HC Deb 22 March 2004 vol 419 cc618-21W
Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were being educated at each key stage in the Ribble Valley constituency in each school year since 1997–98. [161810]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested is shown in the table.

All schools1 number of pupils by key stage: position as at January each year Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Key Stage 12 2,379 2,518 2,489 2,463 2,353 2,354 2,455
Key Stage 23 4,443 4,977 5,198 5,183 5,171 5,105 5,157
Key stage 34 4,483 4,754 4,858 4,953 5,096 5,174 5,235
Key Stage 45 2,709 2,969 3,034 3,120 3,162 3,169 3,320
1Includes maintained schools and independent schools
2Pupils aged 5 and 6 as at 31 August the previous year
3Pupils aged 7,8,9 and 10 as at 31 August the previous year
4Pupils aged 11,12 and 13 as at 31 August the previous year
5Pupils aged 14 and 15 as at 31 August the previous year

Source: Annual Schools'Census

Mr. Evans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils were on the roll in each secondary school in the Ribble Valley and Fulwood constituency in each year since 1998; and what percentage(a) were eligible for and (b) took up free school meals. [161811]

Mr. Miliband

It is the Department's policy not to publish figures about individual schools unless the schools concerned have had the opportunity to check or confirm that information. Therefore, aggregate data for Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools: number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals by ethnic group and gender1
January 2003: England
Pupils of compulsory school age and above
Number of pupils known to he eligible for free school meals2 Percentage of pupils known to he eligible for free school meals3
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Maintained Primary4
White 226,395 218,367 444,762 15.5 15.6 15.6
White British 214,385 207,118 421,503 15.2 15.3 15.3
Irish 1,549 1,413 2,962 22.7 21.7 22.2
Traveller of Irish heritage 843 841 1,648 64.0 65.0 64.5
Any other White background 8,449 7,814 16,263 23.1 22.5 22.8
Gypsy/Roma 1,169 1,181 2,350 53.6 54.8 54.2
Mixed 14,835 14,558 29,393 28.2 28.3 28.2
White and Black Caribbean 6,500 6,599 13,099 35.3 35.3 35.3
White and Black African 1,430 1,457 2,887 30.0 30.2 30.1
White and Asian 2,152 2,034 4,186 20.4 20.1 20.3
Any other mixed backgroud 4,753 4,468 9,221 25.1 25.0 25.1
Asian 32,317 31,251 63,568 26.9 27.1 27.0
Indian 4,482 4,370 8.852 11.7 12.0 11.8
Pakistani 16,402 15,726 32,128 32.5 32.6 32.5
Bangladeshi 9,013 8,851 17,864 44.6 44.7 44.6
Any other Asian background 2,420 2,304 4,724 21.3 21.6 21.5
Black 24,803 24,187 48,990 38.5 38.2 38.4
Black Caribbean 8,022 7,909 15,931 31.1 31.2 31.2
Black African 14,128 13,737 27,865 44.6 44.1 44.4
Any other Black background 2,653 2,541 5.194 37.7 37.6 37.6
Chinese 580 570 1,150 10.8 10.5 10.6
Any other ethnic group 6,316 5,648 11,964 41.5 40.0 40.7
Classified 305,246 294,581 599,827 17.8 17.9 17.8
Unclassified5 11,280 10,345 21,625 19.3 19.5 19.4
All Pupils1 316,526 304,926 621,452 17.8 18.0 17.9

Number of Pupils known to be eligible for free school meals2 Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals3
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Maintained Secondary4
White 168,522 168,791 337,313 12.2 12.4 12,3
White British 160,221 160,961 321,182 12.0 12.2 12.1
Irish 1,173 1,275 2,448 18.3 18.8 18.5
Traveller of Irish heritage 260 260 520 42.0 48.2 44.9
Any other White background 6,508 5,908 12,416 20.1 18.9 19.5
Gypsy/Roma 360 387 747 49.8 46.7 48.1
Mixed 7,628 8,360 15,988 24.5 24.9 24.7
White and Black Caribbean 3,398 3,765 7,163 30.4 30.5 30.5
White and Black African 658 740 1,398 25.2 26.7 26,0
White and Asian 1,001 1,107 2,108 16.1 17.2 16.7
Any other mixed background 2,571 2,748 5,319 23.0 22.8 22.9
Asian 30,235 29,994 60,229 29.2 29.7 29.4
Indian 4,788 4,686 9,474 12.0 12.0 12.0
Pakistani 15,049 14,142 29,191 38.3 38.2 38.3
Bangladeshi 8,260 9,211 17,471 56.7 58.8 57.8
Any other Asian background 2,138 1,955 4,093 21.8 21.0 21.4

Maintained secondary schools1: number of pupils and school meal arrangements
Position as at January each year—Ribble Valley Parliamentary constituency
Total number of pupils of on roll Number of pupils taking free school meals Percentage of pupils taking free school meals Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals
1998 7,813 717 9.2 1,011 12.9
1999 7,982 779 9.8 1,001 12.5
2000 8,160 742 9.1 903 11.1
2001 8,348 531 6.4 840 10.1
2002 8,463 678 8.0 821 9.7
2003 8,610 677 7.9 758 8.8
1 Includes middle schools as deemed

Source: Annual Schools' Census

Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals 2 Perecentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals3
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Black 17,284 17,687 34,971 33.7 33.0 33.3
Black Caribbean 6,371 6,502 12,873 28.5 27.4 27.9
Black African 8,715 9,089 17,804 39.4 38.9 39.2
Any other Black background 2,198 2,096 4,294 32.0 31.9 31.9
Chinese 627 623 1,250 10.3 10.5 10.4
Any other ethnic group 4,711 4,191 8,902 35.9 35.6 35.8
Classified 229,007 229,646 458,653 14.5 14.7 14.6
Unclassifieds5 10,538 9,589 20,127 12.4 12.6 12.5
All Pupilsi1 239,545 239,235 478,780 14.4 14.6 14.5
1Pupils of compulsory school age and above
2Excludes dually registered pupils and includes boarders. Free school meal statistics shown here may not match with those shown in table 13,14 and 15 due to difference in coverage
3Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals expressed as a percentage of the number (headcount) of pupils in each ethnic group
4Includes middle schools as deemed
5Information was not sought or refused