Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the pupil to teacher ratio was in primary schools in Wallasey constituency in each year since 2010.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The following table provides the pupil to teacher ratios, calculated using both qualified and unqualified teachers, in state funded primary in Wallesey constituency from November 2011 to 2017. These figures are not available for 2010. The figures show that there were more teachers per pupil in Wallasey from 2013 onwards than the national average.
Pupil to teacher ratios | ||
| Primary | |
| Wallasey | England |
2010 | . | . |
2011 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
2012 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
2013 | 19.6 | 20.5 |
2014 | 19.2 | 20.3 |
2015 | 18.7 | 20.5 |
2016 | 19.9 | 20.6 |
2017 | 19.9 | 20.9 |
Source: School Workforce and School (pupil) Census | ||
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the pupil to teacher ratio was in secondary schools in (a) Wallasey constituency and (b) East Hampshire in each year since 2010.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The following table provides the pupil to teacher ratios, calculated using both qualified and unqualified teachers, in state funded secondary schools in Wallasey constituency and East Hampshire constituency from November 2011 to 2017. These figures are not available for 2010. The figures show that there were more teachers per pupil in Wallasey secondary schools than the national average for all the available years.
Pupil to teacher ratios | |||
| Secondary Schools | ||
| Wallasey | East Hampshire | England |
2010 | . | . | . |
2011 | 13.9 | 16.1 | 14.9 |
2012 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
2013 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 15.0 |
2014 | 12.9 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
2015 | 12.9 | 15.8 | 15.3 |
2016 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 15.6 |
2017 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.0 |
Source: School Workforce and School (pupil) Census | |||
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students have studied at least two arts subjects at GCSE level in (a) Wallasey and (b) East Hampshire in each of the last five years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The total number of entries into GCSE (including equivalents) arts subjects and pupils entering two or more GCSE arts subjects, by pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in state-funded schools in Wallasey and East Hampshire in each of the last three years can be found in the attached table.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many GCSE entries for arts subjects there were from students in Wallasey in each of the last five years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The total number of entries into GCSE (including equivalents) arts subjects and pupils entering two or more GCSE arts subjects, by pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 in state-funded schools in Wallasey and East Hampshire in each of the last three years can be found in the attached table.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) all pupils and (b) pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds in (i) The North West (ii) Merseyside and (iii) Wallasey Constituency entered university in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The department publishes information on the percentage of 15 year old pupils from state-funded and special schools who entered higher education by the age of 19 by free school meal status, local authority and region.
Figures for the North West can be found in Table 2a of the following file: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/635104/SFR39-2017-MainTables.xlsx.
Figures are not available for Merseyside or Wallasey Constituency on this basis.
An alternative source of data for entry to higher education is the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) End of Cycle Report 2017. UCAS publishes data on the proportion of 18 year olds entering full-time undergraduate higher education by parliamentary constituency. However, figures are not available for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The figures show that the proportion of 18 year olds entering full-time undergraduate higher education from Wallasey was 23.4% in 2006 and 31.1% in 2017.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of secondary schools in (a) Merseyside and (b) London were rated (a) good or (b) outstanding in the last three years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Ofsted inspection data shows the number and proportions of good and outstanding secondary schools in Merseyside to March 2018 can be found in the table below:
Merseyside Secondary schools | Aug-15 | Aug-16 | Aug-17 | Mar-18[1] | ||||
Overall effectiveness | Number of schools | % of total | Number of schools | % of total | Number of schools | % of total | Number of schools | % of total |
Outstanding | 15 | 17% | 16 | 18% | 15 | 17% | 15 | 18% |
Good | 34 | 39% | 35 | 40% | 33 | 38% | 31 | 36% |
Ofsted inspection data shows the number and proportions of good and outstanding secondary schools in London to March 2018 can be found in the table below:
London Secondary schools | Aug-15 | Aug-16 | Aug-17 | Mar-181 | ||||
Overall effectiveness | Number of schools | % of total | Number of schools | % of total | Number of schools | % of total | Number of schools | % of total |
Outstanding | 155 | 34% | 161 | 35% | 172 | 37% | 177 | 38% |
Good | 225 | 50% | 237 | 52% | 235 | 50% | 233 | 49% |
[1] Data for August 2018 will be available in November 2018.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much core revenue funding Leasowe Primary School in Wallasey constituency received in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18; and how much funding that school is planned to receive in (i) 2019-20 and (ii) 2020-21.
Answered by Nick Gibb
Pre 16 school and academy allocations are published each financial year for all schools and academies. The 2016-17 financial year allocations can be viewed in the data table here, using the LAESTAB number for Leasowe Primary School, 3442268: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017.
Allocations for the 2017-18 financial year can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2017-to-2018.
2018-19 financial year allocations will be published in the autumn 2018.
Funding allocations for future years are not yet available as local authorities (LAs) submit their formula for distributing the Dedicated Schools Grant at the end of February. The Department will be informed of LA allocations for 2019-20 in March 2019.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Wallasey constituency that will receive a reduction in (i) cash and (ii) per pupil funding in each of the next five years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
In 2018/19, all schools in Wallasey attracted more cash funding through the national funding formula, both in total and per pupil, compared to their 2017/18 baselines. Final decisions on individual schools’ budgets are taken by the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, based on the local funding formula.
In 2019/20, no school will attract reduced cash funding per pupil through the national funding formula. Given that funding follows the pupil, individual schools may attract less funding in total if the number of pupils on roll decreases. The Department will publish notional funding formula allocations for 2019/20 later this year after updating calculations using the latest autumn census data.
Funding after 2019/20 will depend on the outcomes of the next Spending Review.
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which sixth form colleges have closed in England since 2010.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
Eleven sixth form colleges have dissolved in England since 2010. In all cases the sixth form colleges were merged or converted to become an Academy, that is to say their assets, rights and liabilities were transferred to another education provider.The colleges are:
Sixth Form College | Date of Dissolution |
New College, Pontefract | June 2017 |
Priestley College | May 2017 |
Strodes College | May 2017 |
Rochdale Sixth Form College | April 2017 |
Hereford Sixth Form College | March 2017 |
Barrow in Furness Sixth Form College | July 2016 |
Prior Pursglove Sixth Form College | May 2016 |
Stockton Sixth Form College | May 2016 |
Totton College | November 2017 |
Ludlow College | July 2013 |
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Sixth Form College | July 2011 |
Asked by: Angela Eagle (Labour - Wallasey)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which academies have closed in England since 2010.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
There are now 6925 academies, including 432 free schools, studio schools and university technical colleges, which will provide over 230, 000 new school places when they reach capacity. Since 2010, 23 academies (0.3%) have closed permanently:
1 | Manchester Alternative Provision Academy | Academy |
2 | Marlow Academy | Academy |
3 | Oasis Academy Hextable | Academy |
4 | Weston Academy | Academy |
5 | Discovery New School | Free school |
6 | Dawes Lane Academy | Free school |
7 | Southwark Free School | Free school |
8 | St Michael's Secondary School | Free school |
9 | Stockport Technical School | Free school |
10 | The Durham Free School | Free school |
11 | Bradford Studio School | Studio school |
12 | Create Studio School | Studio school |
13 | Hyndburn Studio School | Studio school |
14 | Inspire Enterprise Academy | Studio school |
15 | Kajans Hospitality & Catering Studio School | Studio school |
16 | Tendring Enterprise Studio School | Studio school |
17 | The Hull Studio School | Studio school |
18 | The Midland Studio College Hinckley | Studio school |
19 | The Midland Studio College Nuneaton | Studio school |
20 | The Studio School Luton | Studio school |
21 | Black Country UTC | UTC |
22 | Central Bedfordshire UTC | UTC |
23 | Hackney University Technical College | UTC |