§ Mr. SawfordTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the average capitation allowance is for(a) secondary school pupils and (b) pupils at city technology colleges. [117647]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe average cost of a place in a maintained secondary school in England based on 1999–2000 Local Schools Budget figures was £2,917. This figure includes delegated funding and associated LEA costs. The estimated average amount per pupil delegated to schools, through the Individual Schools Budget and devolved Standards Fund, was £2,403.
The city of technology college (CTC) average recurrent grant unit cost for the 1999–2000 academic year is £3,502. This figure includes funding for some services which LEAs provide to maintained schools but CTCs have to provide for themselves.
As CTC funding does not have the same coverage as the LEA Local Schools Budget and is on an academic year basis these unit cost figures are not directly comparable.