Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the school funding formula on the level of funding for schools in St Helens North constituency.
Answered by Nick Gibb
We are currently consulting on a national funding formula for schools, and I am engaging widely with honourable members, head teachers, and other representatives on how the proposed formula would affect their areas. Our proposals for funding reform will mean that schools will, for the first time, receive a consistent and fair share of the schools budget, so that they can give every child the opportunity to reach their full potential.
As part of the consultation, we have published impact data of the proposed national funding formulae at school-level for all schools in England on GOV.UK.
As a result of our proposals, St Helens North constituency would see an overall increase in schools funding of 1.9%. On funding for pupils with high needs, St. Helens local authority would see an increase of 1.9%.
The current consultation is open until 22 March, and we are keen to hear views from as many schools, governors, local authorities, and parents as possible. We will publish our response to the consultation, including details of representations received, in due course.
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the UK on average for improving the condition of school buildings in each year since 2010.
Answered by Nick Gibb
St Helens North is part of St Helens local authority, which received condition funding (including Devolved Formula Capital provided directly to schools) of over £20 million from 2011-12 to 2016-17 financial years, an average of £3.5 million per year. Local authorities determine how allocations are distributed to schools in their area.
The Department for Education has responsibility for England and has distributed over £8 billion in school condition allocations and Devolved Formula Capital nationally from 2011-12 to 2016-17, an average of £1.4 billion per year.
These amounts do not include allocations made to academies or Multi Academy Trusts in the area. As Trusts often allocate funding across local authority boundaries, it is not possible to calculate condition funding per pupil for a local area.
The Government is spending over £10 billion on maintaining and improving the condition of the school estate from 2016-17 to 2020-21 financial years. As part of this the £4.4 billion Priority School Rebuilding Programme is rebuilding or refurbishing those school buildings in the worst condition across the country. Two schools in St Helens have been successful in their applications to this programme.
Details on current and future school condition allocations are published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations
A breakdown of Devolved Formula Capital funding by institution is available for 2016-17: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations
Details on successful applications to the Priority School Building Programme Phases 1 and 2 are published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/psbp-list-of-successful-applicants
The following table provides a breakdown of school condition allocations and Devolved Formula Capital combined in St Helens on an annual basis. It does not include capital funding for academies, which is not channelled through the local authority.
(All values £m) | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Condition Allocations | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
The following table provides a breakdown of condition allocations in England on an annual basis:
(All values £bn) | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Devolved Formula Capital | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
School Condition Allocations | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Condition Improvement Fund / Academies Capital Maintenance Fund | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Total | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Notes to tables
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent per pupil on improving the condition of school buildings in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the UK on average in each year since 2010.
Answered by Nick Gibb
St Helens North is part of St Helens local authority, which received condition funding (including Devolved Formula Capital provided directly to schools) of over £20 million from 2011-12 to 2016-17 financial years, an average of £3.5 million per year. Local authorities determine how allocations are distributed to schools in their area.
The Department for Education has responsibility for England and has distributed over £8 billion in school condition allocations and Devolved Formula Capital nationally from 2011-12 to 2016-17, an average of £1.4 billion per year.
These amounts do not include allocations made to academies or Multi Academy Trusts in the area. As Trusts often allocate funding across local authority boundaries, it is not possible to calculate condition funding per pupil for a local area.
The Government is spending over £10 billion on maintaining and improving the condition of the school estate from 2016-17 to 2020-21 financial years. As part of this the £4.4 billion Priority School Rebuilding Programme is rebuilding or refurbishing those school buildings in the worst condition across the country. Two schools in St Helens have been successful in their applications to this programme.
Details on current and future school condition allocations are published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations
A breakdown of Devolved Formula Capital funding by institution is available for 2016-17: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-allocations
Details on successful applications to the Priority School Building Programme Phases 1 and 2 are published here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/psbp-list-of-successful-applicants
The following table provides a breakdown of school condition allocations and Devolved Formula Capital combined in St Helens on an annual basis. It does not include capital funding for academies, which is not channelled through the local authority.
(All values £m) | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Condition Allocations | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
The following table provides a breakdown of condition allocations in England on an annual basis:
(All values £bn) | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Devolved Formula Capital | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
School Condition Allocations | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Condition Improvement Fund / Academies Capital Maintenance Fund | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Total | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Notes to tables
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/condition-improvement-fund
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size was in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
Answered by Nick Gibb
This information is published annually. The most recent figures can be found in the underlying data of the statistical first release available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016
Average class size in St Helens North constituency as at January each year: 2010 to 2016
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
State-funded primary schools | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.6 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 27.2 |
State-funded secondary schools | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 19.6 |
Source: January school census
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
State-funded primary schools | N/A | 25.7 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
State-funded secondary schools | N/A | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 19.1 |
Average class size in Merseyside LAs (Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) as at January each year: 2010 to 2016
Source: January school census
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
State-funded primary schools | 26.4 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 27.1 |
State-funded secondary schools | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.4 |
Average class size in England as at January each year: 2010 to 2016
Source: January school census
A UK figure is not available. As education is a devolved matter statistics on schools are published separately by the four administrations.
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding her Department provided for support for deaf awareness training in schools in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) the North West and (c) England in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answered by Edward Timpson
We have not provided any funding specifically for deaf awareness training. However, over the past six years, we have provided £2.25million of funding to a partnership of sensory impairment charities through the National Sensory Impairment Partnership (NatSIP), to improve outcomes for children and young people with sensory impairment. Through NatSIP, we have worked with charities such as the National Deaf Children’s Society to produce resources such as the 'Supporting the achievement of deaf children' pack, a comprehensive set of guides on how teachers can support children and young people with hearing impairment. In addition, as set out in the Equality Act 2010, we expect all schools to support disabled children and young people, including by making reasonable adjustments to prevent them from suffering discrimination.
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent from the public purse on apprenticeships per capita in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside, (c) the North West and (d) the UK in each year since 2010.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The total funding provided to support apprenticeships in England is published in our annual funding statement here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016
We do not hold the relevant data centrally to provide details of per capita apprenticeship spend as requested. However, the latest data on apprenticeship starts by constituency and region can be found in the supplementary tables accompanying the Statistical First Release SFA/SFR36, published on 17 November 2016: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570129/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-November16.xls
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships were available in (a) St Helens North, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year between 2010 and 2015.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The attached table shows how many apprenticeships were started in the St Helens North constituency, the Liverpool Local Education Authority, and England for each of the last 6 academic years.
The Department does not hold information on the number of apprenticeships available at any one time.
Regional level data is published online at:
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding per head is received for childcare in (a) St Helens North, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
Local authorities in Merseyside (including St Helens) currently (2016-17) receive the following funding rate per child per hour from central Government for delivering the two year old and three and four year old entitlements:
LAs | Three and Four year old entitlement | Two year old entitlement |
St Helens | £3.61 | £4.87 |
Halton | £3.54 | £4.93 |
Knowsley | £4.49 | £4.87 |
Liverpool | £5.24 | £4.87 |
Sefton | £4.03 | £4.87 |
Wirral | £4.02 | £4.87 |
In 2016-17 the national average hourly rate paid by the Department of Education to local authorities in England is £4.56 for three and four year olds and £5.09 for two year olds. This includes the early years pupil premium.
The figures given above relate to England. Childcare policy for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is devolved.
We are currently consulting on proposals to change the way we fund free childcare and early years education. Our consultation can be found at: https://consult.education.gov.uk/early-years-funding/eynff
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school leavers in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside, (c) the North West and (d) the UK who were (i) entitled and (ii) not entitled to free school meals went to university in the last five years for which information is available.
Answered by Edward Timpson
Information is given on the number and percentage of students completing key stage 5 study (A level and other level 3 qualifications) in mainstream state funded schools and colleges and progressing to study at a UK Higher Education Institution for at least two terms the following year; in each of the last four years for which information is available.
The tables below show comparable figures for: a) St Helens North constituency; b) Merseyside metropolitan county (comprising Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral); c) The North West region; and d) England. The department does not hold information on students leaving schools in other constituent countries of the UK. Numbers of pupils are shown rounded to the nearest ten, as published. Percentages are calculated on unrounded figures.
In each of the last four years, around 10 students in St Helens North constituency who had been eligible for free school meals in year 11 (FSM) and completed key stage 5 study progressed to higher education. These represented between 31% and 52% of the FSM students completing key stage 5 study. For students who had not been eligible for free school meals (non-FSM) between 110 and 160 students in St Helens North progressed to higher education each year, representing between 48% and 63% of such students completing key stage 5.
Information on pupil destinations at local authority, regional and national level is published annually on gov.uk at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations
a)
St. Helens North constituency | Number of students completing KS5 | Number at UK Higher Education Institution | % at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures) | |||
(rounded to nearest 10) | (rounded to nearest 10) | |||||
FSM | Non-FSM | FSM | Non-FSM | FSM | Non-FSM | |
2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort) | 40 | 250 | 10 | 120 | 31% | 48% |
2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort) | 30 | 200 | 10 | 110 | 52% | 56% |
2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort) | 20 | 250 | 10 | 160 | 47% | 63% |
2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort) | 30 | 250 | 10 | 140 | 41% | 55% |
b)
Merseyside metropolitan county | Number of students completing KS5 | Number at UK Higher Education Institution | % at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures) | |||
(rounded to nearest 10) | (rounded to nearest 10) | |||||
FSM | Non-FSM | FSM | Non-FSM | FSM | Non-FSM | |
2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort) | 1,340 | 7,950 | 520 | 4,180 | 39% | 53% |
2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort) | 1,250 | 8,020 | 520 | 4,280 | 41% | 53% |
2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort) | 1,300 | 8,290 | 520 | 4,800 | 40% | 58% |
2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort) | 1,320 | 8,500 | 520 | 4,490 | 39% | 53% |
c)
North West | Number of students completing KS5 | Number at UK Higher Education Institution | % at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures) | |||
(rounded to nearest 10) | (rounded to nearest 10) | |||||
FSM | Non-FSM | FSM | Non-FSM | FSM | Non-FSM | |
2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort) | 5,460 | 44,440 | 2,290 | 23,310 | 42% | 52% |
2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort) | 5,230 | 44,190 | 2,210 | 23,010 | 42% | 52% |
2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort) | 4,680 | 43,310 | 2,110 | 24,790 | 45% | 57% |
2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort) | 4,450 | 44,190 | 1,930 | 23,640 | 43% | 53% |
d)
England | Number of students completing KS5 | Number at UK Higher Education Institution | % at UK Higher Education Institution (calculated on unrounded figures) | |||
(rounded to nearest 10) | (rounded to nearest 10) | |||||
FSM | Non-FSM | FSM | Non-FSM | FSM | Non-FSM | |
2013/14 (2012/13 KS5 cohort) | 35,390 | 323,580 | 15,550 | 157,220 | 44% | 49% |
2012/13 (2011/12 KS5 cohort) | 31,670 | 314,120 | 14,140 | 150,300 | 45% | 48% |
2011/12 (2010/11 KS5 cohort) | 28,770 | 306,720 | 13,540 | 163,010 | 47% | 53% |
2010/11 (2009/10 KS5 cohort) | 27,250 | 313,940 | 12,130 | 152,490 | 45% | 49% |
Asked by: Conor McGinn (Independent - St Helens North)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cases of child abuse and neglect were reported in (a) Merseyside and (b) St Helens in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012, (iv) 2013, (v) 2014 and (vi) 2015.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The information requested is not available. We do not collect the reason for referrals so cannot identify how many of these were due to abuse or neglect.
Data on referrals is available by local authority and region in the annual statistical first release ‘Characteristics of children in need’’[1].
Once a child has been referred and any relevant assessments have been carried out, we collect information on the primary needs of children in need of children’s social care services. In 2014/15, 66% of children in need in St Helens local authority had a primary need of abuse or neglect.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need