§ Mr. JackTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much he has included in his 2004–05 Schools budget for the full implementation of the School Workforce Agreement. [136887]
§ Mr. MilibandOn 29 October we announced a package of measures to deliver greater stability in school budgets for 2004–05. These measures provide headroom over the average cost pressures that schools face to help schools implement the National Agreement on workforce reform.
Maintained secondary schools: appeals lodged by parents against non-admission of their children 1996/97 to 2001/02 Somerset local education authority Appeals heard Appeals decided in parent's favour Number of admissions Number of appeals Number Percentage1 Number Percentage2 1996/97 6,163 115 88 76.5 43 48.9 1997/98 6,333 186 157 84.4 90 57.3 1998/99 6,466 160 122 76.3 60 49.2 1999/2000 6,869 141 83 58.9 47 56.6 2000/01 6,787 321 190 59.2 127 66.8 2001/02 37,700 361 236 65.4 153 64.8 1Number of appeals heard expressed as a percentage of number of appeals lodged. 2 Number of appeals decided in parent's favour expressed as a percentage of number of appeals heard. 3 Due to changes in the underlying data collection the number of admissions shown here is not directly comparable with those for earlier years. In previous years the number of admissions reflected the total number of pupils of the school's basic entry age who started school at the start of the academic year. In 2001/02 the coverage is extended to all new admissions to schools regardless of pupils' age. Rounded to nearest 100. Source
Annual Schools' Census and Admission Appeals Survey