HC Deb 08 February 1991 vol 185 cc257-8W
Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what advice he received from Her Majesty's inspectors of schools on Stratford school, Stratford.

Mr. Eggar

Advice submitted to the Secretary of State on the application by Stratford school for grant-maintained status and on Newham local education authority's proposal under section 12 of the 1980 Education Act to cease to maintain the school took account of HMI advice derived from inspection visits to the school.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the dates and purpose of all visits made to Stratford school, Stratford by Her Majesty's inspectors of schools, since 1 January 1990.

Mr. Eggar

The following visits have been made by HMI to Stratford school since 1 January 1990.

13 February 1990: one day general visit.

15 January 1991: one day general visit.

1 2Net Institutional Expenditure per pupil 1988–89 Proportion of leavers with 5 or more results at Grades A to C3
LEA (£) as percentage of all school leavers rank
ILEA 2,505 15.9 91
Waltham Forest 2,435 12.7 94
Brent 2,305 20.6 78
Ealing 2,145 22.5 67
Newham 2,140 14.9 93
Croydon 2,040 22.1 70
Knowsley 1,990 8.5 96
Barking 1,970 11.3 95
Coventry 1,940 21.2 76
Liverpool 1,905 19.4 84
Kingston-upon-Thames 1,900 32.2 10
Hounslow 1,895 25.2 49
Sandwell 1,885 15.5 92
Walsall 1,885 23.4 59
Hillingdon 1,870 22.7 65
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,870 21.6 74
Havering 1,860 24.4 57
Salford 1,860 23.2 62
Wigan 1,845 30.2 18

In addition, HMI has made a small number of very short visits to talk to the acting head.

Mr. Tony Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will place in the Library a copy of any reports on Stratford school prepared by Her Majesty's inspectors of schools.

Mr. Eggar

No inspection report on Stratford school has been produced by HMI and published by the Secretary of State since 1983 when such reports were made public.

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