HC Deb 28 April 2004 vol 420 cc1043-5W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Burnley have benefited from the Excellence in Cities programme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. [167925]

Mr. Miliband

The following schools in Burnley have been included in the Excellence in Cities programme since September 2001:

Secondary

  • Barden High School
  • St. Hilda's RC Primary School
  • Towneley High School
  • Edge End High School
  • Walshaw High School

Primary

  • Barden Junior School
  • Brunshaw Primary School
  • Heasandford Primary School
  • St. John the Baptist RC Primary
  • St. Mary's RC Primary School
  • Stoneyholme Primary School
  • Casterton Primary School
  • Springfield Primary School
  • Lomeshaye Junior School
  • Marsden Primary School

The following table shows the number of children in Burnley benefiting, and the annual spend per pupil for the years in question.

Number of children Total EiC expenditure (£) Additional spend per pupil (£)
2001–02 4,853 540,555 94.6
2002–03 4,615 919,500 174.1
2003–04 4,540 1,544,500 340.1

The large increase in the rate of EiC funding in 2002–03 is due to the extra funding provided through the Leadership Incentive Grant which came on stream in 2003. It also includes a full financial year's funding for the Burnley Excellence Cluster.

Mr. Hendrick

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Preston have benefited from the Excellence in Cities programme; and what the per pupil spending was in each year since the programme's inception. [168129]

Mr. Miliband

The following schools in Preston have been included in the Excellence in Cities programme since December 2002:

  • Ashton Primary School
  • Ashton-on-Ribble High School
  • Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew!s Church of England
  • Primary School
  • Christ The King Catholic High School, Preston
  • Deepdale Infants' School
  • Deepdale Junior School
  • Fishwick Primary School
  • Frenchwood Community Primary School
  • Lea Community Primary School
  • Moor Nook Community Primary School
  • Moor Park High School
  • Preston Greenlands Community Primary School
  • Preston St Matthew's Church of England Primary School
  • Ribbleton Avenue Infant School
  • Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School
  • Ribbleton Hall High School
  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
  • St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston
  • St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston

The following table shows the number of children in Preston benefiting, and the annual spend per pupil for the years in question.

Number of children Total EiC expenditure (£) Spend per pupil (£)
2002–03 5,987 307,000 51.2
2003–04 6,490 2,150,000 331.2

The large increase in the rate of EiC funding in 2003–04 is due to the extra funding provided through the Leadership Incentive Grant and Behaviour Improvement Programme which came on stream in 2003. It also includes a full financial year's funding for the City of Preston Excellence Cluster.