§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what research his Department has commissioned into the effect of the acquisition of grant-maintained status on school effectiveness; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthIt is not necessary to commission special research into the effect of the acquisition of grant-maintained status on school effectiveness. The publication of school performance tables under the parents charter, in which each school's type is clearly stated, will help all concerned to judge the relative effectiveness of different types of school. Her Majesty's inspectorate's observation of GM schools has already attested to their effectiveness. The Office for Standards in Education will undertake some full inspections of GM schools over the coming year as part of its programme for training registered inspectors.
§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list those local education authorities in which at least 15 per cent. of primary or secondary schools will be grant-maintained by January 1993, and those local education authorities in which at least 10 per cent. either of primary or secondary pupils will be educated in grant-maintained schools in January 1993.
§ Mr. ForthOn the basis of proposals approved to date, in the following LEAs at least 15 per cent. of secondary schools will be GM by January 1993:
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Berkshire Dorset Bromley Ealing
Essex Northamptonshire Gloucestershire Surrey Hillingdon Sutton Kensington Wandsworth Kent Warwickshire Lincolnshire There are no LEAs in which 15 per cent. of primary schools will be GM by January 1993.
On the basis of schools already operating as GM or approved for incorporation up to and including April 1993, and using latest available pupil numbers, we estimate that in the following LEAs at least 10 per cent. of secondary pupils will be educated in GM schools by April 1993. In the time available it is not possible to calculate figures for January 1993.
Barnet Hillingdon Berkshire Kensington Birmingham Kent Brent Kingston-on-Thames Bromley Lincolnshire Buckinghamshire Norfolk Calderdale Northamptonshire Croydon Surrey Cumbria Sutton Dorset Walsall Ealing Wandsworth Essex Warwickshire Gloucestershire Wolverhampton Hammersmith There are no LEAs at present where we estimate that 10 per cent. of primary pupils will be educated in GM schools by April 1993. Pupil numbers are based on January 1991 form 7 returns in respect of LEAs and numbers given in proposals for GM status submitted by schools in the case of schools operating or approved for GM status.
1989 October-December
Country Received Upheld Refused Withdrawn India 209 52 173 37 Bangladesh 67 8 40 15 Pakistan 385 77 172 73 Ghana 57 6 21 10 Nigeria 106 3 20 5 Jamaica 32 11 12 5 EEC — — — — Other 330 45 95 42 Total 1,186 202 533 187 760W
1990 Country Received Upheld Refused Withdrawn India 2,064 191 583 187 Bangladesh 880 61 290 96 Pakistan 1,614 327 869 186 Ghana 230 35 103 26 Nigeria 679 27 200 28 Jamaica 101 19 73 22 EEC 3 — 4 1 Other 2,543 169 567 212 Total 8,114 829 2,689 758