HC Deb 18 June 2003 vol 407 cc302-3W
Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list each site for which his Department has considered a city academy, indicating for each(a) the LEA, (b) the names of private sector partners, (c) what dates have been agreed for an opening date, (d) the expected number of pupils, and their age range, (e) the contribution to capital costs from the public purse and (f) the estimated revenue funding per project. [119580]

Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 16 June 2003]: The table sets out the information available. Academy projects receive modest funding to develop proposals to a point where we are satisfied that the plans are viable and a funding agreement can be signed. From this point, projects receive additional funding to implement their proposals and prepare for opening.

Once open, Academies receive an operational budget to cover their day-to-day running costs, which is comparable to the level of funding for similar maintained schools within their local authority areas. The level of capital funding is intended to ensure that Academies are built and equipped to a standard comparable with the best in the maintained sector.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
Private sector partners Opening dates Number of pupils and age range Capital costs from the public purse (£million) Revenue Funding 2003–04 (£ thousand)
Doncaster The Vardy Foundation 2005 1,470 11–18 219.5 1 250
Ealing Alec Reed 2003 1,200 11–18 27.53 4,644,164
Greenwich Archdiocese of Southwark 2004 1200 11–16 2 23.5 1 900
Hackney Clive Bourne 2004 900 11–16 20.5 1 900
Hackney 3 2006 3— 11–16 2 21.5 1 250
Church of England and the Greig
Haringey Trust 2003 1,200 11–18 11 3,966,945
Hillingdon Barry Townsley and others 2004 1,250 11–18 19 1 900
Hillingdon Watford Football Club 2005 1,000 11–19 2 23.5 1 250
Kensington & Chelsea Martyn Arbib 2005/6 1,150 11–18 2 23.5 1 250
Kent Roger DeHaan 2005 1,180 11–18 2 19.5 1 250
The Saga Group and Kings
Kent School Canterbury 2006 1,480 11–18 2 19.5 1 250
Lambeth United Learning Trust 2004 1,200 11–18 22.28 1 900
The Church of England and
Leeds Intercity Group 2006 1,170 11–18 2 19.5 1 250
The De La Salle Brothers and
Lewisham Archdiocese of Southwark 2005 1,260 11–16 2 23.5 1 250
The Haberdashers' Livery
Lewisham Company 2005 1,550 11–18 2 23.5 1 250
The University of Liverpool and
Liverpool others 2005 1,650 11–18 2 23 1 250
The Diocese and Archdiocese of
Liverpool Liverpool 2005 900 11–16 18.9 1 900
United Learning Trust and
Manchester Manchester Science Park 2003 900 11–16 10.62 3,498,929
Middlesbrough Amey plc 2002 1,200 11–16 18.59 5,381,861
Middlesbrough The Vardy Foundation 2003 1,250 11–18 19.2 5,744,508
Northampton United Learning Trust 2004 1,420 11–18 18.7 1 900
Nottingham Sir Harry Djanogly 2003 1,620 11–18 18.61 7,153,347
The Mercers Company and
Sandwell Thomas Telford Online 2005/06 1,200 11–18 16.5 1 900
Solihull I M Group 2005 1,350 11–18 2 19.5 1 250
Southwark The Corporation of London 2003 1,200 11–18 27.2 1,788,246
Southwark Lord Harris of Peokham 2003 1,450 11–18 19.97 5,998,577
The Mercers Company and
Walsall Thomas Telford Online 2003 1,200 11–18 15.5 2,927,266
Westminster Chelsfield plc 2006 1175 11–18 2 23.5 1 250
Westminster United Learning Trust 2006 1,175 11–18 2 23.5 1 250
1 Estimated figures for revenue funding include feasibility and implementation funding. These are the total amounts of such funding for which projects are eligible during the relevant phases. Actual expenditure in any given year will depend on the progress of the project.
2 Estimated figures, subject to change, and will be finalised when the projects are in a position to sign a funding agreement with the Secretary of State.
3 To be confirmed

Note:

Revenue figures for 2003–04 for the three open Academies and the nine Academies due to open in September 2003 include implementation and start-up grant, as appropriate, in addition to the General Annual Grant payable to meet their normal running costs.