§ Mr. RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many(a) primary and (b) secondary schools have to date (i) applied for and (ii) received approval for grant-maintained status from his Department in each of the London boroughs; and what percentage these represent of the total number of schools in each borough.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested is set out in the tables.
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London boroughs: Primary schools applications and approvals for self-governing status A B C D E F LEA Total schools Applications Percentage Approvals Percentage Decision pending Corporation of London 1 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Camden 41 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Greenwich 77 1 1.3 — 0.0 1 Hackney 70 1 1.4 — 0.0 1 Hammersmith 39 1 2.6 — 0.0 — Islington 57 — 0–0 — 0.0 — Kensington 27 2 7.4 1 3.7 1 Lambeth 78 5 6.4 4 5.1 1 Lewisham 74 1 1.4 1 1.4 — Southwark 77 5 6.5 4 5.2 1 Tower Hamlets 73 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Wandsworth 70 3 4.3 2 2.9 — Westminster 42 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Barking 54 — 0.0 — 0.0 Barnet 89 2 2.2 2 2.2 — Bexley 67 2 3.0 2 3.0 — Brent 65 2 3.1 1 1.5 — Bromley 78 2 2.6 2 2.6 — Croydon 99 2 2.0 2 2.0 — Ealing 92 4 4.3 4 4.3 — Enfield 69 1 1.4 — 0.0 1 Haringey 77 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Harrow 53 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Havering 74 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Hillingdon 73 11 15.1 11 15.1 — Hounslow 63 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Kingston 36 1 2.8 1 2.8 — Merton 49 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Newham 67 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Redbridge 56 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Richmond 40 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Sutton 42 3 7.1 1 2.4 2 Waltham Forest 61 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Totals 2,030 49 2.4 38 1.9 8
Notes: A) Total number of maintained primary schools. B) Number of schools which have applied for self-governing status to date. C) Schools which have made applications as a percentage of total schools. D) Number of schools approved for self-governing status. E) Schools approved for self-governing status as a percentage of total schools. F) Schools which have made applications which are still under consideration.
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London boroughs: Secondary schools applications and approvals for self-governing status A B C D E F LEA Total schools Applications Percentage Approvals Percentage Decision pending Corporation of London 0 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Camden 11 2 18.2 2 18.2 — Greenwich 15 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Hackney 10 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Hammersmith 9 1 11.1 1 11.1 — Islington 9 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Kensington 4 1 25.0 1 25.0 — Lambeth 10 5 50.0 5 50.0 — Lewisham 14 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Southwark 15 5 33.3 5 33.3 — Tower Hamlets 14 1 7.1 1 7.1 — Wandsworth 10 7 70.0 6 60.0 — Westminster 8 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Barking 8 — 0.0 — 0.0 Barent 20 10 50.0 8 40.0 2 Bexley 17 4 23.5 4 23.5 — Brent 14 9 64.3 8 57.1 — Bromley 17 13 76.5 11 64.7 1 Croydon 20 6 30.0 6 30.0 — Ealing 13 6 46.2 5 38.5 — Enfield 17 5 29.4 4 23.5 1 Haringey 9 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Harrrow 10 1 10.0 1 10.0 — Havering 18 4 22.2 4 22.2 — Hillingdon 17 14 82.4 11 64.7 1 Hounslow 14 2 14.3 2 14.3 — Kingston 10 4 40.0 4 40.0 —
A B C D E F LEA Total schools Applications Percentage Approvals Percentage Decision pending Merton 11 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Newham 14 1 7.1 1 7.1 — Redbridge 14 1 7.1 1 7.1 — Richmond 8 — 0.0 — 0.0 — Sutton 14 8 57.1 8 57.1 — Waltham Forest 16 2 12.5 2 12.5 — Totals 410 112 27.3 101 24.6 5 Notes: A) Total number of maintained secondary schools. B) Number of schools which have applied for self-governing status to date. C) Schools which have made applications as a percentage of total schools. D) Number of schools approved for self-governing status. E) Schools approved for self-governing status as a percentage of total schools. F) Schools which have made applications which are still under consideration.