Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the proportion of employers who offer apprenticeships to 16 to 19-year olds in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) England.
Answered by Robert Halfon
We do not directly collect information that measures the proportion of employers who offer apprenticeships.
For information on apprenticeship starts by constituency, region, and England by age group, please see the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/601883/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsm.
The Department has also released research looking at the incidence of apprenticeships by industry sector and size, including breakdowns by local authority district and regional levels. Please see the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-sector.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who receive free school meals in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have participated in higher education in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
Information is given on the number and percentage of students completing Key Stage 5 study (A level and other Level 3 qualifications) in mainstream state-funded schools and colleges, before progressing to study at a UK higher education institution for at least two terms the following year, in each of the last five years for which information is available. Free school meal eligibility is as recorded when students were in Year 11.
The table below show figures for the Woking constituency for the years 2010/11 to 2014/15. Numbers of pupils are shown rounded to the nearest ten, in line with how published information was shown in these years. Percentages are calculated using unrounded figures.
In each of the last five years, ten students in the Woking constituency (rounded to the nearest ten), who had been eligible for free school meals in Year 11 and completed Key Stage 5 study, progressed to higher education. This compares to between 180 and 250 students who had not been eligible for free school meals. In 2014/15, this represents 34% of free school meals students and 50% of other students who had completed Key Stage 5 study. Due to the small numbers of students involved, these proportions have varied year on year.
Comparable information on pupil destinations for b) Surrey, c) the South East and d) England is published annually at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations
Woking constituency | Number of students completing KS5 | Number at UK Higher Education Institution | % at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures) | |||
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2014/15 (2013/14 KS5 cohort) | 30 | 510 | 10 | 250 | 34% | 50% |
2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort) | 20 | 370 | 10 | 180 | 32% | 49% |
2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort) | 30 | 450 | 10 | 200 | 31% | 45% |
2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort) | 20 | 450 | 10 | 230 | 61% | 52% |
2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort) | 30 | 490 | 10 | 220 | 41% | 45% |
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children secured a place at their first choice school in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK in the latest period for which data is available.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The Department collects data from local authorities in England on how many parents received an offer of a place for their children at one of their preferred secondary or primary schools based on the respective national offer days.
The most recent data relate to the start of the 2016/17 academic year. Figures on the number of children who secured a place at their first choice school for the local authority of Surrey, the region of the South East and for England, are outlined below.
Figures for the UK are not available as Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland run their own separate school application and offer processes.
Number of applications and first choice offers for entry into primary and secondary school for academic year 2016/17
| Surrey | South East | England |
Number of applications for a primary school place | 13,859 | 104,635 | 641,572 |
Of which: number offered their first choice | 11,394 | 90,790 | 566,836 |
Percentage offered their first choice | 82.2 | 86.6 | 88.4 |
Number of applications for a secondary school place | 11,154 | 88,724 | 548,006 |
Of which: number offered their first choice | 9,404 | 76,801 | 460,836 |
Percentage offered their first choice | 84.3 | 86.6 | 84.1 |
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to ensure that children have access to professional careers advice in schools.
Answered by Robert Halfon
Providing young people with the right information at the right time is key to ensuring every young person goes as far as their talents will take them. This is why we are investing £90 million over this Parliament to ensure that every young person has equal access to the life-changing advice and inspiration they need to fulfil their potential and succeed in life. This includes £20 million to increase the number of mentors from the world of work, supporting 25,000 young people a year by 2020. We also fund the National Careers Service, which received £77 million in 2016/17, to provide careers advice to young people via the National Contact Centre and the National Careers Service website. The vast majority of people (87%) were happy with the service they received using the website.
We need to make available the support to help young people negotiate this information and to help guide them through the decision-making process. Maintained schools must ensure that pupils receive independent careers advice and that this is presented in an impartial manner; includes information on the range of education or training options and promotes the best interests of the pupils to whom it is given. We know that pupils can gain confidence and motivation from the opportunity to explore career ideas through individual, face-to-face discussions with a range of people, including careers professionals. We trust schools to know what is best for their pupils and to tailor what they offer and who delivers it.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of looked-after children in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have participated in higher education in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The proportion of looked after children who obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year are given in the table below. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014, and further changes in 2015, meaning that figures for 2014 and 2015 are not comparable with earlier years.
Percentage of children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months1 achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C at key stage 42 | ||||||
| 20103 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 20144 | 20155 |
Surrey | 31.5 | 38.9 | 21.3 | 25.0 | 15.9 | 20.7 |
South East | 24.8 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 32.1 | 15.3 | 17.6 |
England | 28.8 | 33.5 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 16.5 | 18.3 |
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2. Figures for 2015 are based on amended data. Figures for all other years are based on final data. | ||||||
3. 2010 figures may have been subject to some minor revisions since their publication which have not been taken into account. | ||||||
4. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014. The Wolf review restricted the qualifications included, prevented any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE, and capped the number of non-GCSE qualification included in performance measures at two per pupil. The early entry policy meant that for exams in English Baccalaureate subjects (English, mathematics, science, a language, and history or geography) sat after 29 September 2013, the results from a pupil's first attempt at the exam was counted, rather than their best. | ||||||
5. Early entry policy extended to all subjects. | ||||||
Information on looked after children who were studying A-levels could only be produced at disproportionate cost.
The proportion of eligible care leavers who were in higher education in each year are given in the table below. Please note that for 2010 to 2013, figures are based on all young people aged 19 years old, who were looked after on 1 April 2007 to 2010, then aged 16 years old, whereas for 2014 onwards, figures are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks, which began after they had reached the age of 16. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are therefore not comparable with earlier years.
Percentage of care leavers who were in higher education1 | |||||||
| 20102 | 20112 | 20122 | 20132 | 20143 | 20153 | 20163,4 |
Surrey | x | x | x | x | 6 | x | . |
South East | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | . |
England | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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2. Between 2010 and 2013, data was collected for 19 year olds only who were looked after aged 16. | |||||||
3. The care leavers cohort changed in 2014 along with the addition of collecting data for 20 and 21 year olds. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks which began after they had reached the age of 14 and ended after they had reached the age of 16. Due to the change in cohort, data for 2014 should be treated with caution, and comparisons with earlier years should not be made. | |||||||
4. Local authority and regional figures for 2016 have not yet been published. | |||||||
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Information for the whole of the UK is not covered by the Department. Percentages for England have been included. Constituency level information for looked after children is not collected by the Department. All information is taken from looked after children statistical first releases, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of looked-after children in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have studied A-Levels in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The proportion of looked after children who obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year are given in the table below. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014, and further changes in 2015, meaning that figures for 2014 and 2015 are not comparable with earlier years.
Percentage of children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months1 achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C at key stage 42 | ||||||
| 20103 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 20144 | 20155 |
Surrey | 31.5 | 38.9 | 21.3 | 25.0 | 15.9 | 20.7 |
South East | 24.8 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 32.1 | 15.3 | 17.6 |
England | 28.8 | 33.5 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 16.5 | 18.3 |
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1. Children looked after continuously for at least 12 months as at 31 March excluding those in respite care. Only children who are matched to key stage 4 data are included. | ||||||
2. Figures for 2015 are based on amended data. Figures for all other years are based on final data. | ||||||
3. 2010 figures may have been subject to some minor revisions since their publication which have not been taken into account. | ||||||
4. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014. The Wolf review restricted the qualifications included, prevented any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE, and capped the number of non-GCSE qualification included in performance measures at two per pupil. The early entry policy meant that for exams in English Baccalaureate subjects (English, mathematics, science, a language, and history or geography) sat after 29 September 2013, the results from a pupil's first attempt at the exam was counted, rather than their best. | ||||||
5. Early entry policy extended to all subjects. | ||||||
Information on looked after children who were studying A-levels could only be produced at disproportionate cost.
The proportion of eligible care leavers who were in higher education in each year are given in the table below. Please note that for 2010 to 2013, figures are based on all young people aged 19 years old, who were looked after on 1 April 2007 to 2010, then aged 16 years old, whereas for 2014 onwards, figures are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks, which began after they had reached the age of 16. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are therefore not comparable with earlier years.
Percentage of care leavers who were in higher education1 | |||||||
| 20102 | 20112 | 20122 | 20132 | 20143 | 20153 | 20163,4 |
Surrey | x | x | x | x | 6 | x | . |
South East | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | . |
England | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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1. Figures exclude children who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, and those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least six months. | |||||||
2. Between 2010 and 2013, data was collected for 19 year olds only who were looked after aged 16. | |||||||
3. The care leavers cohort changed in 2014 along with the addition of collecting data for 20 and 21 year olds. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks which began after they had reached the age of 14 and ended after they had reached the age of 16. Due to the change in cohort, data for 2014 should be treated with caution, and comparisons with earlier years should not be made. | |||||||
4. Local authority and regional figures for 2016 have not yet been published. | |||||||
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Information for the whole of the UK is not covered by the Department. Percentages for England have been included. Constituency level information for looked after children is not collected by the Department. All information is taken from looked after children statistical first releases, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of looked-after children in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have achieved at least five GCSEs at grade A* to C in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The proportion of looked after children who obtained five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year are given in the table below. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014, and further changes in 2015, meaning that figures for 2014 and 2015 are not comparable with earlier years.
Percentage of children who have been looked after continuously for at least twelve months1 achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A* to C at key stage 42 | ||||||
| 20103 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 20144 | 20155 |
Surrey | 31.5 | 38.9 | 21.3 | 25.0 | 15.9 | 20.7 |
South East | 24.8 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 32.1 | 15.3 | 17.6 |
England | 28.8 | 33.5 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 16.5 | 18.3 |
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1. Children looked after continuously for at least 12 months as at 31 March excluding those in respite care. Only children who are matched to key stage 4 data are included. | ||||||
2. Figures for 2015 are based on amended data. Figures for all other years are based on final data. | ||||||
3. 2010 figures may have been subject to some minor revisions since their publication which have not been taken into account. | ||||||
4. There were multiple methodological changes in 2014. The Wolf review restricted the qualifications included, prevented any qualification from counting as larger than one GCSE, and capped the number of non-GCSE qualification included in performance measures at two per pupil. The early entry policy meant that for exams in English Baccalaureate subjects (English, mathematics, science, a language, and history or geography) sat after 29 September 2013, the results from a pupil's first attempt at the exam was counted, rather than their best. | ||||||
5. Early entry policy extended to all subjects. | ||||||
Information on looked after children who were studying A-levels could only be produced at disproportionate cost.
The proportion of eligible care leavers who were in higher education in each year are given in the table below. Please note that for 2010 to 2013, figures are based on all young people aged 19 years old, who were looked after on 1 April 2007 to 2010, then aged 16 years old, whereas for 2014 onwards, figures are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks, which began after they had reached the age of 16. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are therefore not comparable with earlier years.
Percentage of care leavers who were in higher education1 | |||||||
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Surrey | x | x | x | x | 6 | x | . |
South East | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | . |
England | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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1. Figures exclude children who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, and those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least six months. | |||||||
2. Between 2010 and 2013, data was collected for 19 year olds only who were looked after aged 16. | |||||||
3. The care leavers cohort changed in 2014 along with the addition of collecting data for 20 and 21 year olds. Figures for 2014 to 2016 are based on young people aged 19 to 21 years old who were looked after for at least 13 weeks which began after they had reached the age of 14 and ended after they had reached the age of 16. Due to the change in cohort, data for 2014 should be treated with caution, and comparisons with earlier years should not be made. | |||||||
4. Local authority and regional figures for 2016 have not yet been published. | |||||||
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Information for the whole of the UK is not covered by the Department. Percentages for England have been included. Constituency level information for looked after children is not collected by the Department. All information is taken from looked after children statistical first releases, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who receive free school meals in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have achieved at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
Information on the percentage of pupils who are eligible for free school meals and achieved five GCSEs at grades A*- C, in each local authority area and at regional level in England for each of the last six years is published as part of the GCSE and equivalent results, and the attainment by pupil characteristics statistical first releases (SFRs)[1] [2]. Parliamentary constituency level information is not available.
The Department for Education produces statistics on England only. The responsibility for education statistics in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales lies with each devolved administration.
[1] KS4 SFR 2014/15: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493475/SFR01_2016_LA_Tables.xlsx (Table LA8)
[2] KS4 SFR: Years: 2009/10 to 2013/14:
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children who receive free school meals in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK have studied A-Levels in each year since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The requested information on children who receive free school meals at A-Level in England is not held by the Department. The Department for Education produces statistics on England only. The responsibility for education statistics in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales lies with each devolved administration.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students are taught in schools rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East.
Answered by Nick Gibb
In the South East, 81% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding school as of 31 August 2015.
Within the Local Authority area of Surrey, 89% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding schools.
In the Woking constituency, 87% of pupils were taught in good or outstanding schools.
This data is based on the most recent section five Ofsted inspection of all open schools as at 31 August 2015. The data includes the most recent judgements for predecessor schools of academy converters which have not yet been inspected as an academy. The data can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exploring-ofsted-inspection-data-with-data-view