§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much direct grant was received by each school in the Crosby constituency in each year since 1996. [151292]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table shows the amount of school standards grant payable to each school in the constituency for the 2000–01 financial year. This is the first year in which this grant was payable. The total is estimated to rise to £807,000 in 2001–02, and grants will increase by 2.75 per cent. in each of the following two years.
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Name of school £ Sand Dunes Nursery School 3,000 Pinefield Pupil Referral Unit 3,000 Waterloo Primary School 9,000 Forefield Junior School 9,000 Forefield Infant School 9,000 Rawson Road Primary School 6,000 Woodlands Primary School 9,000 Freshfield Primary School 9,000 Redgate Primary School 6,000 Valewood Primary School 6,000 William Gladstone Church of England Primary School 9,000 St. Luke's Church of England Primary School 9,000 St. John's Church of England Primary School 6,000 St. Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School 9,000 St. Nicholas Church of England Primary School 9,000 Holy Trinity Primary School 6,000 St. Peter's Church of England Primary School 9,000 Great Crosby Catholic Primary School 9,000 St. Mary's Catholic Primary School 6,000 St. Edmund's Catholic Primary School 9,000 Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School 9,000 St. William of York Catholic Primary School 9,000 Ursuline Catholic Primary School 9,000 St. Jerome's Catholic Primary School 9,000 Formby High School 40,000 Manor High School 40,000 Chesterfield High School 50,000 Range High School 40,000 Sacred Heart Catholic High School 50,000 Ronald House School 15,000 Newfield School 15,000 Total 436,000
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the annual increase has been in the Standards Fund since 1996; and how much standards funds have been spent in(a) the constituency of Crosby and (b) the Borough of Sefton in each year since 1996. [151295]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe following table shows the annual cash increase in the Standards Fund since 1996–97:
£ million Year Total allocations Increase on previous year DfEE contribution Increase on previous year 1996–97 265 14 163 12 1997–98 320 55 211 48 1998–99 620 300 395 184 1999–2000 1,260 640 862 467 2000–01 2,490 1,230 1,913 1,051 Note:
The total allocation figures include both Government and local authority contributions.
Figures for the amount of grant spent in an individual constituency cannot be provided, but the following table shows the Standards Fund grant spent in Sefton local education authority since 1996–97. The figures include all grants paid through the Standards Fund payment system excluding New Deal for Schools capital, which is not part of the Standards Fund programme.
Amount of standards fund spent in the Mirough of Sefton £million Total expenditure DfEE contribution 1996–97 1.3 0.8 1997–98 1.5 1.0 1998–99 3.5 2.2 1999–2000 6.0 4.2 2000–01 12.9 9.7 Note:
1. The total expenditure figures include both Government and local authority contributions.
2. The figures for 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000 are audited outturn expenditure figures.
3. The figures for 2000–01 are the total expenditure currently expected to be incurred in this financial year.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what average funding was allocated per school-age child in the Borough of Sefton in each year since 1996. [151333]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe information requested is in the tables. Since 1996–97 funding has increased by £410 per pupil in real terms. Grant figures have not yet been finalised for 2001–02, so no comparable figure is available for that year.
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Per pupil funding—Sefton £ SSA Grants Per pupil Cash—(schools pupils ages 5–15) 1996–97 2,240 20 2,260 1997–98 2,320 30 2,340
Per pupil funding—Sefton £ SSA Grants Per pupil 1998–99 2,440 40 2,480 1999–2000 2,560 90 2,650 2000–01 2,690 210 2,900 2001–02 2,790 — — Change 1997–98 to 2000–01 560 Note:
Figures rounded to the nearest £10. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
Per pupil funding—Sefton £ SSA Grants Per pupil Real terms 2000–01 prices schools (pupils ages 5–15) 1996–97 2,480 20 2,500 1997–98 2,490 30 2,520 1998–99 2,550 40 2,590 1999–2000 2,610 90 2,700 2000–01 2,690 210 2,900 2001–02 2,720 — — Change 1997–98 to 2000–01 390 Notes:
1. Figures rounded to the nearest £10. Figures may not sum due to rounding.
2. Real terms calculated using GDP deflators published 21 December 2000.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of its local schools budget Sefton council has delegated to schools in each year since 1996. [151334]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe information requested is as follows:
Financial year Percentage of schools budget delegated 1996–97 79.3 1997–98 79.6 1998–99 79.0 1999–2000 80.2 2000–01 86.4 Note:
For 1998–99 and previous years, the figures represent the percentage of Sefton's General Schools Budget (less capital expenditure and capital financing costs) delegated to schools in accordance with the LEA's school funding formula.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on trends in numeracy and literacy among children in junior schools in the borough of Sefton since 1996. [151335]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisIn the 2000 Key Stage 2 tests, 80 per cent. of Sefton's 11-year-olds achieved the expected standard for their age in English, an increase of 15 percentage points since 1996. In mathematics, 77 per cent. of pupils achieved the expected standard, a 16 percentage point increase since 1996, These results are clear evidence of the success of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies.