§ Mr. ReedTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many places, at what288W schools and at what cost, were provided under the assisted places scheme in Leicestershire in (a) 1995–96 and (b) 1996–97. [6221]
§ Mr. ByersThe number of assisted places taken up and the cost of those places for each participating school in Leicestershire in academic years 1995–96 and 1996–97 are given in the following table:
Assisted Places Scheme: Leicestershire School name Academic year 1995–96 Academic year 1996–97 Dixie Grammar School Number of assisted pupils 0 7 Cost of places £000s 0 22 Leicester Grammar School Number of assisted pupils 53 65 Cost of places £000s 172 225 Leicester High School for Girls1 Number of assisted pupils 0 13 Cost of places £000s 0 43 Loughborough Grammar School Number of assisted pupils 123 140 Cost of places £000s 345 390 Loughborough High School Number of assisted pupils 94 103 Cost of places £000s 231 269 Oakham School Number of assisted pupils 33 39 Cost of places £000s 160 196 Ratcliffe College Number of assisted pupils 80 80 Cost of places £000s 362 345 1 These schools joined the Assisted Places Scheme in September 1996.