Specialist Schools (Hansard, 12 March 2003)

§ Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 10 March 2003]On the basis of the latest collated information, the attached table lists the specialist schools and local education authorities that exercised the option to select up to 10 per cent. of their pupils by aptitude in the 2000–01 and 2001–02 academic years. Most of the schools and 297W LEAs listed were selecting by aptitude prior to the 1998 Act, and therefore some schools listed select more than 10 per cent. of their pupils.

We cannot provide the figures for the 2002–03 academic year as we collect information on aptitude selection from the progress reports which specialist schools are required to submit annually. Specialist schools designated in 2002 will not submit their first

30 specialist schools operational as of September 2000 which DfES figures suggest are selecting a percentage of their pupils on the basis of aptitude in their specialist subjects
Specialism	School	LEA	Status	Operational as specialist school from September	Percentage of pupils selected¹	Percentage of pupils on roll with statements of SEN
Technology	Mill Hill County High School	Barnet, LB of	Foundation	1994	Up to 10%	3.6
Sports	Whitefield School	Barnet, LB of	Community	1999	Up to 10%	5.1
Sports	Oldfield School	Bath & NE Somerset	Foundation	1997	Up to 10%	0.6
Technology	Ninestiles School	Birmingham	Foundation	1997	Up to 10%	3.4
Technology	Small Heath School	Birmingham	Foundation	1994	Up to 10%	1.2
Sports	Oakbank School	Bradford	Foundation	1997	Up to 10%	2.7
Sports	The Wye Valley School	Buckinghamshire	Community	1998	Up to 10%	4.5
Arts	Brentwood Ursuline Convent School	Essex	Voluntary Aided	1999	Up to 10%	0.3
Technology	Philip Morant School	Essex	Foundation	1994	Up to 10%	1.2
Technology	St Martin's School	Essex	Foundation	1995	Up to 10%	0.8
Language	Bohunt School	Hampshire	Foundation	1996	Up to 10%	0.9
Language	Hockerill Anglo European School	Hertfordshire	Foundation	1998	Up to 10%	1.6
Technology	Chaucer Technology School	Kent	Foundation	1996	67%	1.6
Technology	Cornwallis School	Kent	Foundation	1994	Up to 10%	3.4
Technology	Sandwich Technology School	Kent	Foundation	1996	Up to 10%	1.7
Technology	Archbishop Temple School	Lancashire	Voluntary Aided	1995	Up to 10%	1.6
Arts	Intake High School	Leeds	Community	1998	Up to 10%	4.3
Arts	North Kesteven School	Lincolnshire	Foundation	2000	Up to 10%	1.9
Technology	Archbishop Blanch School	Liverpool	Voluntary Aided	1996	6%	1.7
Technology	St Margaret's C of E High School	Liverpool	Voluntary Aided	1997	15%	1.7
Technology	Denbigh School	Milton Keynes	Foundation	1997	Up to 10%	1.5
Technology	Lynn Grove VA High School	Norfolk	Voluntary Aided	1994	15%	0.7
Arts	Latimer Community Arts College	Northamptonshire	Community	1997	Up to 10%	3
Technology	Lodge Park School	Northamptonshire	Foundation	1994	Up to 10%	1.4
Technology	George Spencer GM School	Nottinghamshire	Foundation	1994	Up to 10%	0.6
Technology	Deacon's School	Peterborough city	Foundation	1994	15%	1.3
Technology	Glyn Technology School	Surrey	Foundation	1994	15%	1.3
Technology	Heathside School	Surrey	Foundation	1995	…4%	1.2
Arts	Chestnut Grove School	Wandsworth	Community	1997	16%	3.5
Arts	The St Marylebone School	Westminster	Voluntary Aided	1998	Up to 10%	1.6
¹ The percentages refer to aptitude selection relating to the schools' specialist school designations, some schools may also select for aptitude in other specialisms.

Note:

This information was taken from progress reports submitted by 536 schools operational as at September 2000.

The 1998 School Standards and Framework Act provides for schools with a specialism to select up to 10 per cent. of their intake on the basis of aptitude for a specialist subject prescribed in regulations. Prior to the 1998 Act schools had greater discretion over aptitude selection and this accounts for the percentages above 10 per cent.