§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools have been awarded specialist status in each of the last five years in each category of specialists. [7276]
§ Mr. TimmsThe total number of schools which have been granted Specialist Schools status in each of the last five years, in the four specialist areas, is given in the table.
§ Mr. TimmsThe total Total number of schools which applied for Specialist School designation for September 2000 and September 2001, in each of the four specialist areas, is given in the table.
Status September 2000 September 2001 Arts College 72 115 Sports College 41 55 Language College 45 55 Technology College 119 144 Total 277 369