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Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 20 February 2007, Official Report, column 705W, on language courses, how many schools published in the secondary school achievement and attainment tables are (a) special schools and (b) independent schools. (123177)

The information can be found in the following table.

Number of schools published in 2006 secondary (key stage 4) achievement and attainment tables, by institution type

Institution type

Number of schools

Academies

45

City technology colleges

11

Community schools

1,921

Community special schools

752

Foundation schools

526

Foundation special schools

13

Independent schools

1,009

Independent special schools

82

Non-maintained special schools

66

Voluntary aided schools

523

Voluntary controlled schools

91

Total

5,039

Of the 5,039 schools published in the 2006 secondary (key stage 4) achievement and attainment tables on 11 January 2007

(a) 913 were special schools (including community special schools, foundation special schools, independent special schools and non-maintained special schools) and

(b) 1,091 were independent schools (including independent mainstream and independent special schools i.e. independent special schools have been included in both groups).