§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) failing schools and (b) schools under special measures have (i) applied to and (ii) become specialist schools since the specialist schools scheme came into operation. [65504]
§ Mr. MilibandUnder section 13(9) of the School Inspections Act 1996, special measures are required to be taken in relation to a school if the school is judged to be
failing or likely to fail to provide pupils with an acceptable standard of education".The number of schools judged to be (a) failing and consequently (b) under special measures at the time of their applications to become specialist schools is four. All of these applications were unsuccessful.
§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools applied for specialist school status in the latest round; how many of these applications were accepted and in which specialisms; if she will list the successful schools; and if she will make a statement. [66276]
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§ Mr. Miliband282 schools applied for designation in one of the eight specialisms in March 2002. I have today announced 160 new designations taking the total number of specialist schools operational from September 2002 to 992. From September there will be specialist schools in
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160 specialist schools designed July 2002—listed by LEA by school name School LEA Specialism Ashmole School Barnet, LB of Science Copthall School Barnet, LB of Business and Enterprise Finchley Catholic High School Barnet, LB of Business and Enterprise Kirk Balk School Barnsley Technology Wootton Upper School Bedforshire Arts Bexley Grammar School Bexley, LB of Language Archbishop Ilsley R. C. School/Technical College Birmingham Technology Bournville School and Sixth Form Centre Birmingham Business and Enterprise Castle Vale School Birmingham Arts Our Lady and St. John RC High School Blackburn with Darwen Arts Garth Hill School (The) Bracknell Forest Technology Preston Manor High Brent, LB of Science Coopers School Bromley, LB of Technology Dr. Challoner's Grammar School Buckinghamshire Science Brighouse High School Calderdale Business and Enterprise Bassingbourn Village College Cambridgeshire Technology Catholic High School (The) Cheshire Science Malbank School and Sixth Form Centre Cheshire Arts Virgo Fidelis Senior Convent School Croydon, LB of Maths and Computing St. Benedict's Catholic High School Cumbria Engineering Thorncliffe School Cumbria Sports Eckington School Derbyshire Engineering Heanor Gate School Derbyshire Science Braunton School and Community College Devon Maths and Computing King's School (The) Devon Sports Kingsbridge Community College Devon Science Rossington High School Doncaster Sports Thomas Hardye School (The) Dorset Science Earls High School (The) Dudley Arts Holly Hall School (The) Dudley Maths and Computing Windsor High School Dudley Sports Shotton Hall School Durham Arts Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls (The) Ealing, LB of Science Headlands School East Riding of Yorkshire Science Bishop Bell CofE School (The) East Sussex Maths and Computing Chailey School East Sussex Language Lea Valley High School Enfield, LB of Sports Colchester County High School for Girls Essex Science Gilberd School (The) Essex Maths and Computing King Edmund School (The) Essex Business and Enterprise King John School Essex Maths and Computing Rainsford High School Essex Arts Thurstable School Essex Sports Trinity Catholic High School Essex Science West Hatch High School Essex Business and Enterprise Hackney Free and Parochial CE School Hackney, LB of Sports Brookfield Community School Hampshire Language Henry Beaufort School (The) Hampshire Technology Hurst Community School Hampshire Science Park Community School Hampshire Arts Perins Community School Hampshire Sports Vyne Community School (The) Hampshire Arts Wavell School (The) Hampshire Technology Hatch End High School Harrow, LB of Arts Nower Hill High School Harrow, LB of Arts Gaynes School Havering, LB of Language John Kyrle High School (The) Herefordshire Technology Broxbourne School (The) Hertfordshire Business and Enterprise Watford Grammar School for Girls Hertfordshire Arts Uxbridge High School Hillingdon, LB of Technology Sion Manning RC Girls School Kensington and Chelsea, RB of Arts Astor School Kent Arts Pickering High School Kingston upon Hull, City of Sports Coombe Girls' Schools Kingston upon Thames, RB of Language Tiffin Girls School (The) Kingston upon Thames, RB of Maths and Computing 97 per cent. of local education authorities in England responsible for the education of over 1 million young people. Today's announcement puts us well on course to reach our target of at least 1,500 specialist schools by 2005. The successful specialist school applicants announced today are as listed in the table.
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160 specialist schools designed July 2002—listed by LEA by school name School LEA Specialism Almondbury High School Kirklees Language Broughton High School Lancashire Business and Enterprise Garstang High School Lancashire Technology Ivy Bank High School Lancashire Business and Enterprise Horsforth School Leeds Science Priesthorpe School Leeds Sports Roundhay School Leeds Technology Brookvale High School (Joint) Leicestershire Language Groby Community College (Joint) Leicestershire Language Branston Community College Lincolnshire Business and Enterprise Gartree Community School (The) Lincolnshire Technology Shorefields School Liverpool Technology Stopsley High School and Community College Luton Sports Whalley Range High School Manchester Business and Enterprise Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School Medway Maths and Computing Upbury Manor School Medway Arts Raynes Park High School Merton, LB of Technology St. David's Roman Catholic Comprehensive School Middlesbrough Technology Walton High Milton Keynes Business and Enterprise Caister High School Norfolk Arts Litcham High School Norfolk Science Toll Bar School North East Lincolnshire Business and Enterprise High Ridge School North Lincolnshire Sports St. Bede's Catholic School North Lincolnshire Maths and Computing Churchill Community College North Tyneside Sports Scalby School North Yorkshire Technology Whitby Community College North Yorkshire Technology Moulton School Northamptonshire Science Cramlington Community High School Northumberland Science All Saints RC School Nottinghamshire Arts Brunts School (The) Nottinghamshire Arts Carlton Le Willows School Nottinghamshire Technology South Wolds School Nottinghamshire Language Blue Coat School (The) Oldham Science Matthew Arnold School Oxfordshire Science Devonport High School Plymouth, City of Engineering Chadwell Heath Foundation School Redbridge Arts Wickersley School Rotherham Sports Heathfield Foundation School (The) Sandwell Technology Christ The king Catholic High School Sefton Technology Rhyn Park School Shropshire Arts Thomas Adams School (The) Shropshire Arts William Brookes School Shropshire Arts Langley School Solihull Arts Huish Episcopi School Somerset Science Preston School Somerset Business and Enterprise West Somerset Community College (The) Somerset Technology Westfield Community School Somerset Science Prittlewell School (The) Southend on Sea Technology St. Michael's School Southwark, LB of Business and Enterprise Sutton Community High School St. Helens Sports Blackfriars Special School Staffordshire Technology Blake Community High School Staffordshire Technology Blessed William Howard Catholic High School Staffordshire Arts Chase Terace High School Staffordshire Technology Kingsmead School Staffordshire Technology Madeley High School Staffordshire Technology St. Margaret Ward Catholic High School Stoke on Trent Arts Farlingaye High School Suffolk Maths and Computing Mildenhall Upper School Suffolk Technology Sudbury Upper School Suffolk Arts Farringdon Community School Sunderland Sports Hetton School Sunderland Technology Howard of Effingham School Surrey Science Rodborough School Surrey Technology Woolmer Hill School Surrey Technology Glenthorne High School Sutton, LB of Arts Wilson's School Sutton, LB of Maths and Computing Astley High School Tameside Sports Paignton Community College Torbay Sports Swanlea School Tower Hamlets, LB of Business and Enterprise Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Trafford Language Green Lane High School Trafford Arts
160 specialist schools designed July 2002—listed by LEA by school name School LEA Specialism Horbury School Wakefield Language Brownhills Community School Walsall Technology Shelfield Community School Walsall Sports Birchwood Community High School Warrington Business and Enterprise Aylesford School Warwickshire Language Harris High School Warwickshire Sports Myton School Warwickshire Science Stratford-upon-Avon Grammar School Warwickshire Language John O'Gaunt School West Berkshire Technology St. Bartholomew's School West Berkshire Business and Enterprise Grey Coat Hospital (The) Westminster Language Cransfield Community High School Wigan Language Mornington High School Wigan Arts Sheldon School Wiltshire Science Newlands Girls School Windsor and Maidenhead, RB of Technology St. Anselm's College Wirral Technology Upton Hall School FCJ Wirral Technology Woodchurch High School Wirral Engineering Maiden Erlegh School Wokingham Arts Prince Henry's High School Worcestershire Language Archbishop Holgate's School York, city of Science Fulford School York, city of Maths and Computing