Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students are enrolled in those 16-19 academy and free schools that have opened since 2010.
Answered by Edward Timpson
In 2013/14, the latest year for which data is available, there were 3,000 students enrolled in those 16-19 academy and free schools that opened since 2010.[1]
This figure does not include those that opened in 2014 as there is no student data yet available. The data sources used are the School Census 2013/14 S02 and Individualised Learner Record 2013/14 R14. The figures include funded learners only.
[1] Figures are rounded to the nearest 100.
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students enrolled to study AS levels in September 2012 in (a) school sixth forms, (b) academy sixth forms, (c) sixth form colleges and (d) 16 to 19 free schools.
Answered by David Laws
Information on the number of students who entered AS level qualifications in the 2012/13 academic year by school type is provided in the attached table.
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students enrolled to study A2 levels in September 2013 in (a) school sixth forms, (b) academy sixth forms, (c) sixth form colleges and (d) 16 to 19 free schools.
Answered by David Laws
The information requested is not currently available. Provisional information for students entered for A2 levels in the 2013/14 academic year will be available in October 2014.
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of students who enrolled in September 2012 to study AS levels in a (a) school sixth form, (b) academy sixth form, (c) sixth form college and (d) 16 to 19 free school dropped out during the first year of their course.
Answered by David Laws
The information requested is not held by the Department for Education.
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 16 January 2014, Official Report, column 656W, what change there has been in the proportion of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving five or more GCSEs or equivalent at grades A*-C including English and maths in those (a) schools and (b) academies that have established a sixth form since September 2011.
Answered by David Laws
Key stage 4 results for individual schools, including academies, are published online in Performance Tables[1]. A copy of the list of schools and academies that established a sixth form since 2011, with their current details, has been placed in the House Library.
[1]http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 637W, on sixth form education: student numbers, how the approximate total net cost of unfilled student places in school sixth forms, academy sixth forms and 16 to 19 free schools was calculated.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The net cost of unfilled places referred to in my previous answer was based on the funding per student for each individual institution and the number of students recruited in that institution above or below the allocated number as appropriate. This figure was then adjusted to take into the account the sixth form element of funds recovered by the Education Funding Agency from those academies which are funded on the basis of estimated pupil numbers but which educated fewer pupils than had been provided for in those estimates.
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 637W, on sixth form education: student numbers, what these costs were per student.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The net cost of unfilled places referred to in my previous answer was based on the funding per student for each individual institution and the number of students recruited in that institution above or below the allocated number as appropriate. This figure was then adjusted to take into the account the sixth form element of funds recovered by the Education Funding Agency from those academies which are funded on the basis of estimated pupil numbers but which educated fewer pupils than had been provided for in those estimates.
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advance estimate he made of the number of students enrolled in (a) school sixth forms, (b) academy sixth forms and (c) 16 to 19 years free schools estabished since September 2011 in 2012-13; and what the number of students was in each case.
Answered by Michael Gove - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The total number of students funded in 2012/13 in school sixth forms, academy sixth forms and 16-19 free schools established since September 2011 was 9,610 and the total actual number of students enrolled was 7,775. The numbers by institution type are as follows:
Institution Type | 2012/13 Funded Students | 2012/13 Actual Students |
Academy | 5276 | 4152 |
16-19 Free School | 220 | 197 |
School Sixth Form | 4114 | 3426 |
Total | 9610 | 7775 |
The majority of academies and all maintained schools are funded on a lagged basis so that numbers recruited in one year will then determine the allocation in the following year.Some academies are funded on the basis of estimated numbers, and their funding is then adjusted based on actual recruitment. The impact on sixth form funding of any such adjustments is included in these figures.
The approximate total net cost of unfilled places in respect of the above in 2012/13 was £5.76 million. Institutions with unfilled places will have their funding reduced in the following year. The costs by institution type are as follows:
Institution Type | Net Cost of Unfilled Places |
SSF | £3.24 million |
Academy | £2.39 million |
16-19 Free School | £0.13 million |
Total | £5.76 million |
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost was of student places that were not filled in (a) school sixth forms, (b) academy sixth forms and (c) 16 to 19 free schools estabished since September 2011 in 2012-13.
Answered by Michael Gove - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The total number of students funded in 2012/13 in school sixth forms, academy sixth forms and 16-19 free schools established since September 2011 was 9,610 and the total actual number of students enrolled was 7,775. The numbers by institution type are as follows:
Institution Type | 2012/13 Funded Students | 2012/13 Actual Students |
Academy | 5276 | 4152 |
16-19 Free School | 220 | 197 |
School Sixth Form | 4114 | 3426 |
Total | 9610 | 7775 |
The majority of academies and all maintained schools are funded on a lagged basis so that numbers recruited in one year will then determine the allocation in the following year.Some academies are funded on the basis of estimated numbers, and their funding is then adjusted based on actual recruitment. The impact on sixth form funding of any such adjustments is included in these figures.
The approximate total net cost of unfilled places in respect of the above in 2012/13 was £5.76 million. Institutions with unfilled places will have their funding reduced in the following year. The costs by institution type are as follows:
Institution Type | Net Cost of Unfilled Places |
SSF | £3.24 million |
Academy | £2.39 million |
16-19 Free School | £0.13 million |
Total | £5.76 million |
Asked by: Kelvin Hopkins (Independent - Luton North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department will publish guidance for sixth form colleges that wish to convert to become 16 to 19 academies.
Answered by Edward Timpson
Sixth-form colleges are classified as private sector institutions and already benefit from the freedoms that academies enjoy. For this reason, the Department for Education has no plans to publish guidance for sixth-form colleges that wish to convert to become 16 to 19 academies.