HC Deb 08 February 2002 vol 379 cc1220-1W
Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in(a)each metropolitan district council area and (b) England receive their full-time education in (i) Roman Catholic, (ii) Church of England, (iii) Jewish and (iv) Muslim private schools. [33281]

Mr. Timms

The available information is shown in the table.

Full-time pupils in independent Muslim and Jewish schools in each metropolitan district in England1
Muslim Jewish
England 10,265 9,205
Barnet 2 1,319
Birmingham 1,051 2
Bolton 598 2
Bradford 562 2
Brent 864 24
Bromley 131 2
Bury 410 178

Full-time pupils in independent Muslim and Jewish schools in each metropolitan district in England1
Muslim Jewish
City of Westminster 2 172
Coventry 65 2
Ealing 790 57
Gateshead 2 713
Hackney 377 4,420
Hammersmith & Fulham 166 2
Islington 2 195
Kensington & Chelsea 109 2
Kirklees 705 2
Lambeth 29 2
Leeds 85 46
Manchester 494 234
Newham 90 2
Salford 2 1,392
Sheffield 44 2
Tower Hamlets 422 2
Waltham Forest 96 2
Wandsworth 322 2
1Similar information on Roman Catholic and Church of England independent schools is not collected.
2Data not available.

Source:

Independent Schools Registration Team, DfES