HC Deb 31 March 1999 vol 328 cc735-6W
Charlotte Atkins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many schools in 1998, 1997 and 1996 by(a) local education authority and (b) by type of school entered no pupils for the level 6 (i) Science, (ii) English and (iii) Mathematics paper in Key Stage 2 SATs test. [79245]

Ms Estelle Morris

The number of schools that entered no pupils for the level 6 test in the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Assessment tests broken down by subject and school type is shown in the following table.

Number of schools with no children participating in the Key Stage 2 level 6 tests by subject and school type
English Mathematics Science
Maintained mainstream
1996 8,491 10,506 13,372
1997 9,107 10,585 13,228
1998 9,609 10,835 13,349
Independent
1996 224 289 454
1997 326 392 566
1998 316 394 564
Special
1996 866 868 867
1997 858 862 865
1998 862 866 868

Mr. Andrew Smith

The information is not available in the form requested and Government Statistical Service figures are produced for Employment Service Units of Delivery which cannot currently be disaggregated to individual constituencies. The following table is drawn from all those who leave the Gateway. It lists the constituencies, the Unit of Delivery each forms a part of and those leaving the Gateway with an unknown destination expressed as a percentage of all Gateway leavers. As more data are collected the numbers in this category may subsequently be revised downwards.

Number of schools with no children participating in the Key Stage 2 level 6 tests by subject and school type
English Mathematics Science
All schools
1996 9,581 11,663 14,693
1997 10,291 11,839 14,659
1998 10,787 12,095 14,781

Tables showing the maintained number of schools broken down by subject Local Education Authority have been placed in the Library.

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