HC Deb 13 December 1994 vol 251 cc607-8W
18. Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans she has to provide new data in school league tables.

Mr. Forth

My right hon. Friend will be consulting in due course on the content of the 1995 performance tables, taking account of feedback on this year's tables. In the longer term performance tables will include the national curriculum assessment results of 11-year-olds and, as soon as reliable and easily understood measures have been developed, data on value added.

Ms Lynne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment she has made of the extent to which the Government's school league tables reflect the true record of schools, with particular reference to Rochdale.

Mr. Forth

The information in the performance tables was provided by or checked with the schools concerned prior to publication. We have not been notified of any errors in the data in respect of schools in Rochdale.

Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what support he has received from educational organisations for the introduction of league tables for schools.

Mr. Forth

In commenting earlier this year on proposals for the 1994 round, many organisations acknowledged that the annual performance tables provide information that parents and others want about the performance of schools and colleges. A range of different views were expressed about the coverage and presentation of the data.