HC Deb 24 July 1991 vol 195 cc569-71W
Mr. Fatchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the inspections of schools which form part of the assisted places scheme carried out in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990.

Mr. Fallon

The inspection of independent schools by Her Majesty's inspectorate forms part of a planned programme under which all such schools are looked at over a period of about seven years. In the case of schools in the assisted places scheme, Her Majesty's inspectorate is also consulted prior to their admission into the scheme. Participating schools have to satisfy stringent criteria for admission and monitoring of their academic achievements is carried out on a regular basis.

Mr. Fatchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list by each individual school which forms part of the assisted places scheme examination results by subject at GCSE and at A-level.

Mr. Fallon

Examination results by main subject at individual schools are not immediately available, but the last annual survey of assisted places schools' GCSE and A-level examination results for the academic year 1989–90, shows that, for that year, 90 per cent. of GCSE entries by assisted pupils resulted in grades A to C, with 45 per cent. achieving grade A and 33 per cent. achieving grade B. Ninety per cent. of A-level entries resulted in grades A to E, with nearly 29 per cent. achieving grade A and 25 per cent. achieving grade B.

Mr. Fatchett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those schools which have been refused inclusion in the assisted places scheme.

Mr. Fallon

Schools are selected for the assisted places scheme not only on the basis of a sound academic standard but also with regard to geographical location and the desirability of securing an equitable distribution of places between girls and boys.

The table lists those schools that have, as yet, not been successful in gaining admission into the assisted places scheme for any of the above reasons.

Assisted places scheme: schools which have applied for membership but which have been unsuccessful

  • Abbotsholme, Uttoxeter
  • Bedstone College, Bucknell
  • Bentham, Lancaster
  • Birkdale, Sheffield
  • Box Hill, Dorking
  • Claremont Fan Court, Surrey
  • Clayesmore, Dorset
  • Combe Bank, Sevenoaks
  • Convent of the Holy Child Jesus, Birmingham
  • Convent of Our Lady of Providence, Hampshire
  • Convent of Our Lady, St. Leonards-on-Sea
  • Croft House, Dorset
  • Culcheth Hall, Atrincham
  • Elmslie Girls, Fylde, Lancashire
  • Fernhill Manor, New Milton
  • Fulneck Boys, Pudsey
  • Halliford, Surrey
  • Heathfield School, Pinner
  • Hollygirt, Nottingham
  • Holy Trinity Convent, Bromley
  • Huyton College, Liverpool
  • Kelly College, Tavistock
  • Kent College, Pembury
  • Kings, Gloucester
  • Lubavitch House, London N16
  • Leicester High
  • Menorah Grammar, London NW11
  • Moira House, Eastbourne
  • The Mount, London NW7
  • Notre Dame Senior, Cobham
  • Our Lady's Convent Senior, Abingdon
  • Oswestry School
  • Pierrepont, Farnham
  • Presentation College, Reading
  • Princethorpe College, Rugby
  • Purcell (member of the Music and Ballet Scheme)
  • Reading Blue Coat School
  • Rickmansworth Masonic, Hertfordshire
  • Rosemead, Littlehampton
  • Royal Russell School, Croydon
  • Royal Wolverhampton Grammar School
  • St. Anne's, Windermere
  • St. Brandons, Clevedon
  • St. Columba's College, St. Albans
  • St. Edmunds, Canterbury
  • St. Edwards, Cheltenham
  • St. Francis College, Letchworth
  • St. George's, Ascot
  • St. Hilda's, Whitby
  • St. Martin's Solihull
  • St. Mary's Convent, Folkestone
  • St. Mary's Convent, Worcester
  • St. Mary's, Shaftesbury
  • St. Michael's, Oxted
  • St. Nicholas, Fleet
  • St. Teresa's Convent, Dorking
  • St. Ursula's High, Bristol
  • Sacred Heart, Tunbridge Wells
  • Scaristck Hall, Lancashire
  • Shandy Stage School
  • Shebbear College, Devon
  • Stella Maris Convent, Bideford
  • Stonar School
  • Stratford House, Bromley
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  • Tattenhall School, Wolverhampton
  • Upper Tooting High
  • Wentworth Milton Mount
  • Westonbirt, Tetbury
  • Westwood House, Peterborough
  • Running total 69 schools.

Assisted places scheme—schools which have expressed an interest in joining the scheme but who have not yet been invited to apply for membership

  • Micklefield School, Seaford, Sussex
  • Shaw House School, Heaton, Bradford
  • St. Joseph's School, Lincoln
  • The Royal Naval School, Surrey
  • Mount St. Mary's Convent School, Exeter
  • Ockbrook School, Derby
  • St. Mary's School, Buckinghamshire
  • Sidcot School, Avon
  • Highclaire School, Sutton Coldfield
  • Edgbaston High School, Birmingham
  • Northwood College, Middlesex
  • St. Clair's, Oxford
  • Bremond College, Coventry
  • St. James' Independent School for Boys, London SW1
  • The Dixie Girls School, Leicestershire
  • Park School for Girls, Ilford
  • Worth School, Crawley, Sussex
  • Shiplake College, Henley-on-Thames
  • Gads Hill School, Kent
  • Dunottar, Reigate, Surrey
  • St. Elphin's School, Matlock, Derbyshire
  • Padworth College
  • St. Dominic's Priory
  • Moorhouse School
  • The Abbey School/St. Augustine's College
  • New Hall School
  • Hallfield School
  • The School of St. Clare, Penzance
  • St. Dominic's School
  • St. John's School, Billericay
  • Redroofs Theatre School
  • St. Mary's Convent School, Worcester
  • Immanuel College, Hertfordshire
  • St. Edmunds School, Kent
  • Raphael School, Essex
  • The Grammar School, Hull
  • Kingswood College (telephone inquiry)
  • Convent of the Sacred Heart School
  • Our Ladies Convent High School (telephone inquiry)
  • St. Augustine's Priory School, Ealing
  • Kelly College
  • Stanborough Secondary School, Watford
  • Seventh Day Adventive Schools, Watford
  • Sharmondean School, Buckingham (telephone inquiry)
  • Running total 44 schools.