§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost of the assisted places scheme in each year since the scheme was introduced. [33077]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe information requested is as follows.
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£ thousands School session Total cost 1981–82 799 1982–83 1,718 1983–84 2,454 1984–85 3,299 1985–86 4,217 1986–87 4,861 1987–88 5,310 1988–89 5,759 1989–90 6,681 1990–91 7,642 1991–92 8,706
£ thousands School session Total cost 1992–93 19,758 1993–94 110,127 1994–95 210,486 1 Provisional figures pending receipt of audited from a few individual schools. 2 Estimated.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount paid to independent schools under the assisted places scheme to cover(a) revenue expenditure and (b) capital expenditure in each year since the scheme was introduced. [33078]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe amounts paid to participating schools are the total cost of fees and other incidental expenses remitted to parents under the assisted places scheme. No direct funding to cover schools' revenue or capital expenditure is provided under the scheme.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils are currently on an assisted places scheme; and what percentage that represents of the overall school population in(a) primary and (b) secondary education. [33079]
§ Mr. RobertsonIn the 1994–95 school session, provisional figures indicate that 3,041 pupils received assistance under the assisted places scheme. Under the provisions of the scheme, grant is available only for those pupils undertaking wholly or mainly secondary education and this includes a small number of pupils in primary or transitory classes in some schools. The total represents 0.9 per cent. of the overall school population in secondary education, excluding special schools. The same figure represents 0.7 per cent. of the overall school population in primary education, excluding special schools.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children in the latest year for which figures are available were on an assisted places scheme whose households were in the bottom tenth of disposable income levels. [33080]
§ Mr. RobertsonInformation on disposable incomes is not collected for the purposes of the assisted places scheme. Entitlement to fee remission under the scheme is based on gross family income.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the amount of grant(a) per head and (b) per pupil in local authority schools, for the assisted places scheme in the latest year for which figures are available. [33083]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe average cost of an assisted place in school session 1994–95 is provisionally estimated at £3,448 per assisted pupil. That would equate to a grant of £13.92 per pupil in local authority schools.1
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§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of places in the assisted places scheme in each year since the scheme was introduced. [33084]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe information is as follows:
School session Number of assisted pupils 1981–82 790 1982–83 1,450 1983–84 1,900 1984–85 2,265 1985–86 2,620 1986–87 2,626 1987–88 2,680 1988–89 2,695 1989–90 2,841 1990–91 2,861 1991–92 2,911 1992–93 13,038 1993–94 13,058 732W
Assisted places scheme Remission paid to schools School 1981–82 £ 1982–83 £ 1983–84 £ 1984–85 £ 1985–86 £ Aberlour School — — — — — Albyn School 4,056 6,546 10,060 14,703 14,481 Ardvreck School — — — — — Beaconhurst School — — — — — Bellhaven Hill School — — — — — Belmont House School 4,021 4,475 2,930 7,164 16,394 Blairmore School — — — — — Butterstone School — — — — — Cargilfield School — — — — — Clifton Hall School — — — — — Craigclowan School — — — — — Craigholme School 8,001 17,187 23,140 23,982 27,663 Crawfordton House School — — — — — Croftinloan School — — — — — Dollar Academy 17,581 26,811 35,032 49,500 73,363 Drumley House School — — — — — Edinburgh Academy 14,556 34,367 36,956 56,385 82,777 Fernhill School 5,235 14,731 25,902 37,739 51,703 Fettes College 19,255 39,740 50,401 55,085 75,426 Fort Augustus Abbey School 14,177 26,701 49,720 75,730 94,679 George Heriot's School 51,441 108,647 172,549 237,383 315,382 George Watson's College (included with Stewart's Melville and the Mary Erskine School—Edinburgh Merchant Co.) Glasgow Academy 12,974 24,668 46,380 58,644 69,250 Glenalmond College 10,222 33,046 60,467 92,503 104,790 Gordonstoun School 12,630 20,213 32,279 53,433 66,019 Hamilton College — — — — — High School of Dundee 52,690 110,612 142,685 185,286 235,525 High School of Glasgow 16,782 32,411 38,621 67,565 80,585 Hutchesons' Grammar School 50,880 86,933 117,366 145,719 166,283 Keil School 17,734 28,005 63,646 89,564 101,903 Kelvinside Academy 25,540 39,209 40,819 66,860 87,338 Kilgraston School 3,950 11,415 34,555 45,588 73,296 Kilquhanity School — 7,637 13,161 19,928 29,537 Lathallan School — — — — — Laurel Bank School 21,649 48,347 71,483 74,662 94,672 Lomond School 10,184 18,600 25,632 50,660 63,696 Loretto School 8,367 22,594 38,676 54,650 58,547 Merchiston Castle School 16,630 41,492 63,293 88,882 131,780 Morrison's Academy 31,744 74,684 120,955 159,754 209,433 New Park School — — — — — Oxenfoord Castle School — — — — — Park Lodge School — — — — — The Park School 23,226 48,159 65,359 75,199 84,865 Rannoch School 6,891 16,710 29,402 38,132 49,794 Robert Gordon's College 5,753 17,831 35,160 52,979 65,429
School session Number of assisted pupils 1994–95 13,041 1 Provisional figures pending receipt of final audited claims.
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much subsidy went to each school under the assisted places scheme in each year for which figures are available. [33085]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe assisted places scheme does not provide any subsidy to participating schools. Payments by the Scottish Office to schools consist of an allocation of fee remission grant and other incidental expenses. The schools may allocate individual grants up to the total to parents whose children have qualified for assistance under the scheme. Information on the total amounts of fee remission and incidental expenses paid to participating schools is available for school sessions 1981–82 to 1994–95 inclusive.
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Assisted places scheme Remission paid to schools School 1981–82 £ 1982–83 £ 1983–84 £ 1984–85 £ 1985–86 £ Rudolf Steiner School, Edinburgh 5,068 24,583 40,980 61,338 80,013 St. Aloysius College 35,978 87,715 128,323 149,494 176,376 St. Columba's School 21,829 43,705 46,961 53,797 68,110 St. Denis and Cranley School 6,644 9,822 14,838 21,663 32,495 St. George's School — — 9,951 16,935 23,898 St. Hilary's School 4,858 (Merged with St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh) St. Leonard's School 3,198 10,636 23,120 39,575 40,532 St. Margaret's Convent School 5,133 10,282 12,584 17,815 9,670 St. Margaret's School, Aberdeen 2,277 4,788 8,037 14,704 18,526 St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh 9,715 23,777 50,868 64,389 88,436 St. Mary's School, Melrose — — — — — Stewart's Melville College and the Mary Erskine School 205,911 449,158 528,924 663,598 853,818 Strathallan School — 13,371 30,188 60,751 93,130 Wellington School — 2,742 19,784 37,419 55,446 Westbourne School 32,243 76,135 93,199 119,304 152,174 Total 799,023 1,718,485 2,454,386 3,298,461 4,217,234 1 Provisional figures pending receipt of final audited claims from schools. 734W 735W
Assisted places scheme Remission paid to schools School 1986–87 £ 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ Aberlour School — — — 17,501 27,331 Albyn School 23,200 26,852 31,116 41,376 51,747 Ardvreck School — — — 2,777 5,785 Beaconhurst School — — — 3,756 11,676 Belhaven Hill School — — — 11,989 8,484 Belmount House School 22,037 30,926 36,917 46,918 49,083 Blairmore School — — — 5,948 15,058 Butterstone School — — — 6,348 12,624 Cargilfield School — — — 10,425 17,547 Clifton Hall School — — — 11,312 18,637 Craigclowan School — — — 10,839 16,225 Craigholme School 34,044 42,158 51,317 67,548 85,924 Crawfordton House School — — — 13,420 19,219 Croftinloan School — — — 13,350 15,278 Dollar Academy 84,220 99,923 115,546 130,540 145,185 Drumley House School — — — 12,828 15,116 Edinburgh Academy 92,105 94,858 113,014 134,944 166,508 Fernhill School 61,516 64,669 63,937 46,687 55,159 Fettes College 83,265 93,060 101,191 134,472 151,610 Fort Augustus Abbey School 111,336 110,700 107,450 105,345 134,983 George Heriot's School 353,230 397,293 427,484 486,666 531,754 George Watson's College — — — 506,852 575,268 Glasgow Academy 70,723 79,471 74,168 89,605 107,175 Glenalmond College 111,574 124,965 143,697 145,745 166,502 Gordonstoun School 73,417 82,204 91,513 108,155 124,412 Hamilton College — — — 12,591 15,725 High School of Dundee 270,669 309,400 330,043 387,281 454,337 High School of Glasgow 95,600 100,843 87,364 71,268 82,074 Hutchesons' Grammar School 183,088 205,125 223,351 255,370 301,004 Keil School 105,449 117,456 129,698 152,685 174,156 Kelvinside Academy 99,939 112,809 121,290 137,390 161,317 Kilgarston School 90,430 98,374 114,354 120,210 142,624 Kilquhanity School 30,091 34,354 39,002 41,146 41,398 Lathallan School — — — 16,874 17,563 Laurel Bank School 113,962 128,202 151,674 160,687 161,490 Lomond School 80,848 88,898 97,986 105,236 101,807 Loretto School 74,226 81,711 94,012 118,549 139,628 Merchiston Castle School 149,477 167,206 180,744 218,085 249,586 Morrison's Academy 238,430 267,296 295,408 339,309 347,790 New Park School — — — 7,888 10,017 Oxenfoord Castle School — — — 11,987 25,838 Park Lodge School — — — 1,089 — The Park School 94,875 116,530 147,616 152,808 192,881 Rannoch School 63,169 68,081 77,343 101,463 119,766
Assisted places scheme Remission paid to schools School 1986–87 £ 1987–88 £ 1988–89 £ 1989–90 £ 1990–91 £ Robert Gordon's College 75,857 79,362 94,486 116,513 128,557 Rudolf Steiner School, Edinburgh 91,274 98,283 110,877 127,413 136,397 St. Aloysius College 212,434 231,765 259,995 295,900 330,424 St. Colomba's School 91,642 97,841 80,870 95,467 83,327 St. Denis and Cranley School 40,677 41,471 56,241 76,908 91,509 St. George's School 27,446 31,512 37,227 40,371 52,130 St. Hilary's School — — — — — St. Leonard's School 49,451 53,692 63,324 75,795 113,765 St. Margaret's Convent School (School closed 30 June 1986) St. Margaret's School, Aberdeen 17,883 23,404 24,235 33,545 41,987 St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh 102,787 107,711 121,628 154,491 182,386 St. Mary's School, Melrose — — — 6,030 9,936 Stewart's Melville College and the Mary Erskine School 1,006,057 1,054,024 1,089,782 647,807 686,814 Strathallan School 113,944 122,736 136,720 187,165 215,432 Wellington School 66,763 72,949 84,849 108,121 129,636 Westbourne Shool 154,015 151,647 151,073 137,705 172,304 Total 4,861,150 5,309,761 5,758,542 6,681,213 7,641,895 736W 737W
Assisted places scheme Remission paid to schools School 1991–92 £ 1992–931 £ 1993–19941 £ 1994–951 £ Aberlour School 27,865 34,273 35,870 33,255 Albyn School 55,279 48,960 52,862 69,591 Ardvreck School 9,180 12,017 21,819 22,317 Beaconhurst School 18,589 30,475 41,530 28,461 Belhaven Hill School 9,798 7,921 4,862 9,789 Belmont House School 60,329 67,488 75,103 78,623 Blairmore School 11,202 5,931 (School closed) Butterstone School 18,283 8,297 17,236 23,817 Cargilfield School 19,128 19,557 18,002 12,897 Clifton Hall School 22,755 28,546 27,320 28,502 Craigclowan School 20,000 22,000 25,256 24,366 Craigholme School 93,539 108,118 129,501 134,235 Crawfordton House School 22,456 25,225 23,269 22,913 Croftinloan School 16,359 20,500 20,525 20,768 Dollar Academy 150,017 182,827 200,818 217,875 Drumley House School 10,049 10,790 9,259 6,244 Edinburgh Academy 191,777 209,884 224,913 232,894 Fernhill School 63,846 79,726 85,387 78,155 Fettes College 174,548 199,763 206,073 204,576 Fort Augustus Abbey School 170,400 139,717 (School closed) George Heriot's School 596,848 656,167 675,791 704,629 George Watson's College 639,740 676,825 675,093 751,969 Glasgow Academy 301,839 342,726 343,728 329,647 Glenalmond College 190,588 215,022 241,970 257,323 Gordonstoun School 144,094 160,982 170,862 182,064 Hamilton College 22,101 27,653 24,589 26,938 High School of Dundee 462,132 552,324 576,339 591,342 High School of Glasgow 102,007 127,101 136,969 146,057 Hutcheson's Grammar school 356,361 415,271 457,459 478,942 Keil School 198,819 223,879 227,968 241,248 Kelvinside Academy 213,982 266,852 306,797 319,404 Kilgraston School 164,519 185,757 191,918 190,586 Kilquhanity School 46,218 50,548 55,115 34,082 Lathallan School 19,869 25,720 27,769 28,244 Laurel Bank School 173,937 167,453 207,312 232,914 Lomond School 133,431 158,944 179,150 186,227 Loretto School 159,046 186,283 194,058 198,413 Merchiston Castle School 281,393 315,586 323,959 320,000 Morrison's Academy 410,247 432,107 432,788 417,900 New Park school 10,944 14,000 18,250 15,839 Oxenfoord Castle School 38,622 41,626 (School closed) Park Lodge School 2,598 621 — — The Park School 217,964 238,977 244,944 247,987 Rannoch School 139,248 158,770 173,910 179,336
Assisted places scheme Remission paid to schools School 1991–92 £ 1992–931 £ 1993–19941 £ 1994–951 £ Robert Gordon's College 150,951 169,147 179,684 204,100 Rudolf Steiner School, Edinburgh 159,714 179,420 182,345 189,833 St. Aloysius College 380,134 433,125 443,787 472,009 St. Columba's School 115,778 121,144 123,652 117,231 St. Denis and Cranley School 99,836 120,775 124,529 128,909 St. George's School 64,959 85,210 91,186 124,054 St. Hilary's School — — — — St. Leonard's School 131,000 147,826 168,453 166,791 St. Margaret's Convent School — — — — St. Margaret's School, Aberdeen 42,501 53,678 58,813 53,310 St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh 213,688 241,220 254,540 271,812 St. Mary's School, Melrose 2,100 7,602 7,928 15,992 Stewart's Melville College & the Mary Erskine School 766,689 840,210 895,062 912,595 Strathallan School 243,000 272,640 294,506 299,342 Wellington School 144,149 183,265 196,446 199,388 Westbourne School (Merged with Glasgow Academy) Total 8,706,445 9,758,471 10,127,274 10,485,735 1 (Provisional figures pending receipt of final audited claims from schools).