§ Dr. VisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what information his Department collects on the number of pupils attending each maintained school in England and Wales; if this information is held centrally; and if it is made available to the public. [107025]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisFor England, the most comprehensive source of information about the number of pupils in maintained schools is that derived from returns made by schools to the Department in January. The annual school Performance Tables (Secondary and Primary) publish, for each school in the tables, the total number of pupils of all ages on the school register in January. This information has been checked with the individual schools as part of the Performances Tables checking exercise.
Matters relating to the collection and release of pupil data in maintained schools in Wales is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Education for Wales.