§ Mr. Hilary BennTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the average funding allocation per child attending(a) junior and (b) secondary schools in each of the last 20 years, in real terms, in Leeds Local Education Authority. [96189]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe table shows the primary and secondary education Standard Spending Assessment (SSA) per pupil in real terms, for Leeds Education Authority, for each of the last ten years, at 1990–2000 prices. The information is not available for the years prior to the introduction of SSAs, which occurred in 1990–91.
Unit SSA allocations in real terms (£'s per pupil) Change on previous year (Percentage) Year Primary Secondary Primary Secondary 1990–91 1,916 2,793 - - 1991–92 2,069 3,078 8.0 10.2 1992–93 2,113 3,168 2.1 2.9 1993–94 2,095 3,118 -0.9 -1.6 1994–95 2,091 2,998 -0.2 -3.8 1995–96 2,027 2,765 -3.0 -7.8 1996–97 2,052 2,805 1.2 1.5 1997–98 2,093 2,817 2.0 0.4 1998–99 2,156 2,876 3.0 2.1 1999–2000 2,227 2,922 3.3 1.6