§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many pupils are now being educated in grant-maintained schools; what is the number of grant-maintained schools in England and Wales; what is the percentage of secondary schools in England and Wales that are grant-maintained; and how many applications for grant-maintained status are outstanding and being considered by his Department.
§ Mr. Robin SquireGrant-maintained schools in Wales are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales. The figures in this answer relate to England only.
About 480,000 pupils are now being educated in 693 self-governing (GM) schools. Fourteen per cent. of secondary schools are now self-governing. A further 61 schools have been approved for self-governing status but are not yet operating.
One hundred and thirty-six applications for self-governing status are under consideration in the Department, and proposals are awaited from a further 31 schools who have voted yes to self-governing status.
§ Mrs. Ann TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is(a) the total number of schools, (b) the number of county schools, (c) the number of voluntary-aided schools, (d) the number of grant-maintained schools which were formerly county schools and (e) the number of grant-maintained schools which were formerly voluntary-aided schools within the (i) primary and (ii) secondary sectors in each local education authority area.
§ Mr. Robin Squire[holding answer 21 October 1993]: The latest information on the status of maintained primary and secondary schools in each local education authority in England is shown in the table.
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Maintained schools in each local education authority in England October 1993 Primary schools Secondary schools Self-governing Self-governing Local education authority All schools1 County schools Voluntary aided schools Formerly County Formerly Voluntary aided All schools1 County schools Voluntary aided schools Formerly County Formerly Voluntary aided Corporation of London 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Camden 41 20 21 0 0 12 5 5 0 2 Greenwich 79 62 17 0 0 15 10 4 0 0 Hackney 70 54 16 0 0 10 6 4 0 0 Hammersmith 39 25 14 0 0 10 4 5 0 1 Islington 57 41 16 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 Kensington and Chelsea 27 12 15 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 Lambeth 77 55 21 0 1 10 4 0 1 4 Lewisham 72 50 21 1 0 14 8 4 0 0 Southwark 76 52 23 0 1 14 7 3 1 3 Tower Hamlets 74 53 21 0 0 15 9 3 0 1 Wandsworth 72 51 19 2 0 11 4 1 4 2 Westminster 42 15 27 0 0 8 3 4 0 0 Barking 55 49 6 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 Barnet 89 58 29 2 0 21 10 4 4 3 Bexley 65 51 10 2 0 17 12 1 1 3 Brent 65 45 19 1 0 14 6 0 5 1 Bromley 78 61 10 1 1 17 6 0 9 2 Croydon 98 80 13 0 0 22 13 5 2 2 Ealing 92 78 12 2 0 13 6 2 5 0 Enfield 70 52 18 0 0 17 9 3 2 2 Haringey 77 56 20 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 Harrow 54 46 8 0 0 11 8 2 0 1 Havering 74 64 9 0 0 20 12 4 2 2 Hillingdon 74 54 10 7 2 17 5 1 10 1 Hounslow 63 54 9 0 0 14 9 1 0 2 Kingston upon Thames 36 21 14 0 0 10 6 0 1 1 Merton 49 39 10 0 0 12 7 3 0 0 Newham 67 56 9 0 0 15 11 3 1 0 Redbridge 56 47 9 0 0 14 11 1 1 0 Richmond upon Thames 39 24 15 0 0 8 7 1 0 0 Sutton 43 34 8 0 1 14 6 0 5 3 Waltham Forest 61 51 8 0 0 18 15 1 2 0 Birmingham 336 251 68 0 2 84 56 10 6 6 Coventry 111 81 25 0 0 19 15 3 0 0 Dudley 83 64 11 1 0 23 14 2 5 1 Sandwell 112 94 13 0 0 21 18 1 1 0 Solihull 70 46 19 1 0 14 12 2 0 0 Walsall 106 83 13 0 0 21 13 2 3 3 Wolverhampton 101 71 14 0 0 20 15 3 2 0 Knowsley 68 32 35 0 0 11 7 3 0 1 Liverpool 198 105 84 0 0 37 17 18 0 2 St. Helens 73 31 33 0 0 13 8 4 0 0 Sefton 94 43 45 0 0 23 16 5 0 0 Wirral 106 74 27 0 0 23 18 3 2 0 Bolton 105 55 38 1 0 18 11 3 1 1 Bury 71 34 24 0 0 15 11 4 0 0 Manchester 175 103 54 0 0 31 19 11 0 0 Oldham 104 62 34 0 0 16 12 4 0 0 Rochdale 76 40 22 2 0 14 10 3 1 0 Salford 88 44 29 0 0 21 14 6 0 0 Stockport 110 81 20 0 0 18 14 3 0 0 Tameside 82 50 22 0 0 20 14 3 3 0 Trafford 78 54 23 0 0 16 11 1 3 0 Wigan 125 38 74 0 0 23 14 6 0 0 Barnsley 96 73 15 0 0 15 13 0 0 0 Doncaster 128 106 17 0 0 34 32 2 0 0 Rotherham 115 96 16 0 0 19 16 1 0 0 Sheffield 165 141 19 0 1 32 30 0 0 2 Bradford 167 117 32 1 0 88 72 8 5 1 Calderdale 92 61 22 1 0 16 11 1 1 1 Kirklees 160 104 23 0 0 38 31 1 2 0 Leeds 249 178 49 0 1 47 38 8 0 1 Wakefield 130 102 17 0 0 39 32 3 0 0 Gateshead 82 62 19 0 0 13 11 2 0 0 Newcastle upon Tyne 82 59 23 0 0 22 19 3 0 0 North Tyneside 61 47 14 0 0 27 26 1 0 0 South Tyneside 59 40 12 0 0 11 9 2 0 0 Sunderland 106 87 18 0 0 17 14 3 0 0 Isles of Scilly 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Avon 368 234 42 0 0 61 50 5 2 0
Primary schools Secondary schools Self-governing Self-governing Local education authority All schools1 County schools Voluntary aided schools Formerly County Formerly Voluntary aided All schools1 County schools Voluntary aided schools Formerly County Formerly Voluntary aided Bedfordshire 218 168 28 1 2 72 54 6 8 0 Berkshire 275 172 42 4 1 59 39 6 9 0 Buckinghamshire 290 203 33 6 0 45 29 2 7 0 Cambridgeshire 267 182 30 6 0 46 26 1 13 2 Cheshire 455 291 106 1 0 72 56 10 3 0 Cleveland 203 148 47 0 0 53 40 11 0 0 Cornwall 249 199 41 0 0 31 31 0 0 0 Cumbria 311 158 81 3 2 44 27 3 5 2 Derbyshire 451 309 54 5 1 61 39 5 11 0 Devon 443 292 75 0 0 65 55 4 4 1 Dorset 201 97 59 0 1 56 31 5 8 1 Durham 298 223 52 0 0 44 39 5 0 0 East Sussex 221 130 42 0 0 38 34 3 0 0 Essex 582 401 83 20 7 108 46 7 48 2 Gloucestershire 264 140 49 3 1 43 19 1 16 2 Hampshire 584 430 57 6 3 109 86 6 12 2 Hereford and Worcester 288 140 64 0 0 81 58 5 1 4 Hertfordshire 433 308 85 1 4 94 62 11 11 5 Humberside 354 259 29 1 0 64 55 5 0 0 Isle of Wight 46 25 9 0 0 21 17 2 0 0 Kent 578 361 77 5 4 151 78 8 39 8 Lancashire 605 242 300 0 1 111 69 20 2 4 Leicestershire 335 210 42 0 0 83 69 4 5 0 Lincolnshire 299 159 37 9 0 67 35 3 12 2 Norfolk 398 256 43 8 1 54 38 2 10 0 North Yorkshire 394 201 58 0 0 61 49 8 0 0 Northamptonshire 274 168 35 7 0 66 46 7 12 0 Northumberland 143 99 34 0 0 62 52 4 1 0 Nottinghamshire 426 339 51 0 0 85 68 10 3 0 Oxfordshire 241 98 51 0 1 44 37 3 0 0 Shropshire 215 106 30 0 0 41 30 2 4 1 Somerset 229 101 38 1 0 40 31 1 0 0 Staffordshire 415 251 74 0 0 88 69 8 3 1 Suffolk 255 153 28 0 0 77 68 4 0 0 Surrey 376 243 88 6 0 58 37 6 9 3 Warwickshire 244 132 40 0 0 39 23 6 8 0 West Sussex 246 154 44 0 0 44 31 9 0 0 Wiltshire 297 131 61 3 0 49 31 2 4 1 ENGLAND 18,971 12,232 3,740 121 39 3,831 2,688 418 361 97 1 Includes county, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled, special agreement and self-governing (GM) schools.