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Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing, for secondary schools, grammar schools and all state schools, the percentage of all 11 year-old pupils in 1998 passing National Curriculum tests at

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levels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 together with the average level attained per pupil in the following subjects: mathematics, English and science, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 11 year-old pupils.[HL2217]

Lord Dubs: Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Northern Ireland: SEN Pupil Expenditure

Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for state primary and secondary schools separately, the amount of money spent per pupil, the total amount of money spent and the percentage of the total budget spent on:


(a) pupils with Special Educational Needs and with Statements of Special Educational Need; and


(b) pupils with Special Educational Needs but without Statements of Special Educational Need;


in each of the years 1983 to 1998, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of pupils on roll.[HL2215]

Lord Dubs: Information is not available centrally in the form in which it has been requested.

Northern Ireland: SEN Pupil Numbers

Baroness Blatch asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools and all state secondary schools separately, the percentage of pupils on roll and the percentage of all 16 year-old pupils in each of the years 1983 to 1998:


(a) With Special Educational Needs and with Statements of Special Educational Need;


(b) With Special Educational Needs but without Statements of Special Educational Need;


showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools, the number of pupils on roll and the number of 16 year-old pupils.[HL2274]

Lord Dubs: The available information is as follows:

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Percentage of pupils on roll with statements of special educational needs

	1988-89			1989-90			1990-91			1991-92
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Secondary (Non-Grammar)	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.9	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.6	1.0
Grammar	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
All Grant-Aided	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.6

Number of schools and number of pupils

	1986-87		1987-88		1988-89		1989-90		1990-91		1991-92
	Schools	Pupils	Schools	Pupils	Schools	Pupils	Schools	Pupils	Schools	Pupils	Schools	Pupils
Secondary (Non-Grammar)	177	96,115	177	92,534	174	89,968	170	87,814	169	86,667	166	87,525
Grammar	74	52,973	72	52,466	71	53,131	70	53,119	70	54,479	70	55,770

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Percentage of pupils on roll with statements of special educational needs

	1992-93			1993-94			1994-95			1995-96
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Secondary (Non-Grammar)	1.5	0.7	1.1	1.7	0.8	1.3	2.1	1.0	1.6	--	--	1.6
Grammar	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	--	--	0.2
All Grant-Aided	1.0	0.5	0.7	1.1	0.5	0.8	1.4	0.6	1.0	--	--	1.0

	1996-97			1997-98			1998-99
	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total	Boys	Girls	Total
Secondary (Non-Grammar)	--	--	1.9	2.6	1.3	2.0	2.7	1.3	2.0
Grammar	--	--	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2
All Grant-Aided	--	--	1.2	1.7	0.8	1.2	1.8	0.8	1.3

Percentage of year 12(4) pupils with statements of special educational needs

	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
Secondary (Non-Grammar)	0.9	1.1	1.4	1.4	1.6	2.0	2.1
Grammar	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
All Grant-Aided	0.6	0.8	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.4	1.4

(4) Pupils in Northern Ireland are aged 16 at the end of Year 12.

Number of schools and number of pupils

	1992-93			1993-94			1994-95			1995-96
	Schools	All pupils	Year 12 pupils	Schools	All pupils	Year 12 pupils	Schools	All pupils	Year 12 pupils	Schools	All pupils	Year 12 pupils
Secondary (Non-Grammar)	164	88,005	15,173	161	89,167	15,703	161	89,534	16,000	165	90,426	17,196
Grammar	70	57,507	8,220	71	59,097	8,132	71	60,502	9,360	71	61,150	9,447

	1996-97			1997-98			1998-99
	Schools	All Pupils	Year 12 Pupils	Schools	All Pupils	Year 12 Pupils	Schools	All Pupils	Year 12 Pupils
Secondary (Non-Grammar)	167	90,746	16,689	166	90,858	16,359	165	91,752	16,551
Grammar	71	61,997	9,356	72	62,236	9,355	72	62,192	9,375

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