Children, Schools and Families written question – answered am ar 9 Gorffennaf 2009.
Tim Loughton
Shadow Minister (Children)
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils with a statement of special educational need attended mainstream schools which Ofsted has assessed as inadequate in each year since 1997.
Diana R. Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools)
This is a matter for Ofsted. HM chief inspector, Christine Gilbert, has written to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply has been placed in the House Libraries.
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for reply.
Table A shows how many pupils with statements of special educational needs attended nursery, primary and secondary schools which were in special measures at the end of each academic year since 1997/98, and the percentage this represents of all pupils with statements of special educational needs. The number and percentage of all pupils in nursery, primary and secondary schools in special measures are also shown for information.
| Table A: Number and percentage of pupils with statements of special educational needs, and all pupils, attending nursery, primary and secondary schools which were in special measures at the end of each academic year since 1997/98 | ||||||
| Pupils with statements of special educational needs | All pupils | |||||
| In schools in special measures at the end of the academic year | In all schools | Percentage in schools in special measures | In schools in special measures at the end of the academic year | In all schools | Percentage in schools in special measures | |
| 1997/98 | 3,768 | 141,410 | 3 | 149,733 | 7,598,190 | 2 |
| 1998/99 | 3,334 | 147,580 | 2 | 129,502 | 7,645,880 | 2 |
| 1999/2000 | 3,153 | 152,800 | 2 | 123,924 | 7,680,200 | 2 |
| 2000/01 | 2,703 | 158,000 | 2 | 107,374 | 7,699,990 | 1 |
| 2001/02 | 2,128 | 149,890 | 1 | 91,274 | 7,686,080 | 1 |
| 2002/03 | 2,386 | 150,910 | 2 | 92,040 | 7,677,900 | 1 |
| 2003/04 | 3,566 | 149,050 | 2 | 129,596 | 7,643,130 | 2 |
| 2004/05 | 2,823 | 145,040 | 2 | 106,672 | 7,589,720 | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 1,932 | 139,880 | 1 | 86,785 | 7,530,550 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 1,715 | 132,270 | 1 | 84,273 | 7,466,950 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 1,710 | 126,660 | 1 | 85,876 | 7,414,290 | 1 |
| Source: Figures are based on School Census (pupil level) data from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. | ||||||
Special measures is an Ofsted category, defined in the Education Act 2005, meaning that a school is failing to give its pupils an acceptable standard of education and the persons responsible for leading, managing or governing the school are not demonstrating the capacity to secure the necessary improvement. Please be aware that the framework for inspecting maintained schools has been revised throughout the period in question, most recently in September 2005. As a result, there has been no consistent "inadequate" category over this period. These tables are, therefore, limited to those maintained schools placed in special measures, as this category has been in place throughout the period in question.
Pupil numbers have been calculated using information from the Department for Children, Schools and Families' School Census (pupil-level) on pupils registered at one school only, and on pupils registered at two schools, but using their main school as recorded on the census. The census is taken in January of each year.
A copy of this reply has been sent to Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State for Schools and Learners, and will be placed in the library of both Houses.
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