§ Charlotte AtkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many specialist schools there were in each local education authority in(a) 1996, (b) 1998 and (c) 2000; and how many there were in each specialty in 2000. [12966]
§ Mr. TimmsThe number of operational Specialist Schools, as of 1996,1998 and 2000, by LEA by specialism, is given in the following tables.
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Specialist Schools Number of operational Specialist Schools by LEA by specialism (information given is as of September each year) Total secondary schools in LEA
1996 Local education authorities Arts Language Sports Technology Total Barking & Dagenham, LB of 8 — — — 1 1 Barnet, LB of 21 — 1 — 1 2 Barnsley 14 — — — — 0 Bath & North East Somerset 13 — — — — 0 Bedfordshire 17 — — — — 0 Bexley, LB of 16 — — — 1 1 Birmingham 77 — — — 3 3 Blackburn with Darwen 9 — — — — 0 Blackpool 8 — — — — 0 Bolton 16 — — — 1 1 Bournemouth 10 — — — — 0 Bracknell Forest 6 — — — — 0 Bradford 27 — — — 1 1 Brent, LB of 13 — 1 — 2 3 Brighton and Hove 10 — — — — 0 Bristol, city of 20 — — — — 0 Bromley, LB of 17 — 1 — 3 4 Buckinghamshire 34 — 1 — 1 2 Bury 14 — — — — 0 Calderdale 15 — — — 1 1 Cambridgeshire 30 — — — 2 2 Camden, LB of 10 — — — — 0 Cheshire 45 — 1 — 1 2 Corporation of London 0 — — — — 0 Cornwall 31 — — — 2 2 Coventry 19 — — — 1 1 Croydon, LB of 21 — — — — 0 Cumbria 42 — — — 2 2 Darlington 7 — — — 1 1 Derby, city of 13 — — — 2 2 Derbyshire 47 — — — 1 1 Devon 37 — 1 — 1 2 Doncaster 17 — — — — 0 Dorset 20 — — — 2 2 Dudley 22 — — — 1 1 Durham 36 — — — 1 1 Ealing, LB of 13 — — — 1 1 East Riding of Yorkshire 18 — — — — 0 East Sussex 27 — — — — 0 Enfield, LB of 17 — — — 1 1 Essex 79 — 1 — 8 9 Gateshead 10 — — — 1 1 Gloucestershire 42 — 1 — 2 3 Greenwich, LB of 13 — — — 1 1 Hackney, LB of 9 — — — — 0 Halton 7 — — — — 0 Hammersmith & Fulham, LB of 8 — — — — 0 Hampshire 71 — 1 — 1 2 Haringey, LB of 10 — — — — 0 Harrow, LB of 10 — — — — 0 Hartlepool 6 — — — — 0 Havering, LB of 18 — — — — 0 Herefordshire 14 — — — — 0 Hertfordshire 77 — 3 — 1 4 Hillingdon, LB of 17 — — — — 0 Hounslow, LB of 14 — — — — 0 Isle of Scilly 1 — — — — 0 Isle of Wight 5 — — — 1 1 Islington, LB of 9 — — — — 0 Kensington & Chelsea, RB of 4 — — — — 0 Kent 102 — 1 — 5 6 Kingston upon Hull, city of 15 — — — — 0 Kingston-upon-Thames, RB of 10 — — — — 0 Kirklees 25 — 1 — 2 3 Knowsley 11 — — — — 0 Lambeth, LB of 10 — — — 1 1 Lancashire 87 — 2 — 9 11 Leeds 43 — — — 1 1 Leicester City 16 — — — — 0 Leicestershire 45 — — — 1 1 Lewisham, LB of 12 — — — — 0
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Specialist Schools Number of operational Specialist Schools by LEA by specialism (information given is as of September each year) Total secondary schools in LEA
1996 Local education authorities Arts Language Sports Technology Total Lincolnshire 63 — — — 4 4 Liverpool 33 — — — 2 2 Luton 12 — 1 — 1 2 Manchester 23 — 1 — 1 2 Medway 19 — — — 2 2 Merton, LB of 9 — — — — 0 Middlesbrough 11 — — — — 0 Milton Keynes 11 — — — — 0 Newcastle upon Tyne 12 — 1 — 2 3 Newham, LB of 15 — — — 2 2 Norfolk 52 — — — 3 3 North East Lincolnshire 12 — — — — 0 North Lincolnshire 14 — — — — 0 North Somerset 10 — — — — 0 North Tyneside 11 — 1 — 1 2 North Yorkshire 45 — — — 1 1 Northamptonshire 38 — — — 3 3 Northumberland 15 — I — 2 3 Nottingham, City of 19 — — — 2 2 Nottinghamshire 50 — — — 1 1 Oldham 15 — — — — 0 Oxfordshire 35 — — — 2 2 Peterborough, city of 13 — — — 1 1 Plymouth, city of 18 — — — 1 1 Poole 8 — — — — 0 Portsmouth 10 — — — — 0 Reading 8 — — — 2 2 Redbridge 17 — — — 2 2 Redcar & Cleveland 11 — — — 1 1 Richmond-u-Thames, LB of 8 — — — — 0 Rochdale 14 — — — 1 1 Rotherham 17 — — — 1 1 Rutland 3 — — — 1 1 Salford 14 — — — — 0 Sandwell 19 — — — 1 1 Sefton 22 — — — 1 1 Sheffield 27 — — — 3 3 Shropshire 22 — — — 1 1 Slough 11 — — — 1 1 Solihull 13 — 1 — 1 2 Somerset 30 — — — 1 1 South Gloucestershire 14 — 1 — — 1 South Tyneside 11 — — — 2 2 Southend-on-Sea 12 — — — — 0 Southampton 14 — — — — 0 Southwark, LB of 13 — — — — 0 St. Helens 12 — — — — 0 Staffordshire 55 — — — — 0 Stockport 14 — — — 1 1 Stockton on Tees 13 — — — — 0 Stoke on Trent 17 — — — 1 1 Suffolk 38 — — — 2 2 Sunderland 17 — — — — 0 Surrey 53 — 1 — 6 7 Sutton, LB of 14 — — — — 0 Swindon 10 — — — — 0 Tameside 18 — — — 1 1 Telford and Wrekin 13 — — — 2 2 Thurrock 11 — — — — 0 Torbay 8 — 1 — — 1 Tower Hamlets, LB of 15 — — — 1 1 Trafford 18 — — — 2 2 Wakefield 18 — — — 1 1 Walsall 20 — 1 — — 1 Waltham Forest, LB of 17 — — — — 0 Wandsworth, LB of 9 — — — 1 1 Warrington 12 — 1 — 2 3 Warwickshire 37 — — — 1 1 West Berkshire 10 — 1 — 1 2 West Sussex 36 — 1 — — 1 Westminster, LB of 8 — — — — 0
Specialist Schools Number of operational Specialist Schools by LEA by specialism (information given is as of September each year) Total secondary schools in LEA
1996 Local education authorities Arts Language Sports Technology Total Wigan 21 — 1 — 2 3 Wiltshire 29 — — — 1 1 Windsor & Maidenhead, RB of 9 — — — — 0 Wirral 23 — — — 1 1 Wokingham 9 — — — — 0 Wolverhampton 18 — — — 2 2 Worcestershire 29 — 1 — — 1 York, city of 11 — — — — 0 Total1 3,152 — 31 — 146 177 Special Schools 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 31 0 146 177 1 Excluding special schools 418W419W
Specialist Schools Number of operational Specialist Schools by LEA by specialism (information given is as of September each year) 1998 2000 Local education authorities Arts Language Sports Technology Total Arts Language Sports Technology Total Barking & Dagenham, LB of — — 1 1 2 — — 1 1 2 Barnet. LB of — 1 — 1 2 — 1 1 1 3 Barnsley — — — — 0 — — 1 — 1 Bath & North East Somerset — — 1 1 2 1 — 1 3 5 Bedfordshire — — — — 0 1 — — — 1 Bexley, LB of — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Birmingham — — — 5 5 2 1 4 13 20 Blackburn with Darwen — — — 1 1 — — — 2 2 Blackpool 1 1 — — 1 1 1 — — 2 Bolton — — — — 0 — 1 1 1 3 Bournemouth — — — — 0 1 1 — — 2 Bracknell Forest — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Bradford — — 1 1 2 — 1 2 2 5 Brent, LB of — 1 — 2 3 — 1 — 2 3 Brighton and Hove — — — 1 1 1 — — 1 2 Bristol, city of — — — 1 1 1 — — 1 2 Bromley, LB of — 1 — 3 4 — 1 — 3 4 Buckinghamshire — 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 2 5 Bury — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Calderdale — — — 1 1 — — — — 0 Cambridgeshire 1 — — 2 3 1 1 — 5 7 Camden, LB of — 1 — 1 2 1 1 — 2 4 Cheshire — 1 — 2 3 — 1 — 4 5 Corporation of London — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Cornwall — 1 2 6 9 — 1 3 5 9 Coventry — 1 — 3 4 1 1 — 3 5 Croydon, LB of — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Cumbria — 2 — 3 5 — 2 — 4 6 Darlington — — — 1 1 — 1 — 1 2 Derby, city of — — — 1 1 1 — — 1 2 Derbyshire — 1 — 3 4 — 1 — 3 4 Devon — 1 2 2 5 — 1 2 3 6 Doncaster — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Dorset — — — 2 2 — 2 1 2 5 Dudley — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Durham 1 2 — 3 6 1 2 1 8 12 Ealing. LB of — — — 1 1 — — 2 1 3 East Riding of Yorkshire — — — 2 2 — — 1 3 4 East Sussex — — 2 — 2 — — 3 1 4 Enfield, LB of — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Essex — 1 1 8 10 1 3 3 9 16 Gateshead 1 — — 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 Gloucestershire — 1 — 5 6 — 2 1 8 11 Greenwich, LB of 2 — — 2 4 3 — — 2 5 Hackney, LB of — — — 2 2 — 1 — 3 4 Halton — — — — 0 — — — 1 1 Hammersmith & Fulham, LB of — — — — 0 1 — — — 1 Hampshire — 1 — 1 2 1 3 — 2 6 Haringey, LB of — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Harrow, LB of — — — — 0 — — — 0 Hartlepool — — — 1 1 1 — — 1 2 Havering, LB of — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Herefordshire — — — 1 1 1 — — 1 2 Hertfordshire — 4 — 1 5 — 5 — 3 8
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Specialist Schools Number of operational Specialist Schools by LEA by specialism (information given is as of September each year) 1998 2000 Local education authorities Arts Language Sports Technology Total Arts Language Sports Technology Total Hillingdon, LB of 1 1 — — 2 1 1 — 1 3 Hounslow, LB of — 1 — 1 2 — 1 — 1 2 Isle of Scilly — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Isle of Wight — — — 1 1 — 1 — 1 2 Islington, LB of — — — — 0 — 1 — 1 2 Kensington & Chelsea, RB of — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Kent — 1 — 6 7 — 3 1 6 10 Kingston upon Hull, city of — — — — 0 — — — 1 1 Kingston-upon-Thames, RB of — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Kirklees — 1 1 3 5 — 1 1 4 6 Knowsley — — 1 — 1 — 1 1 — 2 Lambeth, LB of 1 — — 1 2 1 — — 2 3 Lancashire — 2 — 11 13 — 2 — 13 15 Leeds 1 — — 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 Leicester City — — — — 0 — 1 1 1 3 Leicestershire — — 1 5 6 2 — 1 5 8 Lewisham, LB of — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Lincolnshire — — — 4 4 2 — — 6 8 Liverpool — — — 5 5 — 1 1 4 6 Luton — 1 — 1 2 1 — — 1 2 Manchester — 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 7 Medway — — — 2 2 — 1 — 2 3 Merton, LB of — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Middlesbrough — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Milton Keynes 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 Newcastle upon Tyne — 1 1 2 4 — 1 1 5 7 Newham, LB of — — 1 2 3 — — 1 2 3 Norfolk — — — 4 4 1 1 2 6 10 North East Lincolnshire — — — — 0 1 — — 2 3 North Lincolnshire — — — 1 1 1 — — 1 2 North Somerset — — — 1 1 1 1 — 2 4 North Tyneside — 1 — 2 3 — 1 — 2 3 North Yorkshire — — — 4 4 1 — — 5 6 Northamptonshire 1 2 — 5 8 1 4 1 6 12 Northumberland — 1 — 3 4 — 1 1 5 7 Nottingham, city of — — — 2 2 — — — 2 2 Nottinghamshire — — 1 2 3 — — 1 2 3 Oldham — — — — 0 — — 1 1 2 Oxfordshire — 1 — 4 5 1 1 1 4 7 Peterborough, city of — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Plymouth, city of — — — 1 1 2 1 — 3 6 Poole — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Portsmouth — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Reading — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Redbridge — — — 2 2 — 1 — 2 3 Redcar & Cleveland — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Richmond-u-Thames, LB of — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Rochdale — 1 1 1 3 — 1 1 1 3 Rotherham — — 1 1 2 — — 1 1 2 Rutland — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Salford — — — — 0 — 1 — 1 2 Sandwell — 1 1 1 3 — 1 1 1 3 Sefton — 1 — 1 2 — 1 1 1 3 Sheffield — 1 — 3 4 — 1 — 3 4 Shropshire — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Slough — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Solihull — 1 — 1 2 — 1 — 1 2 Somerset 1 — — 3 4 1 1 — 5 7 South Gloucestershire — 1 — 1 2 — 1 — 2 3 South Tyneside — — — 2 2 — — — 2 2 Southend-on-Sea — — — — 0 — — — 1 1 Southampton — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Southwark, LB of — — — — 0 — — — — 0 St. Helens — — — — 0 — — — 2 2 Staffordshire — — — 2 2 — — — 2 2 Stockport — 1 — 1 2 — 1 — 1 2 Stockton on Tees — — — — 0 1 1 1 1 4 Stoke on Trent — — — — 0 1 — — — 1 Suffolk — — — 5 5 — 1 — — 8 Sunderland — — 1 — 1 — — 1 2 3 Surrey — 3 — 6 9 — 3 — 7 10 Sutton, LB of — — — 1 1 — — — 1 1 Swindon — — — — 0 1 — — 1 2 Tameside — — — 1 1 1 — — 1 2 Telford and Wrekin — — — 2 2 — — — 2 2
Specialist Schools Number of operational Specialist Schools by LEA by specialism (information given is as of September each year) 1998 2000 Local education authorities Arts Language Sports Technology Total Arts Language Sports Technology Total Thurrock — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Torbay — 1 — — 1 — — — — 1 Tower Hamlets, LB of 1 — — 1 2 1 1 — 1 3 Trafford — — 1 2 3 — — — 2 3 Wakefield — — — 2 2 — — — 2 3 Walsall — 1 — — 1 — — — 1 2 Waltham Forest, LB of — — — 1 1 — — — 2 2 Wandsworth, LB of 1 1 — 1 3 1 1 2 1 5 Warrington 1 1 — 1 3 1 1 — 1 3 Warwickshire — — — 2 2 1 — — 4 5 West Berkshire 1 1 1 1 4 1 — — 2 5 West Sussex — 2 — 5 7 — 2 1 5 8 Westminster, LB of 1 — — — 1 1 — — — 1 Wigan 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 4 7 Wiltshire — — — 5 5 1 1 2 4 8 Windsor & Maidenhead. RB of — — — — 0 — — — — 0 Wirral — — — 2 2 — — — 2 3 Wokingham — — — — 0 — 1 — — Wolverhampton — 1 — 2 3 1 1 — 3 5 Worcestershire — 1 — — 1 — — 2 2 5 York, city of — — — 2 2 — 2 — 2 4 Total1 17 57 26 225 325 56 99 65 308 528 Special Schools 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 8 Total 17 57 26 225 325 57 99 67 313 536 1 Excluding special schools