§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the primary schools in Birmingham where his Department has increased the admission limit572W for September; if he will detail how many will have class sizes above 30 pupils as a result; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthFrom September 1992 all primary schools will be required to admit children up to their "standard number", a minimum admission number designed to reflect the capacity of the school. We are aware that certain primary schools in Birmingham will have higher admission numbers in 1992 than in 1991 as a result of this requirement, by virtue of the fact that proposals by Birmingham LEA to reduce the standard numbers for these schools have been rejected by my right hon. Friend. These schools are listed in the table.
The proposals to reduce the standard numbers at these schools were rejected in each case either because the school is already accommodating the total number of pupils implied by the existing standard number or because the standard number has been set on the basis of a simple assessment of the school's physical capacity. This assessment assumes that a maximum of 30 pupils can be accommodated in each standard size classroom with an appropriately smaller number in smaller rooms.
Actual class sizes reflect decisions about staffing levels by individual schools, taken in the light of the resources available to them. The average pupil teacher ratio in Birmingham in 1990–91 was 23.5:1, slightly higher than the national average. The total budget for education set by Birmingham LEA for 1992–93 is £52 million less than the total allowed for by the Government under the standard spending assessment mechanism.
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School Admission limit September 1991 Standard number ( minimum number of admissions for September 1992) Adderley JI School 60 68 Anglesey Infant School 90 91 Anglesey Junior School 90 96 Arden JI School 60 74 Aston Tower JI School 60 61 Barford JI School 60 62 Bellfield Junior School 60 70 Billesley Junior School 90 92 Birches Green Infant School 60 61 Birches Green Junior School 60 62 Blakesley Hall JI School 90 92 Broadmeadow Infant School 90 98 Brownmead JI School 30 32 Calshot Infant School 60 69 Calshot Junior School 60 65 Chilcote JI School 60 69 Christchurch CE JI School 30 33 City Road JI School 60 64 Colmers Farm Infant School 60 64 Colmers Farm Junior School 60 64 Colmore Infant School 90 91 Colmore Junior School 90 92 Conway JI School 60 63 Cottesbrooke Junior School 90 93 Elms Farm JI School 30 61 Erdington Hall JI School 60 64 Firs Infant School 60 67 Firs Junior School 60 62 Great Barr JI School 60 69 Green Meadow JI School 60 64
School Admission limit September 1991 Standard number (minimum number of admissions for September 1992) Grendon JI School 60 61 Grove Infant School 90 105 Hall Green Infant School 90 93 Harborne Junior School 90 91 Hawthorn JI School 30 32 James Watt Infant School 60 61 James Watt Junior School 60 65 Leigh JI School 60 64 Manor Park JI School 60 76 Mapledene Junior School 60 68 Marlborough Junior School 90 110 Meadows JI School 60 65 Moseley CE JI School 30 34 Nelson JI School 30 33 Nonsuch JI School 60 62 Northfield Manor JI School 60 62 Park Hill JI School 60 70 Percy Shurmer JI School 60 64 Perry Beeches Infant School 90 109 Prince Albert JI School 90 99 Raddlebarn JI School 60 61 Rednal Hill Infant School 90 101 Shaw Hill JI School 60 73 Shirestone JI School 60 66 Springfield Junior School 90 110 Stechford JI School 30 32 Stirchley JI School 30 32 Timberley JI School 60 72 Twickenham JI School 60 65 Wattville Junior School 90 109 West Heath Infant School 90 98 West Heath Junior School 90 100 Westminster Infant School 60 86 Westminster Junior School 60 89 Wheelers Lane Junior School 90 93 Wilkes Green Junior School 90 96 Woodthorpe JI School 30 32 Wychall Farm Infant School 60 68
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Table 1 Local education authority Net institutional expenditure1 per secondary pupil2 Number of schools which have balloted on grant maintained status3 1989–90 (£) Secondary Primary Inner London 2,745 12 7 Waltham Forest 2,490 1 0 Ealing 2,345 8 2 Newham 2,310 1 0 Brent 2,225 4 0 Barking 2,200 0 0 Coventry 2,180 0 0 Salford 2,140 0 0 Kingston Upon Thames 2,120 1 0 Sandwell 2,115 2 0 Liverpool 2,110 2 0 Knowsley 2,105 1 0 Rochdale 2,050 2 1 Hillingdon 2,010 10 2 South Tyneside 2,010 0 0 Wigan 2,000 1 0 Walsall 1,995 6 1
School Admission limit September 1991 Standard number (minimum number of admissions for September 1992) Yardley Junior School 90 93 Yew Tree JI School 60 62