§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list(a) the categories of specialist comprehensives, (b) the number of schools in each category and (c) the number and percentage of successful and unsuccessful applications for specialist school status. [102865]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe numbers of specialist schools designated as arts, languages, sports or technology colleges which are deemed comprehensive schools are listed in the table.
Category of specialism Comprehensive Other1 Arts Colleges 29 0 Language Colleges 65 6 Sports Colleges 35 2 Technology Colleges 241 25 1 The 33 other schools comprise 18 selective, 12 secondary modern and three special schools For competitions held in 1998 and 1999 the number and percentage of successful and unsuccessful applications for specialist designation are set out in the table.
Number Percentage Successful March 1998 51 42 October 1998 35 53 March 1999 37 71 June 1999 41 45 Unsuccessful March 1998 71 58 October 1998 31 47 March 1999 15 29 June 1999 51 55