HC Deb 07 January 2003 vol 397 cc128-9W
Mr. Brady

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate his Department has made of the additional cost if the number of specialist schools rose to(a) 50 per cent., (b) 75 per cent. and (c) 100 per cent. of all maintained schools. [87197]

Mr. Miliband

The 2002–03 estimated cost of the programme will be £154.4 million. The full year revenue cost of the programme with the different levels of coverage of maintained secondary schools would be(a) £213.2 million (b) £320.2 million and (c) £427.2 million. Capital costs to take coverage to these levels would be (a) £61.8 million (b) £141.5 million and (c) £221.2 million.

In November 2002 the Government lifted the cap on national funding to support the expansion of the programme. However, progress to specialist status continues to be dependent on meeting the required standard.

De-designated specialist schools
School LEA Specialism Operational From (September) To
Aldersley High School Wolverhampton Technology 2000 31 August 19971
Archbishop Michael Ramsey Southwark, LB of Technology 2001 31 July 19991
Ashcroft High School Luton Technology 1996 1 September 2002
Baines School Lancashire Technology 1994 31 August 2000
Banbury School Technology College Oxfordshire Technology 1995 31 August 2001
Bethnal Green High School Tower Hamlets Technology 1996 1 September 2002
Chalfonts Community College (The) Buckinghamshire Technology 2002 31 August 19981
Cowes High School Isle of Wight Technology 1995 31 August 2001
Culcheth High School Warrington Technology 1995 31 December 1997
de Stafford College Surrey Technology 1995 31 August 1998
Fallibroome High School Cheshire Technology 1995 31 December 1997
Kings School Grantham Lincolnshire Technology 1994 31 August 2000
Knowles Hill School Devon Technology 2000 31 August 19981
Latymer School (The) Enfield Technology 1995 31 August 1998
Lea Manor High School Luton Language 1996 31 August 1999
Mansfield High School Lancashire Technology 1997 31 August 1998
Maricourt High School Sefton Technology 1996 1 September 2002
Merrill College Derby, City of Technology 1995 31 August 1998
Oakmead School Bournemouth Technology 2001 31 August 19991
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Derbyshire Technology 1997 31 August 2000
Rastrick High School Calderdale Technology 1994 31 August 2000
Reading School Reading Technology 1995 31 August 1998
Sawston Village College Cambridgeshire Technology 1999 31 August 19981
Senacre Technology College Kent Technology 1994 31 August 1997
Sidney Stringer School Coventry Technology 1995 31 August 2001
St Francis Xavier College Liverpool Technology 1996 31 August 1999
St James C of E School Bolton Technology 1995 31 August 1998
St Peter's High School and Technology College Essex Technology 1995 31 August 2001
St Thomas More Catholic College Stoke on Trent Technology 1995 31 August 1998
Tring School Hertfordshire Technology 1995 31 August 1998
Westlands High School Cheshire Technology 1997 31August 2000
Westwood St Thomas School Wiltshire Technology 1997 31 August 2000
Woolston High School Warrington Technology 1996 31 August 1999

1 These schools have subsequently been successful in applications to re-join the programme.

Note:

Reasons for de-designation:

All of the schools listed above, with the exception of Mansfield High School, were de-designated because they did not meet the criteria in respect of the progress expected of specialist schools against the designation criteria, and/or they did not prepare new plans that met the required standard. Mansfield High School was de-designated because of financial irregularities.