§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what are the current number and percentages of surplus places in each local education authority; and if she will list those local authorities, in rank order according to the proportion of surplus places in(a) secondary schools (b) primary schools (c) special schools and (d) grant-maintained schools.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information is given in the tables. Data on special schools and on surplus places in the 286 grant-maintained schools in stage 1 authorities are not available.
The figures give the position in January 1994. In most cases, surpluses will have fallen from these levels as a result of pupil population growth. In addition, a number of authorities have implemented rationalisation proposals and further reduced their surplus capacity.
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Table 1: Surplus places by local authority area in rank order (excluding GM schools in stage 1 authorities) January 1994 PRIMARY (see note 1) Actual surplus LEA Number Percentage Wandsworth 6,111 30 Isles of Scilly 67 27 Gateshead 4,887 23 Northumberland 4,960 21 Liverpool 11,436 21 Doncaster 6,632 20 Staffordshire 21,456 20 Lambeth 4,060 20 Sunderland 6,104 18 Southwark 3,980 18 North Tyneside 3,020 18 Wigan 5,734 17 Knowsley 3,277 17 Ealing 4,358 17 Buckinghamshire 11,457 17 Wolverhampton 4,412 17 Oxfordshire 8,237 17 40W
PRIMARY (see note 1) Actual surplus LEA Number Percentage Hammersmith 1,591 16 Newscastle upon Tyne 3,704 16 Coventry 5,133 16 Hertfordshire 14,517 16 Bedfordshire 7,272 15 Warwickshire 7,966 15 Salford 3,681 15 Cheshire 14,860 15 Leeds 10,425 15 Wiltshire 7,604 14 Sheffield 6,696 14 North Yorkshire 9,048 14 Nottinghamshire 13,457 14 Cumbria 6,104 14 Durham 8,368 14 Newham 3,631 14 Calderdale 2,722 13 Gloucestershire 6,234 13 Lincolnshire 7,434 113 Wirral 4,398 13 Rotherham 3,423 13 Humberside 11,612 13 Walsall 3,556 13 Wakefield 3,924 13 Cambridgeshire 7,978 13 Derbyshire 10,637 13 Hampshire 18,287 13 Essex 17,814 112 Shropshire 4,902 12 Solihull 2,443 12 Manchester 5,657 12 Hillingdon 2,464 112 Kensington 722 12 East Sussex 6,671 12 Hackney 2,046 12 Cleveland 7,426 12 St. Helens 1,985 12 West Sussex 6,951 12 Hereford and Worcester 6,505 11 Dudley 3,352 11 Norfolk 7,383 11 South Tyneside 1,710 11 Surrey 8,483 11 Brent 2,291 11 Kent 14,638 11 Sefton 2,884 11 Bradford 4,099 11 Greenwich 2,220 11 Islington 1.630 10 Corporation of London 22 10 Devon 9,032 10 Leicestershire 8,082 10 Suffolk 4,559 10 Lancashire 12,398 9 Berkshire 5,946 9 Stockport 2,448 9 Croydon 2,442 9 Oldham 2,152 9 Avon 7,342 9 Bexley 1,799 9 Northamptonshire 4,410 9 Hounslow 1,656 9 Sutton 1,110 9 Havering 1,817 9 Birmingham 8,983 9 Bolton 2,187 9 Rochdale 1,709 8 Trafford 1,562 8 Merton 1,100 8 Kirklees 2,714 8 Cornwall 3,005 8 Dorset 3,242 7
PRIMARY (see note 1) Actual surplus LEA Number Percentage Tower Hamlets 1,522 7 Waltham Forest 1,422 7 Barnsley 1,496 7 Barnet 1,598 7 Tameside 1,464 7 Haringey 1,240 7 Westminster 621 7 Bromley 1,442 7 Somerset 2,487 7 Sandwell 1,857 7 Barking 975 7 Richmond upon Thames 686 6 Bury 848 6 Harrow 998 5 Lewisham 999 5 Kingston upon Thames 503 5 Isle of Wight 384 5 Enfield 1,013 5 Camden 325 3 Redbridge 406 2 Total 540,729 12 1 Stage two for planning purposes. 1. Primary figures show surplus after taking account of any summer entry.
2. Stage 1 = less than 10 per cent. of pupils in the GM sector.
Stage 2 = between 10 per cent. and 75 per cent. of pupils in the GM sector.
Stage 3 = 75 per cent. or more pupils in the GM sector.
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SECONDARY Actual Surplus LEA Number Percentage Isles of Scilly 223 65 Manchester 12,294 36 Lambeth 3,142 133 Hammersmith 2,606 131 Nottinghamshire 20,327 25 Salford 3,375 23 Doncaster 6,439 23 Hackney 2,132 23 Liverpool 7,687 22 Warwickshire 6,607 121 Newcastle upon Tyne 4,421 21 Wandsworth 2,308 121 Southwark 2,296 120 Wakefield 4,728 19 Gateshead 2,695 19 Wolverhampton 3,638 119 Islington 1,656 19 Cleveland 8,276 19 Sheffield 5,612 18 Kensington 712 118 Avon 11,596 18 Coventry 4,236 18 Greenwich 3,038 18 South Tyneside 2,076 18 North Tyneside 3,101 18 Durham 8,144 18 Wirral 4,064 18 Sefton 3,956 18 Newham 2,794 17 Rochdale 2,436 17 Merton 1,488 17 Tower Hamlets 2,239 17 Barnsley 2,611 17 Bedfordshire 9,021 117 Hertfordshire 13,552 117 Cumbria 6,169 117 42W
SECONDARY Actual Surplus LEA Number Percentage Shropshire 4,947 117 Sandwell 3,445 16 Oxfordshire 6,858 16 Humberside 10,912 16 Knowsley 1,635 16 St. Helens 2,245 16 Derbyshire 10,782 116 Essex 18,008 116 Brent 2,383 216 Walsall 3,565 116 Hereford and Worcester 7,851 15 Leicestershire 10,076 15 Kent 18,000 115 Birmingham 11,330 115 Trafford 2,067 115 Wiltshire 5,812 114 Berkshire 7,754 114 Calderdale 2,221 114 Haringey 1,515 14 Rotherham 2,875 14 Wigan 2,969 14 Havering 2,284 113 Bradford 6,914 113 Lancashire 11,754 13 Lewisham 1,587 13 West Sussex 6,051 13 Leeds 6,358 13 Waltham Forest 1,737 113 North Yorkshire 6,304 13 Stockport 2,209 12 Bexley 2,005 112 Tameside 1,737 112 Kirklees 3,160 12 Westminster 938 12 Cheshire 7,983 12 Lincolnshire 4,864 112 Hampshire 10,114 112 Surrey 5,407 111 Somerset 3,486 11 Suffolk 6,000 11 Bolton 2,000 111 Northamptonshire 5,423 111 Sunderland 2,408 11 Dudley 2,218 111 Croydon 1,716 111 Northumberland 3,333 11 East Sussex 3,783 10 Kingston upon Thames 843 110 Isle of Wight 1,093 10 Barnet 1,947 110 Gloucestershire 3,417 110 Camden 1,047 19 Enfield 1,781 19 Norfolk 4,041 19 Dorset 3,964 19 Hillingdon 1,336 29 Bury 947 9 Cornwall 2,601 8 Buckinghamshire 3,231 18 Solihull 1,144 8 Ealing 1,056 17 Staffordshire 4,919 7 Devon 4,160 7 Oldham 1,145 7 Cambridgeshire 2,837 17 Redbridge 835 6 Bromley 891 15 Richmond upon Thames 288 4 Harrow 278 4
SECONDARY Actual Surplus LEA Number Percentage Sutton 367 13 Barking 307 3 Hounslow 435 13 Corporation of London — — Total 475,628 14 1 Stage two for planning purposes. 2 Stage three for planning purposes.: 1. Primary figures show surplus after taking account of any summer entry.
2. Stage 1 = less than 10 per cent. of pupils in the GM sector.
Stage 2 = between 10 per cent. and 75 per cent. of pupils in the GM sector.
Stage 3 = 75 per cent. or more pupils in the GM sector.
Table 2: Surplus places in GM schools, by LEA area and in rank order, in stage 2 and 3 authorities PRIMARY LEA Surplus Percentage Lincolnshire 673 10 Essex 2,060 9 Hillingdon 124 4 1. Includes schools which became grant-maintained on or before 1 April 1994 2. The percentage column shows the actual number of surplus places as a proportion of total capacity within the GM sector.
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SECONDARY LEA Surplus Percentage Warwickshire 1,239 21 Cumbria 2,288 18 Brent 1,988 17 Lambeth 676 17 Wandsworth 1,179 15 Berkshire 1,277 15 Essex 11,090 14 Kingston upon Thames 440 14 Walsall 892 14 Bolton 401 13 Wolverhampton 360 13 Hertfordshire 3,067 13 Kent 7,303 13 Southwark 389 12 Croydon 725 11 Wiltshire 1,653 11 Derbyshire 1,711 10 Trafford 356 10 Surrey 1,285 10 Lincolnshire 1,733 10 Northamptonshire 961 9 Bedfordshire 895 9 Birmingham 1,534 9 Calderdale 615 9 Gloucestershire 1,906 8 Dorset 810 8 Hampshire 1,280 8 Barnet 745 7 Dudley 327 7 Enfield 378 6 Hillingdon 776 6 Cambridgeshire 997 6 Bromley 684 6 Norfolk 512 6 Buckinghamshire 487 5 Bradford 231 5 Ealing 272 4 Bexley 134 4 Shropshire 127 3
SECONDARY LEA Surplus Percentage Hounslow 63 3 Sutton 192 3 Waltham Forest 40 2 Tameside 28 1 Havering 18 0 Camden 6 0 Hammersmith 0 0 Kensington 0 0 1. Includes schools which became grant-maintained on or before 1 April 1994 2. The percentage column shows the actual number of surplus places as a proportion of total capacity within the GM sector.
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Secretary of State how many orders have been issued in the last 12 months to(a) local education authorities and (b) the Funding Agency for Schools requiring the elimination of surplus places in (i) secondary schools and (ii) primary schools; and to whom those orders were issued.
§ Mr. Robin SquireNo orders have yet been made under section 232 of the Education Act 1993. My officials are consulting a number of local education authorities and, where those LEAs share responsibility for the supply of places, the Funding Agency for Schools, about the extent to which surplus within the LEA area might be removed. In the light of the outcome of these consultations, my right hon. Friend will consider whether in any case an order would be appropriate.