2

Have fewer than 5% of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE A*-G grades or equivalent

22

10

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Have fewer than 10% of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE A*-G grades or equivalent

43

19.6

Have fewer than 25% of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSE A*-G grades or equivalent

117

53.4

(1) Includes attempts and achievements by these pupils in previous academic years. (2) Only includes PRUs with 6 or more pupils at the end of key stage 4. Source: 2012 Secondary School Performance Tables data (Final)

Pupil Referral Units: Greater London

Mr Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education which pupil referrals units in London were rated as unsatisfactory by Ofsted at their most recent inspection; and how many new enrolments have been made at each of these pupil referral units in each quarter since 2011. [146611]

Mr Laws: Data published by Ofsted provide inspection outcomes for state-funded primary, secondary, special schools, independent schools, pupil referral units (PRUs), and alternative provision up to and including 31 August 2012.

These data are available at:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/official-statistics-maintained-school-inspections-and-outcomes

It shows that there was one PRU in London rated as inadequate. This was The Tuition Centre in the London borough of Havering which was rated inadequate by Ofsted in September 2011. The PRU had an inspection

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in November 2012 and was rated as good. These data are available from the Ofsted School Inspection report at:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/133990

We do not record pupil enrolment on a quarterly basis. The number on roll for PRUs is collected in the PRU Census and is available at:

http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00209478/s

Pupils: Bullying

Andy Sawford: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many incidents of (a) bullying between pupils and (b) verbal and physical abuse of school staff by pupils were recorded in schools in (i) Northampton, (ii) Corby constituency and (iii) England in each of the last three years. [152864]

Elizabeth Truss: The Department does not collect information on the number of incidents of bullying or verbal and physical abuse. Information is collected on the reasons for exclusion. The numbers of permanent and fixed period exclusions classified as relating to bullying, verbal abuse against an adult and physical assault against an adult in Northamptonshire local authority, Corby constituency and England for 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11 are shown in the table.

All bullying and abuse of school staff is totally unacceptable. It is for head teachers to consider whether a pupil should be given a fixed-period exclusion, a permanent exclusion or other disciplinary penalty, taking account of the severity and circumstances of the incident.

The most recent published information on permanent and fixed period exclusions is available in the 'Permanent and Fixed Period Exclusions from Schools in England 2010/11' Statistical First Release(1)

(1) http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/a00211337/

State-funded primary, state-funded secondary and special schools(1, 2, 3, 4):Number of fixed period and permanent exclusions by reason for exclusion. 2008/09 to 2010/11. Corby constituency, Northamptonshire local authority and England
 Fixed period exclusions
 2008/092009/102010/11
 Number of fixed period exclusionsPercentage of school population(5)Number of fixed period exclusionsPercentage of school population(5)Number of fixed period exclusionsPercentage of school population(5)

England

      

Bullying

5,140

0.07

5,100

0.07

4,800

0.06

Verbal abuse/threatening behaviour against an adult

78,350

1.05

69,190

0.93

65,170

0.87

Physical assault against an adult

17,200

0.23

16,370

0.22

16,790

0.22

       

Northamptonshire local authority

      

Bullying

78

0.07

59

0.06

107

0.10

Verbal abuse/threatening behaviour against an adult

1,389

1.33

1,217

1.16

1,267

1.21

Physical assault against an adult

269

0.26

263

0.25

263

0.25

       

Corby constituency

      

Bullying

10

0.06

10

0.06

16

0.09

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Verbal abuse/threatening behaviour against an adult

231

1.34

208

1.20

198

1.14

Physical assault against an adult

74

0.43

58

0.34

47

0.27

 Permanent exclusions
 2008/092009/102010/11
 Number of permanent exclusionsPercentage of school population(6)Number of permanent exclusionsPercentage of school population(6)Number of permanent exclusionsPercentage of school population(6)

England(7)

      

Bullying

50

0.00

50

0.00

60

0.00

Verbal abuse/threatening behaviour against an adult

710

0.01

630

0.01

510

0.01

Physical assault against an adult

730

0.01

580

0.01

570

0.01

       

Northamptonshire local authority(7)

      

Bullying

*

*

0

0.00

*

*

Verbal abuse/threatening behaviour against an adult

26

0.02

15

0.01

22

0.02

Physical assault against an adult

12

0.01

13

0.01

18

0.02

       

Corby constituency

      

Bullying

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

Verbal abuse/threatening behaviour against an adult

5

0.03

*

*

5

0.03

Physical assault against an adult

*

*

*

*

*

*

* = Less than 5 or a percentage based on less than 5. (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Includes primary academies. (3) Includes city technology colleges and academies (including all-through academies). (4) Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools. Excludes general hospital schools. (5) The number of fixed period exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of pupils (excluding dually registered pupils) each January. (6) The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of pupils (excluding dually registered pupils) each January. (7 )National and local authority figures for the years 2008/09 and 2009/10 are estimates based on incomplete pupil-level data, figures for the constituency are as reported by schools. Note: National totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census

Pupils: Disadvantaged

Andy Sawford: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children in Corby constituency qualify for the pupil premium; and how much has been transferred to each school in Corby and East Northamptonshire under the pupil premium in each of the last two financial years. [152865]

Mr Laws: The pupil premium was introduced in April 2011. Pupil premium eligibility was extended in 2012-13 and funding is now provided to schools which have on roll pupils known to be currently eligible for free school meals or eligible for free school meals in the past six years (the deprivation premium); children in care who have been continuously looked after for at least six months (the looked after child premium); and children whose parents are serving or have previously served in the armed forces (the service child premium).

In the financial year 2011-12, schools in Corby parliamentary constituency attracted £1,030,000 pupil premium funding in respect of 2,130 pupils eligible for the deprivation premium or service child premium. In

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the financial year 2012-13, pupil premium funding for these schools increased to £1,951,000, in respect of 3,180 pupils eligible for the deprivation premium or service child premium. Tables that show the breakdown of deprivation premium for each school will be placed in the Library. We do not publish service child premium figures at school level for data protection reasons.

It is not possible to determine the number of parliamentary constituency pupils recorded on the alternative provision census or recorded as looked after children as these figures are both collected at local authority and not at establishment level.

We provide pupil premium allocations at the national, local authority, parliamentary constituency and school level. We are not able to provide figures for East Northamptonshire, which is a local government district of Northamptonshire County Council.

In financial year 2013-14, the pupil premium increased from £623 to £900 per pupil and the service premium increased from £250 to £300 per pupil. Pupil numbers from the January 2013 school census, local authority looked after children returns and Ministry of Defence service child pensions data used to determine the allocations for 2013-14 are not yet available. Illustrative allocations, based on numbers of pupils eligible for the deprivation premium or service child premium in 2012, suggest that Corby parliamentary constituency will attract around £2,814,000 pupil premium funding in 2013-14. Final allocations for 2013-14 based on 2013 pupil numbers will be published later this year.

Pupils: EU Nationals

Damian Hinds: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the educational attainment of children originally from 2004 EU accession countries studying in UK schools, relative to other children. [148709]

Mr Laws: The Department is responsible for education in England. We have not made an assessment of the educational attainment of children from the accession countries. The Department does not collect information on the nationality of pupils.

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Pupils: Nationality

Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many children in schools in England (a) were born in the UK and (b) were born outside the UK. [153466]

Mr Laws: It is not possible to answer this question directly with the available data. The School Census in England does not collect data on pupils' country of birth.

It is possible, however, to use the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to make an estimate of the number of children of compulsory school-age born outside the UK. Of the 7.8 million children aged 5 to 15 years in the UK, 0.5 million (6.3%) were born outside the UK(1).

It is not possible to use the LFS to analyse how many of these children are enrolled in UK schools.

The 2011 ONS Census included questions on citizenship, the results of which should be available in 2013. This will provide further information on the number of school-age children born outside the UK, although again it will not indicate whether they are being educated in UK schools.

The Government are committed to ensuring that all children are able to access the education services they need, regardless of their nationality.

(1) Based on LFS analysis of the 4 pooled quarters from quarter 4 2011 to quarter 3 2012.

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

Mr Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education which 50 maintained (a) secondary and (b) primary schools, including voluntary-aided or controlled schools had the (i) highest and (ii) lowest per pupil funding in the most recent year for which figures are available; what the amount of that spending is in each such case; and in which local authority area each school is. [151291]

Mr Laws: Based on published school level budget shares from local authorities' Section 251 budget returns for 2012-13, and using pupil numbers from the January 2012 Annual School Census, the 50 highest funded maintained secondary schools are in the following table. These figures do not include funding retained centrally by local authorities.

The 50 highest funded maintained secondary schools are in the following table.

50 Highest Funded Secondary Schools 2012-13
LA No.LASchool NameEstabBudget Share per pupil (£)

877

Warrington

Woolston Community High School

4204

17042

356

Stockport

Offerton School

4031

12422

211

Tower Hamlets

Sir John Cass Foundation and Redcoat Church of England Secondary School

4722

12172

309

Haringey

Heartlands High School

4705

11350

888

Lancashire

Hameldon Community College

4802

11054

919

Hertfordshire

The Heathcote School

4061

11014

211

Tower Hamlets

Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate Girls School

4726

10886

211

Tower Hamlets

Mulberry School for Girls

4242

10843

888

Lancashire

Skerton Community High School

4005

10786

211

Tower Hamlets

Morpeth School

4150

10178

810

Kingston upon Hull City of

David Lister School

4130

10124

211

Tower Hamlets

George Green's School

4505

10039

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208

Lambeth

Charles Edward Brooke School

4509

9897

919

Hertfordshire

Francis Bacon School

5402

9791

211

Tower Hamlets

St Paul's Way Trust School

4277

9340

210

Southwark

St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School

4680

9269

211

Tower Hamlets

Central Foundation Girls' School

4507

9234

815

North Yorkshire

Northallerton College

4503

9189

205

Hammersmith and Fulham

Henry Compton Secondary School

4106

9132

204

Hackney

The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School

4697

9089

358

Trafford

Lostock College

4015

9025

211

Tower Hamlets

Raine's Foundation School

5400

9006

815

North Yorkshire

Settle College

4205

8905

881

Essex

Sawyers Hall College

5425

8817

211

Tower Hamlets

Oaklands School

4296

8747

211

Tower Hamlets

Bow School of Maths and Computing

4024

8666

204

Hackney

Haggerston School

4283

8639

886

Kent

The Malling School

5425

8497

211

Tower Hamlets

Langdon Park Community School

4105

8469

933

Somerset

Brymore School

5401

8397

211

Tower Hamlets

Swanlea School

4297

8371

204

Hackney

Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School

4318

8262

210

Southwark

St Michael's Catholic College

5403

8237

815

North Yorkshire

Whitby Community College

4039

8235

210

Southwark

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Secondary School

5405

8230

204

Hackney

Cardinal Pole Roman Catholic School

4714

8226

208

Lambeth

Lilian Baylis Technology School

4321

8203

202

Camden

South Camden Community School

4196

8170

919

Hertfordshire

The Astley Cooper School

4499

8147

808

Stockton-on-Tees

Bishopsgarth School

4105

8136

211

Tower Hamlets

Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College

4276

8120

213

Westminster

St George RC School

4809

8118

213

Westminster

St Augustine's CofE High School

4723

8105

392

North Tyneside

Norham Community Technology College

4008

8103

204

Hackney

Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form

4310

8081

383

Leeds

City of Leeds School

4031

7994

351

Bury

Radcliffe Riverside School

4801

7936

209

Lewisham

Conisborough College

4249

7919

358

Trafford

Broadoak School

4012

7891

204

Hackney

Our Lady's Convent Roman Catholic High School

4641

7886

The 50 lowest funded maintained secondaries are listed as follows:

50 Lowest Funded Secondary Schools 2012-13
LA No.LASchool NameEstabBudget Share per pupil (£)

815

North Yorkshire

Settle Middle School

4220

2201

302

Barnet

The Henrietta Barnett School

4752

2585

302

Barnet

St Michael's Catholic Grammar School

5404

2690

302

Barnet

Finchley Catholic High School

5405

2708

302

Barnet

St James' Catholic High School

5407

2716

302

Barnet

Copthall School

4210

2840

815

North Yorkshire

Ingleton Middle School

4201

2988

925

Lincolnshire

Spalding Grammar School

4603

3013

929

Northumberland

Ponteland Middle School

4150

3070

925

Lincolnshire

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle

5411

3099

815

North Yorkshire

Raincliffe School

4071

3102

302

Barnet

Friern Barnet School

4003

3129

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925

Lincolnshire

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

4004

3139

925

Lincolnshire

The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough

4065

3154

925

Lincolnshire

Spalding High School

4027

3156

925

Lincolnshire

Boston High School

4022

3173

925

Lincolnshire

The Boston Grammar School

5424

3183

836

Poole

Broadstone Middle School

4181

3228

302

Barnet

St Mary's CofE High School

5403

3259

925

Lincolnshire

The King Edward VI Grammar School, Louth

5405

3259

302

Barnet

Bishop Douglass School Finchley

5408

3339

929

Northumberland

Richard Coates Church of England Middle School

4800

3367

925

Lincolnshire

The Skegness Grammar School

5400

3373

929

Northumberland

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Middle School

4654

3399

835

Dorset

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Colehill

4604

3402

929

Northumberland

Corbridge Middle School

4079

3440

835

Dorset

Emmanuel Middle Church of England Voluntary Aided School

4614

3457

835

Dorset

St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown

4802

3465

929

Northumberland

Ovingham Middle School

4199

3479

935

Suffolk

St Louis Catholic Middle School

4602

3480

935

Suffolk

St James CofE VA Middle School

4601

3487

935

Suffolk

Beyton Middle School

4011

3490

929

Northumberland

Highfield Middle School

4198

3500

835

Dorset

Lockyer's Middle School

4034

3505

865

Wiltshire

St John's Marlborough

5405

3506

885

Worcestershire

St John's CofE Foundation Middle School

5404

3527

879

Plymouth

Plymouth High School for Girls

4155

3538

835

Dorset

St Osmund's Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School, Dorchester

4606

3549

929

Northumberland

Meadowdale Middle School

4168

3591

835

Dorset

Cranborne Middle School

4020

3593

822

Bedford Borough

Marston Vale Middle School

4035

3603

392

North Tyneside

Valley Gardens Middle School

4026

3649

929

Northumberland

Hexham Middle School

4441

3655

835

Dorset

Ferndown Middle School

4184

3670

835

Dorset

Allenbourn Middle School

4029

3680

935

Suffolk

Stowmarket Middle School

4061

3699

935

Suffolk

Ixworth Middle School

4015

3706

822

Bedford Borough

Daubeney Middle School

4098

3710

885

Worcestershire

Walkwood CofE Middle School

4579

3711

935

Suffolk

Bacton Community Middle School

4054

3714

The 50 highest funded maintained primary schools are listed as follows:

50 Highest Funded Primary Schools 2012-13
LA No.LASchool NameEstabBudget Share per pupil (£)

929

Northumberland

Cornhill First School

2376

44583

878

Devon

West and East Putford School

2250

23900

860

Staffordshire

Flash CofE (C) Primary School

3157

20697

929

Northumberland

Holy Island Church of England First School

3447

20226

929

Northumberland

Netherton Northside First School

2189

19372

929

Northumberland

Kielder Community First School

2254

17336

929

Northumberland

Branton Community First School

2053

16649

888

Lancashire

Winmarleigh Church of England Primary School

3550

16571

865

Wiltshire

Lypiatt Primary School

2029

16389

893

Shropshire

Hopton Wafers CofE (Controlled) Primary School

3132

16273

855

Leicestershire

Somerby Primary School

2094

15875

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840

Durham

Wearhead Primary School

2324

13275

888

Lancashire

Out Rawcliffe Church of England Primary School

3567

13055

840

Durham

Forest of Teesdale Primary School

2410

12964

811

East Riding of Yorkshire

Langtoft Primary School

2737

12857

815

North Yorkshire

Gunnerside Methodist Primary School

3207

11765

926

Norfolk

The King George VI School, Great Bircham

3099

11748

830

Derbyshire

Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School

3093

11675

888

Lancashire

Bleasdale Church of England Primary School

3517

11542

926

Norfolk

Ten Mile Bank Primary School

2198

11299

826

Milton Keynes

Emberton School

2035

11037

850

Hampshire

Ampfield Church of England Primary School

3003

11026

888

Lancashire

Pinfold Primary School

2156

10856

815

North Yorkshire

Rosedale Abbey Community Primary School

2098

10538

929

Northumberland

Linton First School

2105

10503

878

Devon

Membury Primary School

2052

10498

830

Derbyshire

Hartington CofE Primary School

3041

10070

341

Liverpool

Phoenix Primary School

3026

10054

830

Derbyshire

Biggin CofE Primary School

3040

10039

908

Cornwall

Garras Community Primary School

2114

10009

815

North Yorkshire

Goathland Primary School

2043

9946

826

Milton Keynes

Sherington Church of England School

3005

9919

393

South Tyneside

Fellgate Primary School

2085

9908

888

Lancashire

Ormskirk Lathom Park Church of England Primary School

3029

9905

826

Milton Keynes

Stoke Goldington Church of England School

3006

9902

888

Lancashire

Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School

3535

9867

830

Derbyshire

Elton CofE Primary School

3033

9783

888

Lancashire

Thorneyholme Roman Catholic Primary School, Dunsop Bridge

3810

9782

815

North Yorkshire

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Thornton

3370

9711

815

North Yorkshire

Luttons Community Primary School

2406

9684

888

Lancashire

Bolton by Bowland Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

3809

9629

878

Devon

Charleton Church of England Primary School

3104

9625

878

Devon

Clyst Honiton Church of England Primary School

3005

9609

919

Hertfordshire

Anstey First School

2223

9607

878

Devon

Highampton Community Primary School

2255

9583

850

Hampshire

Froxfield Church of England Infant School

3062

9575

916

Gloucestershire

Coopers Edge School

2185

9529

888

Lancashire

Holmeswood Methodist School

3147

9413

840

Durham

Rookhope Primary School

2321

9410

935

Suffolk

Monks Eleigh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

3047

9299

The 50 lowest funded maintained primaries are listed as follows:

LA No.LASchool NameEstabBudget Share per pupil (£)

50 Lowest Funded Primary Schools

    

893

Shropshire

Whitchurch CofE Infant School

3121

1576

893

Shropshire

Sundorne Infant School

2098

1722

893

Shropshire

Market Drayton Infant School

2070

1738

302

Barnet

Beis Yaakov Primary School

2079

1894

302

Barnet

Akiva School

3520

1906

302

Barnet

St Mary's CofE Primary School

3311

1914

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391

Newcastle upon Tyne

Wharrier Street Primary School

2950

1916

302

Barnet

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School

3510

1918

302

Barnet

Rosh Pinah Primary School

3512

1951

302

Barnet

Foulds School

2025

1986

302

Barnet

Trent CofE Primary School

3316

2026

302

Barnet

Osidge Primary School

5201

2031

302

Barnet

Menorah Primary School

3513

2041

302

Barnet

Brookland Junior School

2007

2046

302

Barnet

St Catherine's RC School

3504

2050

302

Barnet

Frith Manor Primary School

2026

2064

302

Barnet

Christ Church Primary School

3302

2078

302

Barnet

Garden Suburb Infant School

2028

2081

302

Barnet

Danegrove Primary School

2073

2091

893

Shropshire

Ludlow Infant School

2065

2092

302

Barnet

Menorah Foundation School

5949

2095

302

Barnet

Garden Suburb Junior School

2027

2104

302

Barnet

St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School

3307

2112

302

Barnet

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

3506

2120

302

Barnet

St Mary's and St John's CofE Primary School

3521

2121

302

Barnet

Cromer Road Primary School

2017

2123

302

Barnet

Woodridge Primary School

2054

2124

302

Barnet

Brookland Infant and Nursery School

2008

2131

302

Barnet

St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Totteridge

3315

2131

302

Barnet

Monken Hadley CofE Primary School

3305

2131

302

Barnet

St Theresa's RC School

3507

2136

302

Barnet

St Agnes RC School

3502

2166

302

Barnet

The Annunciation RC Junior School

3514

2174

893

Shropshire

Ifton Heath Primary School

2056

2175

302

Barnet

Monkfrith Primary School

2042

2180

302

Barnet

Holly Park Primary School

2032

2194

302

Barnet

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

3304

2195

302

Barnet

All Saints' CofE Primary School N20

3317

2202

302

Barnet

Parkfield Primary School

2000

2213

302

Barnet

St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7

3314

2213

302

Barnet

Church Hill School

2011

2214

302

Barnet

Hasmonean Primary School

3516

2216

302

Barnet

Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School

5948

2218

302

Barnet

Moss Hall Infant School

2044

2228

302

Barnet

Our Lady of Lourdes RC School

3501

2234

302

Barnet

St Joseph's RC Junior School

3509

2237

893

Shropshire

The Wilfred Owen School

2139

2247

302

Barnet

St Mary's CofE Primary School, East Barnet

3312

2261

302

Barnet

Martin Primary School

3523

2265

302

Barnet

The Annunciation RC Infant School

3500

2267