§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list those schools included in the education action zones announced on 23 June which currently have grant-maintained status. [47823]
§ Mr. ByersThere are six schools in the first tranche of Education Action Zones which currently have grant-maintained status. One of the Zones, East Basildon, has a grant-maintained school as its leading partner. The Schools are:
- All Saints CofE Primary School, Calderdale
- Barstable School, East Basildon
- Chalvedon School, East Basildon1
- Friars Primary School, Southwark
- Northlands Junior School, East Basildon
- Reay Primary GM School, Lambeth
- 1Leading partner in Zone.
§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what index of social deprivation his Department used in determining the winning bids for education action zones announced on 23 June; [47824]
(2) if he will list the criteria used in assessing the winning bids for education action zones announced on 23 June. [47825]
§ Mr. ByersMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State selected the 25 education action zones on the basis of recommendations from his advisory panel. The criteria used by the panel were three: social deprivation, as indicated by free school meals data; the innovative quality of the strategies proposed by the partnership; and on an assessment of the ability of the proposers to deliver school standards.
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