§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the Government's policy on the minimum number of students required for a viable sixth form.
§ Mr. BoswellThe number of students required for a sixth form to be viable will vary according to the circumstances of individual schools.
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§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list for each local authority area in England and Wales the minimum, maximum and average numbers of students in sixth forms for each of the last three years for which figures are available.
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Size of sixth forms in maintained secondary schools in each LEA in England 1992–1994 Position in January each year 1992 1993 1994 Smallest Largest Average Smallest Largest Average Smallest Largest Average Corporation of London n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Camden 70 277 165 48 284 177 31 298 170 Greenwich 36 392 119 37 380 130 20 319 129 Hackney 40 125 72 105 127 117 116 123 120 Hammersmith 26 315 86 12 331 73 14 309 63 Islington 80 213 142 60 137 89 71 151 94 Kensington and Chelsea 155 341 248 157 336 247 144 297 221 Lambeth 4 76 35 14 104 45 15 32 22 Lewisham 37 208 84 20 207 93 48 200 103 Southwark 39 64 52 9 51 30 8 52 30 Tower Hamlets 11 297 100 27 325 128 16 307 126 Wandsworth 23 294 133 27 318 156 28 326 154 Westminster 87 275 162 96 292 164 92 314 163 Barking 61 199 116 71 194 122 50 204 119 Barnet 80 225 157 83 223 160 100 227 158 Bexley 86 109 99 91 118 105 89 194 129 Brent 45 302 131 4 333 149 46 315 153 Bromley 81 224 149 88 242 148 83 239 148 Croydon 139 191 171 158 196 176 127 190 161 Ealing 39 316 145 11 264 120 108 219 180 Enfield 78 235 137 76 238 147 51 277 143 Haringey 49 223 107 51 217 120 43 211 109 Harrow n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Havering 50 295 163 68 278 163 59 286 163 Hillingdon 12 227 106 15 271 123 19 292 126 Hounslow 93 249 135 82 265 143 78 258 143 Kingston upon Thames n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Merton 152 201 183 182 235 212 185 224 204 Newham 2 150 74 13 176 84 49 175 118 Redbridge 95 302 176 102 331 194 132 311 197 Richmond upon Thames n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Sutton 144 197 161 147 191 166 78 184 127 Waltham Forest 123 123 123 127 127 127 99 120 110 Birmingham 38 258 124 26 262 136 33 238 128 Coventry 13 220 119 24 214 124 37 247 118 Dudley 96 165 131 121 173 147 123 165 144 Sandwell 68 182 111 50 174 109 64 164 113 Solihull 123 191 168 148 214 186 146 211 176 Walsall 51 204 98 40 229 111 14 223 107 Wolverhampton 9 224 96 42 221 103 48 226 103 Knowsley 48 185 104 45 201 108 31 172 91 Liverpool 15 222 106 25 226 110 13 247 109 St. Helens 2 310 146 67 271 170 92 283 166 Sefton 9 272 139 85 262 152 82 281 156 Wirral 82 168 134 89 206 147 76 209 144 Bolton 42 284 191 48 352 208 51 329 214 Bury n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Manchester 41 233 121 33 204 106 13 213 81 Oldham 25 181 76 11 168 74 87 176 135 Rochdale 131 315 219 141 395 243 132 397 243 Salford n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Stockport 276 276 276 112 451 234 16 635 184 Tameside 48 48 48 55 55 55 60 60 60 Trafford n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Wigan 198 276 237 204 232 218 220 226 223 Barnsley 163 163 163 171 171 171 161 161 161 Doncaster 62 409 171 69 494 181 65 464 173 Rotherham 130 260 190 129 273 185 135 270 187 Sheffield 84 350 199 31 355 188 100 334 206 Bradford 67 281 165 74 308 179 52 310 180 Calderdale 75 173 117 98 181 129 94 187 130 Kirklees 91 326 172 103 330 172 97 300 160 Leeds 16 281 115 15 276 121 6 307 119 Wakefield 95 245 174 93 245 175 82 255 176
§ Mr. BoswellInformation on the size of sixth forms in maintained secondary schools in each local education authority in England is shown in the table. Information on schools in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Size of sixth forms in maintained secondary schools in each LEA in England 1992—1994 Position in January each year 1992 1993 1994 Smallest Largest Average Smallest Largest Average Smallest Largest Average Gateshead 37 228 117 51 257 143 37 236 135 Newcastle upon Tyne 39 283 131 41 284 131 25 257 124 North Tyneside 82 266 141 64 271 139 58 295 139 South Tyneside 163 163 163 179 179 179 196 196 196 Sunderland 156 244 211 192 276 238 178 301 235 Isles of Scilly n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Avon 36 388 137 32 439 129 37 434 140 Bedfordshire 63 359 198 54 397 201 43 412 204 Berkshire 29 597 151 29 647 153 29 645 150 Buckinghamshire 134 334 209 107 343 207 10 342 168 Cambridgeshire 55 290 172 50 336 183 34 345 176 Cheshire 52 331 140 49 366 144 42 329 139 Cleveland 159 191 178 145 194 174 155 205 183 Cornwall 72 486 186 70 549 195 64 273 166 Cumbria 28 294 121 31 323 122 21 327 119 Derbyshire 40 384 193 84 363 202 82 340 194 Devon 52 371 162 96 435 179 105 441 179 Dorset 68 451 212 68 439 231 62 432 235 Durham 56 437 133 51 532 141 31 577 135 East Sussex 97 312 159 105 305 161 111 299 162 Essex 35 259 144 7 295 145 50 274 154 Gloucestershire 31 412 153 29 451 163 24 450 162 Hampshire 86 253 155 93 252 158 86 230 143 Hereford and Worcester 25 261 131 21 248 139 21 260 140 Hertfordshire 22 248 122 37 259 126 42 266 127 Humberside 45 254 128 39 286 135 42 323 135 Isle of Wight 166 279 220 145 285 220 148 265 219 Kent 56 288 165 37 286 160 53 261 143 Lancashire 59 281 161 52 256 161 15 255 163 Leicestershire 61 614 254 56 501 250 48 557 251 Lincolnshire 51 278 157 48 301 169 56 261 153 Norfolk 79 601 224 37 660 223 76 748 212 North Yorkshire 51 400 172 51 378 174 59 390 167 Northamptonshire 47 244 124 17 269 132 38 280 137 Northumberland 77 340 189 92 337 199 103 330 198 Nottinghamshire 13 225 106 32 251 111 42 246 113 Oxfordshire 56 304 147 58 352 150 41 366 154 Shropshire 61 178 124 72 186 132 67 200 130 Somerset 118 259 187 94 330 192 114 315 185 Staffordshire 37 247 111 46 244 119 40 263 114 Suffolk 94 486 206 95 472 204 86 581 213 Surrey 75 350 177 76 345 177 54 351 174 Warwickshire 77 266 153 85 271 161 79 296 149 West Sussex 72 314 186 67 320 193 57 307 190 Wiltshire 96 264 155 80 246 161 79 263 164 England 2 614 144 4 660 150 6 748 150
§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will list for each local authority area in England and Wales the number of sixth forms in local education authorities and grant-maintained schools which had(a) under 100 students, (b) between 100 and 150 students, (c) between 151 and 200 students and (d) over 201 students for each of the last three years for which figures are available.
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Number of maintained secondary schools with sixth forms by size position in January each year 1992 1993 1994 Number of pupils in sixth form Number of pupils in sixth form Number of pupils in sixth form Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over 200 Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over 200 Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over 200 Corporation of London n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Camden 2 3 2 4 1 3 3 4 1 3 2 5 Greenwich 8 4 2 1 6 3 1 2 5 3 2 2 Hackney 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0
§ Mr. BoswellInformation on the number of maintained secondary schools in each local education authority in England, with sixth forms in the size bands requested for the years requested is shown in table. Information on schools in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Number of maintained secondary schools with sixth forms by size position in January each year 1992 1993 1994 Number of pupils in sixth form Number of pupils in sixth form Number of pupils in sixth form Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over200 Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over 200 Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over 200 Hammersmith 7 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 7 0 0 1 Islington 2 4 2 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 Kensington and Chelsea 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 Lambeth 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 Lewisham 9 4 0 1 8 2 0 1 6 2 2 0 Southwark 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Tower Hamlets 5 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 Wandsworth 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 Westminster 1 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 Barking 4 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 4 1 2 1 Barnet 1 6 6 3 3 4 5 4 0 7 7 2 Bexley 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 Brent 7 1 4 2 6 2 1 5 5 2 1 5 Bromley 2 6 6 1 3 6 4 2 2 8 3 2 Croydon 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 Ealing 4 3 4 2 6 1 3 2 0 2 2 3 Enfield 4 6 4 1 2 4 7 2 3 7 4 1 Haringey 5 2 1 1 3 5 0 1 3 4 1 1 Harrow n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Havering 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 Hillingdon 9 2 5 1 5 4 5 1 7 1 5 2 Hounslow 2 8 3 1 1 8 4 1 2 8 3 1 Kingston upon Thames n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Merton 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 Newham 9 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Redbridge 1 3 6 2 0 2 4 6 0 3 3 6 Richmond upon Thames n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Sutton 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 3 2 0 Waltham Forest 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Birmingham 11 9 8 1 7 11 8 4 10 8 10 3 Coventry 5 10 3 1 6 7 4 2 9 5 2 3 Dudley 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Sandwell 4 3 1 0 4 1 3 0 4 1 3 0 Solihull 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Walsall 11 7 0 1 9 6 3 1 10 6 2 1 Wolverhampton 11 1 3 1 10 3 1 2 11 3 1 2 Knowsley 3 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 Liverpool 14 13 7 1 13 14 7 1 16 12 6 1 St. Helens 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 Sefton 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Wirral 1 3 3 0 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 Bolton 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 3 Bury n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Manchester 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 Oldham 12 2 1 0 7 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 Rochdale 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Salford n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Stockport 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 Tameside 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Trafford n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Wigan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Barnsley 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Doncaster 2 4 3 5 2 3 5 4 3 5 2 4 Rotherham 0 2 3 3 0 2 4 2 0 2 4 2 Sheffield 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 4 0 3 1 3 Bradford 4 6 7 7 4 4 5 11 3 7 5 9 Calderdale 3 6 1 0 2 5 3 0 2 6 2 0 Kirklees 1 3 3 2 0 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 Leeds 17 10 8 6 15 9 10 5 18 8 9 5 Wakefield 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 Gateshead 6 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 3 3 1 Newcastle upon Tyne 5 2 5 1 6 2 4 1 5 3 3 2 North Tyneside 3 2 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 South Tyneside 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Sunderland 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
Number of maintained secondary schools with sixth forms by size position in January each year 1992 1993 1994 Number of pupils in sixth form Number of pupils in sixth form Number of pupils in sixth form Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over 200 Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over 200 Less than 100 100 to 150 151 to 200 Over 200 Isles of Scilly n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Avon 17 10 9 7 21 12 8 8 15 14 10 6 Bedfordshire 2 2 7 8 1 3 7 8 1 3 7 8 Berkshire 10 11 8 6 8 13 6 8 10 10 8 7 Buckinghamshire 0 3 1 4 0 2 2 5 4 3 1 5 Cambridgeshire 3 1 11 5 2 1 11 6 2 3 11 5 Cheshire 13 19 7 8 11 22 7 7 16 18 4 9 Cleveland 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 Cornwall 1 4 6 3 2 2 5 5 2 2 6 3 Cumbria 11 9 5 2 11 10 4 2 12 8 5 2 Derbyshire 2 5 9 9 1 7 8 9 1 9 4 11 Devon 7 6 8 7 1 13 6 8 0 13 8 7 Dorset 1 4 4 6 1 4 2 8 1 3 3 7 Durham 9 6 2 3 8 7 2 3 8 7 2 3 East Sussex 1 8 4 3 0 9 4 3 0 9 4 3 Essex 9 18 9 8 11 13 10 10 8 12 10 10 Gloucestershire 7 3 4 5 4 6 4 5 4 7 2 6 Hampshire 1 4 1 2 1 4 0 3 2 3 1 2 Hereford and Worcester 6 13 6 3 6 10 8 3 7 12 4 5 Hertfordshire 30 25 19 5 29 27 16 7 32 19 18 10 Humberside 8 9 6 3 5 11 8 2 6 11 7 2 Isle of Wight 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 Kent 3 6 5 5 3 3 8 4 8 3 7 4 Lancashire 2 6 2 6 1 7 2 6 3 6 2 6 Leicestershire 3 3 4 14 2 4 6 12 3 4 4 13 Lincolnshire 2 4 1 3 1 6 0 3 2 3 4 2 Norfolk 1 3 4 11 2 3 3 12 3 5 5 9 North Yorkshire 3 9 6 5 2 10 3 8 5 8 3 6 Northamptonshire 16 12 6 5 13 12 8 6 14 11 6 7 Northumberland 1 5 4 6 1 4 4 7 0 6 4 6 Nottinghamshire 22 27 2 3 21 24 7 2 21 23 8 1 Oxfordshire 4 15 2 6 4 14 5 4 7 11 3 6 Shropshire 2 6 1 0 2 4 3 0 2 5 2 0 Somerset 0 1 5 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 3 3 Staffordshire 27 9 8 5 23 14 7 5 23 15 8 3 Suffolk 1 6 8 10 1 7 6 11 1 7 5 12 Surrey 3 9 6 9 5 7 7 8 6 6 7 8 Warwickshire 4 4 0 4 4 2 2 4 3 4 2 2 West Sussex 3 4 6 8 2 5 5 9 3 3 4 11 Wiltshire 3 6 4 4 1 7 4 5 1 8 4 4 England 467 464 342 283 391 468 339 325 415 463 322 318