HC Deb 23 January 2002 vol 378 cc905-6W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her estimate is of the number of secondary schools for the period 1997 to 2007. [29208]

Mr. Timms

The available information requested is shown in the table:

Number of secondary schools1 as at January each year 1997 to 2001
January Number of schools
1997 3,569
1998 3,567
1999 3,560
2000 3,550
2001 3,481
1 Includes middle deemed schools

Source:

Annual Schools' Census.

The Department does not produce forecasts for the number of new schools. Planning the provision of new schools is the responsibility of local education authorities.