Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships starts there were in the East Midlands; and what the level was of each of those starts in each of the last five years.
Answered by Anne Milton
These figures are published in our Further education and skills geography data tool: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-further-education-and-skills.
The number of apprenticeship starts in the East Midlands in the last five years, split by level are in the public domain and are as follows:
Apprenticeship level | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 |
Intermediate (Level 2) | 28,500 | 26,770 | 29,880 | 28,510 | 26,160 |
Advanced (Level 3) | 19,610 | 12,730 | 16,370 | 17,280 | 18,270 |
Higher (Level 4+) | 890 | 790 | 1,810 | 2,280 | 3,110 |
All apprenticeship starts | 49,010 | 40,290 | 48,060 | 48,080 | 47,540 |
Figures rounded to the nearest 10
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary school pupils eligible for free school meals in (a) Nottinghamshire and b) England attend a school rated as (i) good or (ii) outstanding by Ofsted.
Answered by Nick Gibb
As set out in the Ofsted statistical first release (SFR) data[1] as at 31 August 2017 and also Pupils data[2], there were 5,682 eligible pupils for free school meals, who attended a primary school in Nottinghamshire of which, 79 per cent were in schools rated by Ofsted as Good; and eight per cent were in schools rated by Ofsted as Outstanding.
There were 500,386 eligible pupils for free school meals, who attended a primary school in England of which, 73 per cent were in schools rated by Ofsted as Good; and 15 per cent were in schools rated by Ofsted as Outstanding.
[1] Ofsted - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/maintained-schools-and-academies-inspections-and-outcomes-as-at-31-august-2017.
[2] Pupils Data - https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) England attend a primary school rated as (i) good and (ii) outstanding by Ofsted.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The proportion of pupils in (a) Ashfield constituency (b) Rushcliffe constituency (c) Nottinghamshire and (d) England attending a primary school rated as (i) good and (ii) outstanding by Ofsted is available in the attached table.
Ofsted’s latest release is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/maintained-schools-and-academies-inspections-and-outcomes-as-at-31-august-2017.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Rushcliffe constituency attend a primary school rated as (i) good and (ii) outstanding by Ofsted.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The proportion of pupils in (a) Ashfield constituency (b) Rushcliffe constituency (c) Nottinghamshire and (d) England attending a primary school rated as (i) good and (ii) outstanding by Ofsted is available in the attached table.
Ofsted’s latest release is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/maintained-schools-and-academies-inspections-and-outcomes-as-at-31-august-2017.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary school pupils who are eligible for free school meals in (a) Nottinghamshire and (b) England attend a school rated as (i) good and (ii) outstanding by Ofsted.
Answered by Nick Gibb
As set out in the Ofsted statistical first release (SFR) data[1] as at 31 August 2017 and Pupils data[2], there were 3,995 eligible pupils for free school meals, who attended a Secondary school in Nottinghamshire of which, 71 per cent were in schools rated by Ofsted as Good; and 18 per cent were in schools rated by Ofsted as Outstanding.
There were 302,372 eligible pupils for free school meals who attended a secondary school in England of which: 55 per cent were in schools rated by Ofsted as Good; and 20 per cent were in schools rated by Ofsted as Outstanding.
[2] Pupils Data- https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2017.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of Key Stage 2 pupils who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals met the expected standards in (i) reading, (ii) writing, (iii) mathematics and (iv) all those three areas in England in 2017.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The proportion of Key Stage 2 pupils, who were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals, who met the expected standard in the requested subjects, in 2017, is published in the Department’s ‘National curriculum assessments: key stage 2, 2017 (revised)’ statistical first release[1].
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-revised.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of former students in (a) Ashfield, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England were not in education, employment, or training 12 months after leaving school.
Answered by Anne Milton
Data on whether students were not in education, employment, or training 12 months after leaving school is not held centrally. The department publishes statistics on destinations of students in the year after they finish key stage 4 or 16-18 study. Destination measures show the percentage of students with sustained participation in education or employment over six months following the end of their phase of study.
The table attached shows the percentage of students who did not sustain their employment or education destination throughout the six-month period in (a) Ashfield local authority district, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England after completing key stage 4 16-18 study (having studied A levels or other advanced level qualifications).
Information on pupil destinations is published annually on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations.
The department also publishes an estimate of the number and proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in each local authority based on information submitted by local authorities about young people’s participation in education or training in their area. They are an average for November to January each year. The information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neet-data-by-local-authority-2012-16-to-18-year-olds-not-in-education-employment-or-training.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools and colleges in Ashfield constituency meet (a) any and (b) all of the eight Gatsby career advice benchmarks.
Answered by Anne Milton
The information requested is not held centrally.
The Careers & Enterprise Company’s ‘State of the Nation’ report highlighted the results of over 500 schools that self-evaluated their careers provision against the Gatsby Benchmarks. Around half of these schools were achieving at least two of the eight benchmarks, although a fifth of schools were not achieving any of the benchmarks. The report is available to view here: wwwcareersandenterprise.co.uk/news/state-nation-report-reveals-route-success-schools.
The careers strategy and our updated statutory guidance for schools both promote Compass, a free online tool (developed by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation and The Careers & Enterprise Company) for schools to evaluate and monitor improvements in their careers provision against the benchmarks. More information about Compass is available here: https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/schools-colleges/about-compass.
A good way to highlight the importance of Gatsby Benchmarks is for individual MPs to contact the schools in their constituency.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of young people who were eligible for free school meals in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England were in education, employment or training after completing Key Stage 4 in each of the last three years for which data is available.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The attached table shows the number and percentage of pupils who were eligible for free school meals in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England and went on to sustained education, employment or training destinations after completing Key Stage 4 in academic years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (the last three years for which data is available).
Information on pupil destinations is published annually, available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations.
Asked by: Gloria De Piero (Labour - Ashfield)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of young people in (a) Ashfield, constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England who were eligible for free school meals at age 15 achieved two or more A levels or equivalent qualifications by the age of 19 in each of the last three years for which data is available.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department’s official estimates of Level 2 and 3 attainment by young people aged 19 are published annually. The latest figures available were published in March 2017 and the latest cohort for which attainment at age 19 is available is those aged 19 in 2016. The latest publication can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/level-2-and-3-attainment-by-young-people-aged-19-in-2016. It includes both national and local authority estimates by free school meal eligibility.
A young person achieving two or more A levels or equivalent is classed as having achieved a full Level 3.
Constituency figures are not included in the publication but are given in the table below. The constituency has been allocated based on the postcode of the young person’s residence at age 15. The local authority figure for Nottinghamshire has also been allocated based on the postcode of residence. This differs slightly to the methodology used in the local authority tables in the referenced publication which is based on the school location at age 15; however figures at local authority level are broadly similar.
Proportion of cohort 19 achieving full level 3 | England | Nottinghamshire | Ashfield Constituency |
in 2014 | |||
Of those eligible for FSM | 35.7% | 23.4% | 18.1% |
Of those not eligible for FSM | 60.5% | 55.8% | 43.1% |
All | 57.0% | 52.5% | 40.2% |
in 2015 | |||
Of those eligible for FSM | 36.4% | 22.8% | 16.1% |
Of those not eligible for FSM | 61.0% | 55.2% | 42.2% |
All | 57.5% | 51.7% | 38.1% |
in 2016 | |||
Of those eligible for FSM | 36.2% | 26.7% | 23.2% |
Of those not eligible for FSM | 60.7% | 56.9% | 42.2% |
All | 57.1% | 53.3% | 39.3% |
1: Local authority and constituency are based on young person’s home postcode at age 15