§ Ms. JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will give the local management of schools budget per head for each of the London boroughs that comprised the former Inner London education authority.
§ Mr. ForthApart from Westminster, inner London local education authorities did not operate local management of schools until April this year. The 1992–93 budget figures are not yet available, but I will write to the hon. Member when our analysis of the data is complete.
§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a table showing the ratio of the relevant age-weightings used during 1991–92 in the local management of schools scheme of each of(a) Barking and Dagenham, (b) Barnet, (c) Bexley, (d) Brent, (e) Bromley, (f) Croydon, (g) Ealing, (h) Enfield (i) Haringey and (j) Harrow local education authorities expressing the ratio in six bands of pupil ages, for pupils aged under five years, pupils in each of the four key stages and sixth-form pupils, with pupils in key stages two representing one in each ratio.
§ Mr. ForthAge weightings do not tell the whole story as these determine the distribution of just over half the total schools budget nationally. The table shows the relative age weightings applicable under the LMS schemes for the 10 local education authorities for which information was requested. 37W
- —under fives includes all age bands under five including nursery and reception classes;
- —Key stage 1 includes ages 5 to 6 or years 1 to 2;
- —Key stage 2 includes ages 7 to 10 or years 3 to 6;
- —Key stage 3 includes ages 11 to 13 or years 7 to 9;
- —Key stage 4 includes ages 14 to 15 or years 10 to 11; and
- —Sixth form includes all aged 16 and over.
4. The figures in the table show the resultant average unit costs expressed as a ratio of the unit cost for Key stage 2.