§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils have been excluded from(a) state secondary schools and (b) state primary schools in (i) the Ribble Valley and Fulwood, (ii) Lancashire and (iii) the north-west of England in each of the last five years.[82378]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggThe information on permanent exclusions is shown in the following table. Information on fixed term exclusions is not held centrally.
Number of permanent exclusions in maintained primary and secondary schools1 1996–97 Maintained primary Maintained secondary Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Ribble Valley 1 0.01 25 0.33 Lancashire 42 0.03 353 0.40 North West 234 0.03 1,649 0.38 England 1,573 0.04 10,463 0.34
1997–98 Maintained primary Maintained secondary Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Ribble Valley 1 0.01 21 0.27 Lancashire 43 0.04 240 0.33 North West 265 0.04 1,530 0.34 England 1,539 0.03 10,187 0.33
1998–99 Maintained primary Maintained secondary Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Ribble Valley 0 0.0 14 0.18 Lancashire 32 0.03 209 0.29 North West 225 0.03 1,324 0.29 England 1,366 0.03 8,636 0.28 555W
1999–2000 Maintained primary Maintained secondary Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Ribble Valley 1 0.01 6 0.07 Lancashire 19 0.02 144 0.19 North West3 194 0.03 1,072 0.24 England3 1,226 0.03 6,713 0.21
2000–01 Maintained primary Maintained secondary Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Number of exclusions Percentage of the school population2 Ribble Valley 2 0.02 21 0.25 Lancashire 34 0.03 207 0.28 North West3 204 0.03 1,139 0.25 England3 1,436 0.03 7,305 0.23 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 The number of permanent exclusions expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) pupils in primary and secondary schools.
Maintained nursery, primary1 secondary1 and all special schools: school meal arrangements January 2002
By Leeds West Parliamentary Constituency and England
Maintained nursery and primary schools2 Maintained secondary schools2 All special schools2,3 Number on roll Number known to be eligible for free meals Percentage known to be eligible for free meals Number on roll Number known to be eligible for free meals Percentage known to be eligible for free meals Number on roll Number known to be eligible for free meals Percentage known to be eligible for free meals England 4,405,639 754,511 17.1 3,260,931 486,353 14.9 87,734 33,695 38.3 Leeds West 7,932 1,999 25.2 4,093 1,007 24.6 193 80 41.5 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Excludes boarding pupils. 3 Excludes pupils who are also registered at a mainstream school.