§ Mr. BradyTo 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]
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§ Mr. MilibandThe 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.
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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.