Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of English Baccalaureate students went on to (a) A-levels (b) vocational study and (c) an apprenticeship in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Nick Gibb
This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of English Baccalaureate students in receipt of free school meals went on to (a) A-levels, (b) vocational study, and (c) an apprenticeship in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answered by Nick Gibb
This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information has been issued to employers on the English Baccalaureate performance measure.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Government published the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) consultation response on 19 July 2017. It set out our ambition for 75% of year 10 pupils in state-funded mainstream schools studying GCSEs in the EBacc combination of subjects by September 2022. This is considered an important stepping stone to reaching 90% of year 10 pupils studying GCSEs in the EBacc subjects by 2025.
Changes to school performance measures, relating to the EBacc, were clearly outlined in the Government response to the EBacc consultation. This can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate.
A list of groups representing employers who submitted responses to the consultation on implementing the EBacc, is published in the government response to the consultation.
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information has been issued to Russell Group Universities on the English Baccalaureate performance measure.
Answered by Nick Gibb
We published the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) consultation response on 19 July 2017, which sets out the Government’s ambition that 75% of year 10 pupils in state-funded mainstream schools will start to study GCSEs in the EBacc combination of subjects by September 2022, as an important stepping stone to reaching 90% of year 10 pupils studying GCSEs in the EBacc subjects by 2025.
Changes to school performance measures, relating to the EBacc, were clearly outlined in the Government response to the EBacc consultation, which can be viewed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/implementing-the-english-baccalaureate.
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the proportion of students that obtain the English Baccalaureate in the last seven years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The number and proportion of pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate between 2009/10 and 2016/17 can be obtained from the Department’s statistical first releases at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4. The main tables for each year contain the required information (a time series is also available in the 2016/17 publication).
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of students who obtain the English Baccalaureate attend (a) state and (b) independent schools.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The number and proportion of pupils obtaining the English Baccalaureate in state-funded schools and independent schools can be obtained from the Department’s statistical first releases at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-gcses-key-stage-4. The main tables for each year contain the required information.
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average contribution from the public purse to each Russell Group university is for 2017-18.
Answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone
This information is not available in the format requested.
The Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA) is responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics on the sources of income that each university receives. This is collected retrospectively and so the latest year that financial data is available for is 2015/16. Aggregate data for the sector can be viewed here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications/finances-2015-16/introduction.
Information for the 2017/18 academic year will be published by HESA in spring 2019.
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it compulsory for all schools to have sprinklers installed.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Government takes the safety of pupils and teachers very seriously. All schools have to follow strict fire safety regulations, including having a Fire Risk Assessment, designed to ensure they are as safe as possible and well prepared in the event of a fire.
All new school building projects must comply with Building Regulations, including on fire safety, and this is independently certified by Building Control or an Approved Inspector before buildings are occupied. Where sprinklers are deemed necessary to keep pupils and staff safe, following an assessment of risk at the design stage, or to meet local planning requirements, they should be fitted.
Following the tragic Grenfell fire, the government has launched a Public Inquiry and an independent review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. Alongside the rest of Government, we will take forward any relevant recommendations.
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the change in attainment levels at Key Stage 4 for (a) white, (b) BAME and (c) all pupils who are (i) eligible and (ii) not eligible for free school meals in the last seven years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Department has published the attainment levels, at the end of Key Stage 4, for all pupils, split by ethnicity and free school meals eligibility. They are available as part of the Department’s ‘GCSE and equivalents’ statistical first release (SFR)[1].
The Government is determined to deliver an education system that ensures that all pupils – regardless of ethnicity, background or gender – have the opportunity to go as far as their talents and hard work will take them. Through our curriculum and qualification reforms we have set high expectations for what all pupils will achieve. Our performance measures for secondary schools are intended to focus attention on the academic progress made by every pupil during Key Stages 3 and 4, as well as their GCSE attainment.
While pupil attainment does vary by ethnicity, the most significant factor affecting academic performance across all ethnic groups is economic disadvantage. We are helping schools improve the progress and attainment of disadvantaged pupils by continuing to provide pupil premium funding, worth nearly £2.5 billion in 2017-18. Our new national funding formula for schools, when fully implemented, will also allocate £3 billion – 9.1% of the total funding – based on deprivation factors.
For 2014/15, the SFR is located at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2014-to-2015. The data is located in the ‘characteristics national tables: SFR01/2016’ table CH2A.
For 2010/11 – 2013/14, the SFR is located at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-attainment-by-pupil-characteristics-2014. The data is located in the ‘national and local authority tables: SFR05/2015’ table 2. All previous years can be accessed here.
Asked by: Royston Smith (Conservative - Southampton, Itchen)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils have studied humanities at GCSE level in each of the last seven years.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The proportion of students entered for modern foreign languages, humanities, double science and triple science since 2010 is published in the “GCSE and equivalent results in England: 2016 to 2017 (provisional)” statistical first release[1]. A list of qualifications which count towards the English Baccalaureate is available on the school performance tables’ website[2].
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gcse-and-equivalent-results-2016-to-2017-provisional - table 1c
[2] A list of qualifications which count towards the English Baccalaureate can be found at: http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/secondary_14/English_Baccalaureate_list_of_qualifications_July_2015.xls.