HC Deb 12 November 2003 vol 413 cc351-2W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 27 October 2003,Official Report, column 80W, whether, with reference to specialist status colleges, a school's previous performance in value added terms is a factor in any bid for specialist status. [137890]

Mr. Miliband

A school's previous performance in value added terms is taken into account by the Department's specialist school assessors.