§ Mr. Damian GreenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many former grant-maintained schools have gained(a)specialist, (b)beacon and (c)city academy status in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority. [47489]
§ Mr. TimmsThe number of former grant-maintained schools which have gained(a)specialist and (b)beacon status is provided in the tables. For (c), city academies, none of the schools involved were grant-maintained.
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Number of former grant-maintained schools designated as specialist schools by year by specialism by LEA 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Calderdale — — — — — 1 Cambridgeshire — — 1 — 1 — Camden, LB of, — — — — — — Cheshire — 1 — — — — Corporation of London — — — — — — Cornwall — — — — — — Coventry — — — — — — Croydon, LB of. — 1 — — — 1 Cumbria 1 1 — — 2 1 Darlington — — — — — — Derby, city of — — — — — — Derbyshire 1 — — — 1 — Devon — — — — — — Doncaster — — — — — — Dorset — — — 2 — — Dudley — — — — — — Durham — — — — — — Ealing, LB of. — — — — 2 1 East Riding of Yorkshire — — — — — — East Sussex — — — — — — Enfield, LB of — — — — — — Essex — 1 2 4 2 2 Gateshead — — — — — — Gloucestershire 1 1 3 1 1 4 Greenwich, LB of — — — — — — Hackney, LB of — — — — — — Halton — — — — — — Hammersmith and Fulham, LB of — — — — — — Hampshire — — — — — 1 Haringey, LB of — — — — — — Harrow, LB of — — — — — — Hartlepool — — — — — — Havering, LB of 1 — — — — 1 Herefordshire — — — — — — Hertfordshire — 1 1 1 1 — Hillingdon, LB of 1 1 1 — — — Hounslow, LB of — — — — — — Isles of Scilly — — — — — — Isle of Wight — — — — — — Islington, LB of — — — — — — Kensington and Chelsea, RB of — — — — — — Kent — — 1 1 2 3 Kingston upon Hull, city of — — — — — — Kingston-upon-Thames, RB of — — — — — — Kirklees — — — — — — Knowsley — — — — — — Lambeth, LB of — — — 1 — — Lancashire — — — — — — Leeds — — — — — — Leicester City — — — — — — Leicestershire — — — — — — Lewisham, LB of — — — — — — Lincolnshire — — — 3 6 2 Liverpool 1 — — 1 — — Luton — — 1 — — — Manchester — — — — — — Medway — — — — 1 — Merton, LB of — — — — — — Middlesbrough — — — — — — Milton Keynes 1 2 — — — — Newcastle upon Tyne — — — — — — Newham, LB of — — — — — — Norfolk — 1 — — — 1 North East Lincolnshire — — — — — — North Lincolnshire — — — — — — North Somerset — — — — — — North Tyneside — — — — — — North Yorkshire — — — — — — Northamptonshire — — — — — — Northumberland — — — — — — Nottingham, city of — — — — — 1 Nottinghamshire — — — — — — Oldham — — — — — —
Number of former grant-maintained schools designated as specialist schools by year by specialism LEA 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Oxfordshire — — — — — — Peterborough, city of — — — — 1 1 Plymouth, city of — — — — — — Poole — — — — 1 — Portsmouth — — — — — — Reading — — — — — — Redbridge — — — — — — Redcar and Cleveland — — — — — — Richmond-upon-Thames, LB of — — — — — — Rochdale — — — — — — Rotherham — — — — — — Rutland — — — — — 1 Salford — — 1 — — — Sandwell — — — — — — Sefton — — — — — — Sheffield — — — 1 — — Shropshire — — — — — — Slough — — — — — 1 Solihull — — — — — — Somerset — — — — — — South Gloucestershire — — — — — — South Tyneside — — — — — — Southend-on-Sea — — — — 2 — Southampton — — — — — — Southwark, LB of — — — — — — St. Helens — — — — — — Staffordshire — — — — — — Stockport — — — — — — Stockton on Tees — — — — — — Stoke on Trent — — — — — — Suffolk — — — — — — Sunderland — — — — — — Surrey 1 — — — — 1 Sutton, LB of 1 — — — — — Swindon — — — — — — Tameside — — — — — — Telford and Wrekin — — — — — — Thurrock — — — — 1 1 Torbay — — — — — — Tower Hamlets, LB of — — — — — — Trafford — 1 — — — — Wakefield — — — — — — Walsall — — — — — 1 Waltham Forest, LB of 1 — — — — — Wandsworth, LB of 1 — — 1 — — Warrington — — — — — — Warwickshire — — — — — — West Berkshire — — — — — — West Sussex — — — — — — Westminster, LB of — — — — — — Wigan — — — — — — Wiltshire 1 2 — 1 1 — Windsor and Maidenhead, RB of — — — — — — Wirral — — — — — — Wokingham — — — — — — Wolverhampton 1 — — — — — Worcestershire — — — — — — York, city of — — — — — — Totals 18 13 12 22 31 26
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Beacon schools—ex -GM schools by year and LEA LEA 1998 1999 2000 2001 Barnet — — — 2 Bath and NE Somerset — — — 1 Bedfordshire 1 — 1 — Birmingham — — 1 — Bolton — — 1 — Bradford — — 1 — Brent — — 1 2
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Beacon schools—ex-GM schools by year and LEA LEA 1998 1999 2000 2001 Bromley — — 1 — Buckinghamshire 1 — — — Calderdale 1 — — — Cambridgeshire — — 2 1 Camden — — 2 — Croydon — — — 2 Cumbria — — 1 2
Beacon schools—ex-GM schools by year and LEA LEA 1998 1999 2000 2001 Derbyshire 1 2 — 3 Devon — — — 1 Doncaster — — — 1 Dorset — — — 1 Dudley — 1 — — Ealing — 1 1 — Essex 1 3 2 2 Gloucestershire — 2 1 1 Hampshire 1 — — — Hertfordshire — — — 2 Hillingdon — — 1 — Kensington and Chelsea — — — 1 Kent — — 3 4 Lambeth — — 3 3 Lancashire — 1 — — Lincolnshire — — 1 1 Manchester — — — 1 Medway Towns — — — 1 Milton Keynes — — — 1 Norfolk 1 — — — Northamptonshire — 1 — — Nottingham City — — — 1 Nottinghamshire 1 — — — Oxfordshire — — — 1 Peterborough — 3 — — Poole — — 1 — Reading — — — 1 Rutland — — — 1 Sheffield — — 1 1 Shropshire — — 1 — Slough 1 — — 1 Southampton — 1 — — Southend-on-Sea — — — 3 St. Helens — — 2 1 Surrey — 1 — 1 Sutton — — — 2 Tameside — — — 1 Torbay 1 — — — Trafford 1 — — —
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1997 1998 1999 2000 20013 City of London 4— 4— 4— 4— 4— Camden 80 90 100 110 70 Greenwich 60 70 60 50 100 Hackney 50 80 70 110 230 Hammersmith and Fulham 80 90 80 90 230 Islington 90 60 140 130 120 Kensington and Chelsea 90 70 60 50 60 Lambeth 70 30 30 90 50 Lewisham 110 100 110 90 100 Southwark 110 130 130 140 120 Tower Hamlets 70 110 80 90 220 Wandsworth 30 70 50 50 50 City of Westminster 50 70 70 50 80 Barking and Dagenham 60 100 90 60 110 Barnet 40 60 90 80 100 Bexley 70 60 100 130 110 Brent 50 60 70 110 100 Bromley 60 40 60 100 110 Croydon 110 100 100 110 190 Ealing 30 60 50 70 100 Enfield 60 90 70 100 140 Haringey 120 120 130 100 100 Harrow 40 40 40 120 120 Havering 60 70 80 100 90 Hillingdon 30 30 40 70 90 Hounslow 90 60 90 80 50
Beacon schools—ex-GM schools by year and LEA LEA 1998 1999 2000 2001 Wandsworth — — 3 — West Berkshire — — 1 — Wiltshire — — 1 1