§ Sarah TeatherTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much was spent per pupil for(a) primary and (b) secondary school education in (i) Brent East, (ii) the London borough of Brent and (iii) London in each year since 1997. [172804]
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§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is submitted to the Department according to local education authority areas rather than districts within an area. Brent East is a district of Brent local education authority. The information for Brent LEA is as follows:
Net current expenditure (after recharges) per pupil £ Brent LEA Primary education Pre-primary & Primary Secondary education 1997–98 n/a 2,370 4,610 1998–99 n/a 2,650 5,060 1999–2000 2,630 2,710 3,320 2000–01 2,710 2,810 3,740 2001–02 3,050 3,160 4,090 2002–03 3,230 3,370 4,330
£ Greater London Primary education Pre–primary & Primary Secondary education 1997–98 n/a 2,340 3,130 1998–99 n/a 2,520 3,250 1999–2000 2,630 2,750 3,280 2000–01 2,820 3,000 3,540 2001–02 3,160 3,380 4,020 2002–03 3,440 3,610 4,320 Notes: 1. The financial data are taken from LEAs' Section 52 Outturn Statements submitted to the DfES from 1999–2000 onwards and the ODPM's RO1 statement previously. 2002–03 data is subject to change by the LEA. Expenditure was not distinguished between pre–primary and primary sectors until the inception of the Section 52 outturn statement in 1999–2000. 2. 1999–2000 figures reflect the return of GM schools to local authority maintenance. Brent LEA had 11 GM schools out of 13. The GM schools were not included in the 1998–99 data but were in 1999–00. If 1997–98 and 1998–99 figures are adjusted to include funding and pupils, the figures become 3,019 for 1997–98 and 3,171 for 1998–99. 3. The outturn 2002–03 tables captured the data in a fundamentally different way to the previous years. Categories were aligned with the Consistent Financial Reporting framework and the spending by LEAs was no longer split by school sector. Consequently the unit costs per pupil in 2002–03 are not strictly comparable with earlier years as they include an apportionment of LEA expenditure based on pupil numbers Figures are rounded to the nearest £10. 4. Net current expenditure (NCE) includes expenditure within schools and also that incurred centrally by the LEA. 5. The NCE per pupil figures for pre–primary & primary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in the pre-primary sector and maintained primary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained nursery and primary schools sector. 6. The NCE per pupil figures for secondary relate the net current expenditure (after recharges) in maintained secondary schools to the total number of financial year pupils who are educated in the maintained secondary schools sector. 7. Pupil data are drawn from the Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis.
LEA Number of schools in "serious weakness" Number of schools with GCSE performance under 30 per cent. Number of schools in Special Measures Knowsley 0 3 0 Lancashire 0 2 0 Leeds 2 8 1 Leicester 0 2 0 Manchester 1 4 0 Newcastle upon Tyne 1 3 0 Newham 0 1 0