HC Deb 03 November 1998 vol 318 cc521-5W
Mr. Chaytor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the difference is between the local authority with(a) the highest and (b) the lowest standard spending assessment for (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools. [57670]

Ms Estelle Morris

The table sets out the education standard spending assessment per primary pupil and per secondary pupil for all local education authorities in England for 1998–99. The difference between the local authority with the highest and the lowest standard spending assessment is £1,880 per primary pupil and £2,432 per secondary pupil.

Education SSA per pupil 1998–99
£
LEA Primary per pupil Secondary per pupil
Isles of Scilly 3,884 5,051
Tower Hamlets 3,377 4,434
Hackney 3,327 4,558
Lambeth 3,307 4,661
Southwark 3,197 4,191
Islington 3,168 4,218
Camden 3,131 3,947
Hammersmith and Fulham 3,128 4,081
Lewisham 3,111 4,088
City of London 3,094 9,236
Kensington and Chelsea 3,047 3,946
Westminster 2,987 3,741
Greenwich 2,967 3,854
Newham 2,917 3,809
Wandsworth 2,900 3,797
Haringey 2,892 3,849
Brent 2,804 3,710
Waltham Forest 2,703 3,530
Ealing 2,622 3,503
Slough 2,613 3,485
Hounslow 2,570 3,301
Barking and Dagenham 2,561 3,377
Enfield 2,528 3,260
Manchester 2,510 3,321
Croydon 2,496 3,288
Knowsley 2,489 3,336
Redbridge 2,456 3,181
Merton 2,451 3,186
Liverpool 2,436 3,165
Barnet 2,429 3,112
Hillingdon 2,399 3,115
Harrow 2,388 3,148
Nottingham City 2,382 3,135
Luton 2,380 3,111
Thurrock 2,373 3,096
Birmingham 2,370 3,113
Sutton 2,345 2,995
Leicester 2,332 3,035
Bexley 2,331 3,031
Middlesbrough 2,318 3,066
Southampton 2,310 3,036
Blackburn 2,304 2,995
Brighton and Hove 2,303 3,001
Bromley 2,298 2,965

Education SSA per pupil 1998–99
£
LEA Primary per pupil Secondary per pupil
Newcastle upon Tyne 2,296 2,998
Portsmouth 2,295 2,988
Kingston upon Thames 2,293 2,954
Havering 2,293 2,993
Isle of Wight Council 2,288 2,981
City of Kingston-upon-Hull 2,279 2,968
Reading 2,279 3,037
Bradford 2,272 2,985
Wolverhampton 2,270 2,987
Southend 2,264 2,955
Sandwell 2,261 2,954
Salford 2,259 2,970
Hertfordshire 2,257 2,927
Richmond upon Thames 2,253 2,878
Milton Keynes 2,252 2,956
Coventry 2,243 2,922
Rochdale 2,235 2,934
Halton 2,235 2,946
South Tyneside 2,232 2,900
Doncaster 2,232 2,918
Bracknell Forest 2,231 2,909
Windsor and Maidenhead 2,228 2,859
Essex 2,228 2,907
Surrey 2,228 2,897
Kent 2,227 2,902
East Sussex 2,226 2,910
Peterborough 2,222 2,886
Oldham 2,218 2,868
Wirral 2,218 2,905
Redcar and Cleveland 2,218 2,866
Hartlepool 2,208 2,875
City of Bristol 2,207 2,911
Medway Towns 2,205 2,876
Sunderland 2,203 2,871
Derby 2,197 2,865
Gateshead 2,188 2,854
North East Lincolnshire 2,187 2,849
Kirklees 2,185 2,848
Sheffield 2,184 2,854
Buckinghamshire 2,180 2,851
Bedfordshire 2,179 2,835
Oxfordshire 2,178 2,815
Walsall 2,176 2,819
Stockton-on-Tees 2,174 2,837
Blackpool 2,168 2,872
The Wrekin 2,166 2,820
Torbay 2,163 2,811
Cornwall 2,162 2,820
Calderdale 2,161 2,820
Durham 2,159 2,824
West Sussex 2,159 2,810
Bolton 2,159 2,802
St. Helens 2,158 2,824
Leeds 2,156 2,806
Stoke on Trent 2,155 2,818
North Lincolnshire 2,155 2,806
Barnsley 2,154 2,823
Norfolk 2,153 2,802
Sefton 2,153 2,789
Rotherham 2,152 2,779
Lincolnshire 2,149 2,802
Herefordshire 2,149 2,818
Plymouth 2,149 2,773
Bournemouth 2,148 2,774
Darlington 2,145 2,810
Lancashire 2,138 2,783
Devon 2,137 2,794
Tameside 2,135 2,768
Cumbria 2,133 2,774
North Tyneside 2,125 2,793

Education SSA per pupil 1998–99
£
LEA Primary per pupil Secondaryper pupil
Hampshire 2,124 2,776
Northumberland 2,120 2,765
Newbury 2,118 2,733
North Yorkshire 2,117 2,732
Somerset 2,105 2,747
Cambridgeshire 2,104 2,734
Northamptonshire 2,104 2,739
Trafford 2,103 2,726
Suffolk 2,100 2,724
Shropshire 2,100 2,727
Wakefield 2,097 2,728
Wiltshire 2,092 2,731
Swindon 2,082 2,720
Bury 2,081 2,686
Gloucestershire 2,081 2,703
Nottinghamshire 2,077 2,709
Wigan 2,076 2,689
Dorset 2,073 2,691
East Riding of Yorkshire 2,071 2,688
Rutland 2,065 2,594
Warwickshire 2,063 2,685
Dudley 2,059 2,673
Cheshire 2,058 2,663
Derbyshire 2,057 2,682
York 2,056 2,700
North Somerset 2,054 2,681
Solihull 2,053 2,648
Worcestershire 2,051 2,664
Poole 2,044 2,655
Stockport 2,042 2,665
Bath and North East Somerset 2,041 2,606
Staffordshire 2,037 2,653
Warrington 2,036 2,659
Wokingham 2,028 2,657
Leicestershire 2,006 2,620
South Gloucestershire 2,004 2,619
England 2,248 2,918

Mr.Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment What are the current levels of funding per pupil in each local education authority. [55592]

Ms Estelle Morris

The table shows the current levels of funding per primary and secondary pupil through the education standard spending assessment system for each English local education authority The education SSAs have increased across England between 1997–98 and 1998–99 by £119 per primary pupil and by £135per secondary pupil.

1998–99 SSA per pupil
£
LEA Primary per pupil Secondary per pupil Increase 5 to 10 Increase 11 to 15
Isles of Scilly 3,884 5,051 307 349
Tower Hamlets 3,377 4,434 160 172
Hackney 3,327 4,558 148 226
Lambeth 3,307 4,661 201 257
Southwark 3,197 4,191 167 161
Islington 3,168 4,218 169 192
Camden 3,131 3,947 156 206
Hammersmith and Fulham 3,128 4,081 172 254
Lewisham 3,111 4,088 175 199
City of London 3,094 9,236 76 1,989
Kensington and Chelsea 3,047 3,946 336 315
Westminster 2,987 3,741 197 162

1998–99 SSA per pupil
£
LEA Primary per pupil Secondaryper pupil Increase 5 to 10 Increase 11 to 15
Greenwich 2,967 3,854 157 174
Newham 2,917 3,809 165 190
Wandsworth 2,900 3,797 121 127
Haringey 2,892 3,849 130 127
Brent 2,804 3,710 156 131
Waltham Forest 2,703 3,530 140 130
Ealing 2,622 3,503 143 172
Slough 2,613 3,485 165 207
Hounslow 2,570 3,301 130 146
Barking and Dagenham 2,561 3,377 133 162
Enfield 2,528 3,260 130 128
Manchester 2,510 3,321 150 183
Croydon 2,496 3,288 135 163
Knowsley 2,489 3,336 108 158
Redbridge 2,456 3,181 133 144
Merton 2,451 3,186 137 156
Liverpool 2,436 3,165 141 142
Barnet 2,429 3,112 128 135
Hillingdon 2,399 3,115 137 146
Harrow 2,388 3,148 121 148
Nottingham City 2,382 3,135 119 138
Luton 2,380 3,111 136 152
Thurrock 2,373 3,096 133 157
Birmingham 2,370 3,113 130 152
Sutton 2,345 2,995 126 129
Leicester 2,332 3,035 124 136
Bexley 2,331 3,031 125 143
Middlesbrough 2,318 3,066 118 130
Southampton 2,310 3,036 131 147
Blackburn 2,304 2,995 125 147
Brighton and Hove 2,303 3,001 130 154
Bromley 2,298 2,965 119 125
Newcastle upon Tyne 2,296 2,998 125 151
Portsmouth 2,295 2,988 132 156
Kingston upon Thames 2,293 2,954 125 129
Havering 2,293 2,993 117 140
Isle of Wight Council 2,288 2,981 122 140
City ofKingston-upon-Hull 2,279 2,968 120 134
Reading 2,279 3,037 126 140
Bradford 2,272 2,985 120 140
Wolverhampton 2,270 2,987 119 138
Southend 2,264 2,955 129 145
Sandwell 2,261 2,954 121 146
Salford 2,259 2,970 120 155
Hertfordshire 2,257 2,927 123 139
Richmond upon Thames 2,253 2,878 127 150
Milton Keynes 2,252 2,956 120 142
Coventry 2,243 2,922 120 136
Rochdale 2,235 2,934 121 128
Halton 2,235 2,946 107 135
South Tyneside 2,232 2,900 111 120
Doncaster 2,232 2,918 116 135
Bracknell Forest 2,231 2,909 127 157
Windsor and Maidenhead 2,228 2,859 130 154
Essex 2,228 2,907 124 145
Surrey 2,228 2,897 119 133
Kent 2,227 2,902 123 143
East Sussex 2,226 2,910 132 156
Peterborough 2,222 2,886 123 130
Oldham 2,218 2,868 117 135
Wirral 2,218 2,905 118 141
Redcar and Cleveland 2,218 2,866 112 127
Hartlepool 2,208 2,875 110 120
City of Bristol 2,207 2,911 114 127
Medway Towns 2,205 2,876 113 127
Sunderland 2,203 2,871 114 127
Derby 2,197 2,865 112 118
Gateshead 2,188 2,854 114 117
North East Lincolnshire 2,187 2,849 111 121
Kirklees 2,185 2,848 119 129
Sheffield 2,184 2,854 115 129
Buckinghamshire 2,180 2,851 116 138
Bedfordshire 2,179 2,835 124 138

1998–99 SSA per pupil
£
LEA Primary per pupil Secondary per pupil Increase 5 to 10 Increase 11 to 15
Oxfordshire 2,178 2,815 131 145
Walsall 2,176 2,819 105 118
Stockton-on-Tees 2,174 2,837 108 130
Blackpool 2,168 2,872 120 133
The Wrekin 2,166 2,820 106 119
Torbay 2,163 2,811 108 123
Cornwall 2,162 2,820 105 122
Calderdale 2,161 2,820 110 130
Durham 2,159 2,824 116 138
West Sussex 2,159 2,810 117 135
Bolton 2,159 2,802 117 128
St. Helens 2,158 2,824 113 128
Leeds 2,156 2,806 115 125
Stoke on Trent 2,155 2,818 112 125
North Lincolnshire 2,155 2,806 116 133
Barnsley 2,154 2,823 116 136
Norfolk 2,153 2,802 111 127
Sefton 2,153 2,789 116 127
Rotherham 2,152 2,779 115 123
Lincolnshire 2,149 2,802 108 126
Herefordshire 2,149 2,818 102 111
Plymouth 2,149 2,773 115 128
Bournemouth 2,148 2,774 115 124
Darlington 2,145 2,810 107 127
Lancashire 2,138 2,783 112 126
Devon 2,137 2,794 112 125
Tameside 2,135 2,768 111 119
Cumbria 2,133 2,774 111 129
North Tyneside 2,125 2,793 109 128
Hampshire 2,124 2,776 117 145
Northumberland 2,120 2,765 105 126
Newbury 2,118 2,733 124 143
North Yorkshire 2,117 2,732 111 129
Somerset 2,105 2,747 110 125
Cambridgeshire 2,104 2,734 115 122
Northamptonshire 2,104 2,739 105 118
Trafford 2,103 2,726 110 123
Suffolk 2,100 2,724 118 124
Shropshire 2,100 2,727 100 115
Wakefield 2,097 2,728 109 124
Wiltshire 2,092 2,731 105 128
Swindon 2,082 2,720 103 119
Bury 2,081 2,686 109 127
Gloucestershire 2,081 2,703 104 118
Nottinghamshire 2,077 2,709 108 128
Wigan 2,076 2,689 107 116
Dorset 2,073 2,691 110 126
East Riding of Yorkshire 2,071 2,688 110 126
Rutland 2,065 2,594 123 128
Warwickshire 2,063 2,685 102 112
Dudley 2,059 2,673 105 113
Cheshire 2,058 2,663 106 121
Derbyshire 2,057 2,682 105 117
York 2,056 2,700 111 134
North Somerset 2,054 2,681 112 128
Solihull 2,053 2,648 93 108
Worcestershire 2,051 2,664 94 105
Poole 2,044 2,655 101 115
Stockport 2,042 2,665 102 117
Bath and North East Somerset 2,041 2,606 108 122
Staffordshire 2,037 2,653 102 119
Warrington 2,036 2,659 97 115
Wokingham 2,028 2,657 115 139
Leicestershire 2,006 2,620 101 116
South Gloucestershire 2,004 2.619 102 122
Total 2,248 2,918 119 135