§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list in descending order the 50 independent schools which received most money from her Department in the financial year 1993–94 through the operation of the assisted places scheme; the amounts which they received; the numbers of pupils at each school; the number of pupils covered by the assisted places scheme at each school; the proportion of the school roll covered by the assisted places scheme; and the fees charged by each of these schools.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested, as collected for the academic year 1993–94, is given in the following table:
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Assisted places scheme 1993–94 academic year School name Amount £000s Number of pupils on roll1 Number of assisted pupils Percentage of APs Fee charged for assisted place holders Dulwich College 1,288 1,390 269 19.35 5,832 Wisbech Grammar 1,199 635 333 52.44 4,124 St. Edward's College 1,131 993 398 40.08 3,192 Emanuel, London SW11 1,117 752 295 39.23 4,237 Alleyn's, Dulwich 940 1,085 205 18.89 5,351 Latymer Upper 928 1,057 278 26.3 4,338 Royal Grammar, Worcester 883 912 283 31.03 4,035 Hereford Cathedral 821 594 234 39.39 4,080 Newcastle Under Lyme 817 1,295 377 29.11 3,098 Bristol Grammar 814 1,221 280 22.93 3,492 Queen's Elizabeth's, Blackburn 803 1,194 261 21.86 3,477 Bolton School (Boys) 798 1,012 263 25.99 3,960 Wolverhampton Grammar 793 652 255 39.11 4,020 Manchester Grammar 771 1,436 261 18.18 3,592 Haberdashers' Aske's (Boys) 770 1,310 234 17.86 4,899 Bolton School (Girls) 765 1,164 256 21.99 3,960 Wellington, Somerset 749 795 237 29.81 3,907 St. Mary's College, Crosby 734 836 251 30.02 3,339 King Edward VI Southampton 732 939 236 25.13 4,005 Plymouth College 727 881 208 23.61 3,840 St. Bede's College 726 1,115 220 19.73 3,543 James Allen's (Girls) 723 1,059 174 16.43 5,106 King's, Worcester 698 946 179 18.92 4,684 King Edward's Birmingham 689 873 259 29.67 4,023 Godolphin and Latymer 677 705 168 23.83 5,055 William Hulme's Grammar 665 788 220 27.92 3,717 Liverpool College 664 970 183 18.87 3,767 Bradford Grammar 659 1,106 230 20.80 3,516 Batley Grammar 639 579 257 44.39 3,078 Brighton College 631 467 115 24.63 6,171 Colfe's 623 924 194 21.00 4,111 Merchant Taylors', Liverpool 614 818 226 27.63 3,307 Birkenhead High GPDST 613 1,008 243 24.11 3,294 Malvern College 610 827 97 11.73 7,140 City of London 607 872 139 15.94 5,234 Hampton 606 918 198 21.57 4,127 Denstone College 601 298 113 37.92 5,970 Edgehill College 601 561 141 25.13 4,594 Bury Grammar (Girls) 591 1,098 251 22.86 3,105 St. John's College, Southsea 576 824 204 24.76 3,224 Kingston Grammar 575 594 171 28.79 4,380 Stockport Grammar 575 1,280 236 18.44 3,591 Pocklington 562 726 149 20.52 4,267 Old Palace, Croydon 558 778 223 28.66 3,570 Merchant Taylors' (Girls) 554 922 192 20.82 3,309 King's Macclesfield 553 1,168 173 14.81 3,831 Trent College 549 655 131 20.00 5,314 Trinity-of John Whitgift 549 852 147 17.25 4,672 Churcher's College 545 687 140 20.38 4,545 Carmel College 539 219 82 37.44 7,237 1 As at January 1994
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how much her Department spent on the operation of the assisted places scheme; how many pupils were covered by the scheme; and by how much the assisted places scheme overspent its budget in the financial year 1993–94.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThere were 29,291 pupils covered by the scheme in September 1993. The final outturn expenditure of £92.3 million for the financial year 1993–94 fell within the estimate provision.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list in descending order for the220W financial year 1993–94 the 50 independent schools with the highest proportions of their school rolls covered by the assisted places scheme; the proportion of pupils on the school's roll and number of pupils covered by the assisted places scheme; and the fees charged by each of these schools.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested, as collected for the academic year 1993–94, is given in the following table:
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Assisted places scheme 1993–94 academic year School name Number of pupils on roll Number of assisted pupils Percentage of APs to total Fee charged for APs Wisbech Grammar 635 333 52.44 4,124 Batley Grammar 579 257 44.39 3,078 St. Edward's College 993 398 40.08 3,192 Hereford Cathedral 594 234 39.39 4,080 Emanuel, London SW11 752 295 39.23 4,237 Wolverhampton Grammar 652 255 39.11 4,020 King Edward VII Lytham 575 221 38.43 3,024 Denstone College 298 113 37.92 5,970 Carmel College 219 82 37.44 7,237 Queen Mary, Lytham 643 231 35.93 3,024 Queen Elizabeth's Hospital 518 178 34.36 3,653 Ursuline High, Ilford 377 128 33.95 3,804 Colston's Girls 519 174 33.53 3,273 St. Joseph's Convent, Reading 392 130 33.16 3,511 La Sagesse Convent 475 155 32.63 3,481 Royal Grammar, Worcester 912 283 31.03 4,035 Farnborough Hill 535 163 30.47 3,903 St. Mary's College, Crosby 836 251 30.02 3,339 Hulme Grammar Girls 628 188 29.94 3,315 Red Maids, Bristol 568 170 29.93 3,543 Friends, Saffron Walden 291 87 29.90 5,580 Wellington, Somerset 795 237 29.81 3,907 Maynards 549 163 29.69 3,555 King Edward's Birmingham 873 259 29.67 4,023 Bristol Cathedral 482 142 29.46 3,702 Newcastle Under Lyme 1,295 377 29.11 3,098 Old Palace, Croydon 778 224 28.79 3,570 Kingston Grammar 594 171 28.79 4,380 Upton Hall Convent 591 168 28.43 2,541 Streatham Hill/Clapham High 572 162 28.32 3,714 Dame Allan's Girls 460 129 28.04 3,189 William Hulme's Grammar 788 220 27.92 3,717 Merchant Taylors' Liverpool 818 226 27.63 3,307 Belvedere GPDST 630 173 27.46 3,294 Latymer Upper 1,057 278 26.30 4,338 Hulme Grammar Boys 815 213 26.13 3,315 Bolton School Boys 1,012 263 25.99 3,960 Bury Grammar Boys 805 204 25.34 3,105 Talbot Heath 541 137 25.32 3,991 Edgehill College 561 141 25.13 4,594 King Edward VI Southampton 939 236 25.13 4,005 Dame Allan's Boys 476 119 25.00 3,189 King's High Girls, Warwick 548 137 25.00 3,416 King Edward VI High 545 136 24.95 3,645 St. Bees 290 72 24.83 6,009 St. John's College, Southsea 824 204 24.76 3,224 Brighton College 467 115 24.63 6,171 Magdalen College 496 121 24.40 4,177 Birkenhead High GPDST 1,008 243 24.11 3,294 Godolphin and Latymer 705 168 23.83 5,055
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will make a statement indicating the number of independent schools receiving under the assisted places scheme from her Department, more than(a) £1 million, (b) over £750,000, (c) over £500,000 and (d) over £250,000 in payments.
§ 160. Mr. Robin SquireThe number of schools in each category is(a) 4, (b) 16, (c) 66 and (d)
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment she has made of the impact of the operation of the assisted places scheme in ensuring the continued operation of the independent schools sector.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe assisted places scheme is designed to provide an excellent education for able pupils from less well-off families, not to subsidise independent schools, many of which would fill their places without the222W aid of the scheme. It is outstandingly successful in meeting its objective, achieves excellent results, and is more popular than ever with parents.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what are the numbers of foreign-based students covered by the assisted places scheme for each financial year since 1981–82 and the total amounts paid to foreign-based students under the operation of the assisted places scheme in each financial year during this period.
§ Mr. Robin SquireFigures for the numbers of foreign based students covered by the assisted places scheme are not collected centrally. To be eligible for an assisted place, all pupils must satisfy the conditions as to residence in the British islands or European Community laid down in the Education (Assisted Places) Regulations 1989.
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§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment her Department has made of the average household income of the pupils applying for assistance under the assisted places scheme; and what is the average household income of pupils covered by the assisted places scheme.
§ Mr. Robin SquireInformation about the household income of pupils applying for assisted places is not collected centrally. Such information is collected only in respect of pupils actually holding assisted places. Parental income for the purposes of the assisted places scheme is assessed on total family income from all sources, gross of all allowances. For school year 1993–94, the latest for which information is available, over 11,800—40 per cent. —assisted pupils were entitled to a completely free place because their families' income fell below the threshold of £9,225 per annum. The average household income of assisted pupils was £10,854. Over 80 per cent. of parents in the scheme have total family income below the national average household income.