HL Deb 13 May 1999 vol 600 cc170-2WA
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:

  1. (a) With Special Educational Needs and with Statements of Special Educational Need;
  2. (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:

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

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 121pupils 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
1Pupils 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