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Gifted Children

Volume 471: debated on Tuesday 29 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children have been identified in each local authority as gifted and talented in each year since 2005. (177222)

The following table shows the number and proportion of students identified as gifted and talented by maintained primary and secondary schools for each English local authority in 2006 and 2007. National data on gifted and talented pupils has only been collected since 2006.

Maintained primary and secondary schools1: number and percentage of gifted and talented pupils2, position as at summer each year 2006 and 2007, by local authority area and government office region in England

2006

2007

Maintained secondary schools3

Maintained primary schools

Maintained secondary schools3

No of pupils2

No of gifted and talented pupils2

% of gifted and talented pupils4

No of pupils2

No of gifted and talented pupils2

% of gifted and talented pupils4

No of pupils2

No of gifted and talented pupils2

% of gifted and talented pupils4

England5

3,294,710

373,160

11.3

4,137,620

302,850

7.3

3,256,370

425,830

13.1

North East5

173,910

19,190

11.0

211,430

17,100

8.1

171,960

20,390

11.9

841

Darlington

6,229

949

15.2

8,865

380

4.3

6,117

1,082

17.7

840

Durham

32,305

3,899

12.1

41,264

3,846

9.3

31,998

3,688

11.5

390

Gateshead

11,689

860

7.4

16,031

1,338

8.3

11,629

816

7.0

805

Hartlepool

6,457

1,034

16.0

9,099

937

10.3

6,571

1,231

18.7

806

Middlesbrough

5,583

580

10.4

13,896

1,033

7.4

5,477

590

10.8

391

Newcastle upon Tyne

16,589

2,040

12.3

19,399

2,041

10.5

16,479

2,211

13.4

392

North Tyneside

13,597

1,428

10.5

16,146

1,177

7.3

13,573

1,156

8.5

929

Northumberland

29,803

1,900

6.4

19,479

1,084

5.6

29,484

2,990

10.1

807

Redcar and Cleveland

10,004

1,559

15.6

13,279

1,125

8.5

9,822

1,490

15.2

393

South Tyneside

9,960

881

8.8

12,547

176

1.4

9,726

1,686

17.3

808

Stockton-on-Tees

12,587

1,823

14.5

17,580

1,135

6.5

12,396

1,479

11.9

394

Sunderland

19,103

2,239

11.7

23,846

2,830

11.9

18,688

1,975

10.6

North West5

461,240

61,860

11.2

588,180

42,830

7.3

451,200

58,040

12.9

889

Blackburn with Darwen

9,693

1,165

12.0

14,514

725

5.0

9,624

1,192

12.4

890

Blackpool

8,657

624

7.2

11,690

888

7.6

8,596

967

11.2

350

Bolton

19,561

1,844

9.4

25,642

1,123

4.4

19,129

2,554

13.4

351

Bury

11,819

1,902

16.1

16,095

181

1.1

11,608

1,680

14.5

875

Cheshire

46,741

6,338

13.6

53,568

4,432

8.3

45,924

6,074

13.2

909

Cumbria

35,554

3,255

9.2

39,518

2,304

5.8

35,147

3,685

10.5

876

Halton

8,032

998

12.4

10,074

154

1.5

7,985

905

11.3

340

Knowsley

9,487

650

6.9

15,284

694

4.5

9,061

654

7.2

888

Lancashire

74,879

8,334

11.1

91,872

10,242

11.1

72,907

10,200

14.0

341

Liverpool

31,895

3,161

9.9

37,774

2,653

7.0

30,048

3,995

13.3

352

Manchester

23,435

2,915

12.4

40,931

3,510

8.6

23,086

3,524

15.3

353

Oldham

16,524

1,564

9.5

23,278

955

4.1

16,249

1,761

10.8

354

Rochdale

14,071

2,082

14.8

19,423

928

4.8

13,647

2,044

15.0

355

Salford

11,772

1,624

13.8

19,008

813

4.3

11,327

1,569

13.9

343

Sefton

20,311

1,847

9.1

23,073

1,833

7.9

19,834

1,972

9.9

342

St. Helens

11,776

704

6.0

15,280

1,534

10.0

11,508

885

7.7

356

Stockport

16,351

1,785

10.9

22,918

1,136

5.0

15,970

1,928

12.1

357

Tameside

15,638

1,477

9.4

19,926

1,537

7.7

15,347

2,413

15.7

358

Trafford

16,229

2,229

13.7

19,150

896

4.7

16,170

2,186

13.5

877

Warrington

14,010

1,985

14.2

17,514

1,525

8.7

13,922

2,290

16.4

359

Wigan

20,862

2,451

11.7

25,705

2,324

9.0

20,540

2,222

10.8

344

Wirral

23,940

2,922

12.2

25,939

2,438

9.4

23,575

3,342

14.2

Yorkshire and the Humber5

344,320

37,500

10.9

442,930

31,350

7.1

337,320

39,050

11.6

370

Barnsley

13,712

1,595

11.6

20,263

1,217

6.6

13,259

1,516

11.4

380

Bradford

33,947

3,848

11.3

51,866

4,940

9.5

33,705

3,795

11.3

381

Calderdale

15,396

2,207

14.3

18,379

2,038

11.1

15,364

1,814

11.8

371

Doncaster

20,284

2,000

9.9

26,872

2,122

7.9

20,015

1,946

9.7

811

East Riding of Yorkshire

23,444

2,239

9.6

25,760

1,807

7.0

23,264

2,684

11.5

810

Kingston Upon Hull, City of

15,714

1,910

12.2

22,023

2,377

10.8

15,308

1,501

9.8

382

Kirklees

26,524

2,176

8.2

35,718

2,249

6.3

26,362

3,152

12.0

383

Leeds

47,645

3,506

7.4

61,647

3,011

4.9

46,363

4,674

10.1

812

North East Lincolnshire

11,029

1,808

16.4

14,000

881

6.3

10,576

1,778

16.8

813

North Lincolnshire

10,768

1,441

13.4

13,930

713

5.1

10,682

834

7.8

815

North Yorkshire

41,742

4,519

10.8

44,218

956

2.2

41,255

5,253

12.7

372

Rotherham

20,308

2,101

10.3

23,467

2,487

10.6

20,063

2,331

11.6

373

Sheffield

31,393

3,437

10.9

42,520

3,424

8.1

29,171

2,732

9.4

384

Wakefield

22,238

2,708

12.2

29,110

2,285

7.8

21,816

2,565

11.8

816

York

10,173

2,001

19.7

13,159

843

6.4

10,140

2,474

24.4

East Midlands5

294,890

34,750

11.8

359,460

24,740

6.9

293,360

37,410

12.8

831

Derby

15,637

1,997

12.8

21,730

2,087

9.6

15,604

2,233

14.3

830

Derbyshire

50,751

5,610

11.1

61,495

2,870

4.7

50,783

6,651

13.1

856

Leicester

17,848

1,873

10.5

28,365

2,834

10.0

17,507

1,953

11.2

855

Leicestershire

46,517

5,766

12.4

47,679

4,536

9.5

46,390

5,684

12.3

925

Lincolnshire

48,246

4,557

9.4

52,403

1,450

2.8

48,399

6,201

12.8

928

Northamptonshire

45,184

6,539

14.5

56,247

3,647

6.5

45,122

6,017

13.3

892

Nottingham

13,578

1,209

8.9

24,239

2,648

10.9

13,365

1,478

11.1

891

Nottinghamshire

54,729

6,915

12.6

64,866

4,472

6.9

53,819

8,758

12.6

857

Rutland

2,402

288

12.0

2,437

194

8.0

2,366

430

18.2

West Midlands5

373,960

43,800

11.7

466,100

30,600

6.6

366,840

47,450

12.9

330

Birmingham

70,063

9,641

13.8

101,095

7,211

7.1

69,597

9,982

14.3

331

Coventry

21,045

2,632

12.5

27,039

2,374

8.8

20,735

2,801

13.5

332

Dudley

20,712

2,968

14.3

27,962

2,449

8.8

20,425

2,045

10.0

884

Herefordshire

10,377

740

7.1

12,822

881

6.9

10,133

1,012

10.0

333

Sandwell

19,745

2,894

14.7

30,172

1,960

6.5

19,769

2,956

15.0

893

Shropshire

18,046

1,867

103

21,790

1,702

7.8

17,705

2,065

11.7

334

Solihull

15,493

1,053

6.8

19,495

1,132

5.8

14,131

1,496

10.6

860

Staffordshire

60,645

4,697

7.7

62,845

1,522

2.4

59,671

5,629

9.4

861

Stoke-on-Trent

14,607

2,207

15.1

20,682

1,931

9.3

14,136

2,158

15.3

894

Telford and Wrekin

10,495

1,112

10.6

14,559

1,358

9.3

10,213

1,005

9.8

335

Walsall

20,948

1,931

9.2

25,934

1,933

7.5

20,589

2,370

11.5

937

Warwickshire

34,234

5,326

15.6

40,438

2,879

7.1

34,062

6,738

19.8

336

Wolverhampton

16,905

2,505

14.8

22,723

2,020

8.9

16,603

2,758

16.6

885

Worcestershire

40,648

4,224

10.4

38,541

1,252

3.2

39,087

4,437

11.4

East of England5

388,160

37,070

9.5

439,330

31,740

7.2

387,390

45,980

11.9

620

Bedfordshire

37,517

5,036

13.4

25,337

1,493

5.9

37,607

5,334

14.2

673

Cambridgeshire

32,677

2,106

6.4

43,739

2,506

5.7

32,743

3,268

10.0

881

Essex

90,768

8,735

9.6

106,201

9,228

8.7

90,185

10,378

11.5

919

Hertfordshire

79,984

8,201

10.3

91,915

6,051

6.6

79,944

9,989

12.5

821

Luton

12,257

1,458

11.9

18,484

1,547

8.4

12,381

1,872

15.1

928

Norfolk

48,607

4,804

10.3

63,880

4,601

7.2

46,815

5,880

12.6

874

Peterborough

13,115

1,364

10.4

15,356

484

3.2

13,082

1,372

10.5

882

Southend-on-Sea

12,497

1,551

12.4

13,988

2,069

14.8

12,613

2,390

18.9

935

Suffolk

53,903

3,081

5.7

46,445

2,615

5.6

53,990

4,709

8.7

883

Thurrock

8,830

729

8.2

13,981

1,150

8.2

8,034

790

9.8

London5

421,170

49,700

11.8

628,960

41,710

6.6

414,780

55,570

13.4

Inner London5

127,090

14,850

11.7

228,290

16,460

7.2

122,650

15,760

12.9

202

Camden

9,884

1,096

11.1

11,432

693

8.1

9,895

1,084

11.0

201

City of London

0

0

0.0

0

0

0.0

0

0

0.0

204

Hackney

6,952.

728

10.5

17,805

1,774

10.0

6,573

705

10.7

205

Hammersmith and Fulham

6,791

962

14.2

9,715

849

8.7

5,957

911

15.3

309

Haringey

11,645

1,463

12.6

21,739

1,359

6.3

11,762

1,749

14.9

206

Islington

8,060

1,047

13.0

14,020

1,153

8.2

7,92l

1,184

14.9

207

Kensington and Chelsea

3,488

535

15.3

6,996

564

8.1

3,484

968

27.8

208

Lambeth

7,972

987

12.4

20,052

1,258

6.3

8,094

1,368

16.9

209

Lewisham

10,949

1,047

9.6

21,951

683

3.1

11,004

1,030

9.4

316

Newham

18,216

2,130

11.7

31,029

2,217

7.1

18,256

1,984

10.9

210

Southwark

10,153

782

7.7

22,538

1,486

6.6

8,327

735

8.8

211

Tower Hamlets

14,307

1,604

11.2

22,447

1,643

7.3

14,357

1,631

11.4

212

Wandsworth

10,317

1,423

13.8

17,461

1,774

10.2

10,382

1,370

13.2

213

Westminster

8,357

1,046

12.5

11,103

1,003

9.0

6,641

1,044

15.7

Outer London5

294,080

34,850

11.9

460,670

25,250

6.3

292,130

39,810

13.6

301

Barking and Dagenham

12,537

1,385

11.0

18,755

309

1.6

12,428

1,129

9.1

302

Barnet

19,470

2,026

10.4

26,188

947

3.6

19,472

1,887

9.7

303

Bexley

18,290

3,080

18.8

50,510

1,954

9.5

18,276

3,277

17.9

304

Brent

16,321

1,821

11.2

23,200

1,391

6.0

16,479

1,779

10.8

305

Bromley

22,268

3,556

16.0

23,619

1,241

5.3

22,059

3,824

17.3

306

Croydon

18,597

1,346

7.2

29,243

1,080

3.7

18,591

2,024

10.9

307

Ealing

15,143

1,442

9.5

26,659

1,204

4.5

15,309

1,382

9.0

308

Enfield

22,006

3,101

14.1

27,379

1,706

6.2

22,082

4,417

20.0

203

Greenwich

14,391

1,659

11.5

21,490

1,161

5.4

14,142

1,945

13.8

310

Harrow

9,043

895

9.9

19,587

1,104

5.6

9,057

1,187

13.1

311

Havering

16,567

2,437

14.7

19,196

2,581

13.4

16,517

2,529

15.3

312

Hillingdon

16,957

1,886

11.1

24,403

1,468

6.0

16,969

2,165

12.8

313

Hounslow

16,525

1,902

11.5

18,985

1,871

9.9

16,559

2,091

12.6

314

Kingston upon Thames

9,536

882

9.2

11,624

914

7.9

9,562

1,283

13.4

315

Merton

8,558

741

8.7

15,491

693

4.5

7,146

785

11.0

317

Redbridge

20,586

2,562

12.4

24,494

2,055

8.4

20,937

2,757

13.2

318

Richmond upon Thames

7,133

418

5.9

13,001

1,113

8.6

7,119

911

12.8

319

Sutton

16,089

1,646

10.2

14,823

598

4.0

16,246

2,340

14.4

320

Waltham Forest

14,066

2,067

14.7

22,027

1,861

8.4

13,183

2,096

15.9

South East5

512,660

56,290

11.0

626,280

54,760

8.7

511,170

73,230

14.3

867

Bracknell Forest

6,164

691

11.2

8,938

375

4.2

6,221

701

11.3

846

Brighton and Hove

12,125

1,131

9.3

17,123

1,616

9.4

12,167

1,295

10.6

825

Buckinghamshire

35,017

5,090

14.5

40,077

3,915

9.8

34,942

6,696

19.2

845

East Sussex

28,588

3,121

10.9

35,859

4,365

12.2

28,544

3,669

12.9

850

Hampshire

72,611

6,576

9.1

96,096

10,554

11.0

71,742

8,853

12.3

921

Isle of Wight

12,085

969

8.0

6,706

686

10.2

11,996

1,522

12.7

886

Kent

98,477

9,838

10.0

110,133

13,477

12.2

98,426

16,138

16.4

887

Medway

20,389

2,328

11.4

22,160

1,963

8.9

20,211

2,969

14.7

826

Milton Keynes

15,031

1,013

6.7

20,685

1,229

5.9

15,857

1,835

11.6

931

Oxfordshire

37,540

4,977

13.3

46,916

2,581

5.5

37,339

6,399

17.1

851

Portsmouth

9,911

1,147

11.6

13,899

1,958

14.1

9,756

1,018

10.4

870

Reading

6,023

1,455

24.2

10.791

551

5.1

5,476

1,120

20.5

871

Slough

8,914

712

8.0

11,821

696

5.9

9,256

945

10.2

852

Southampton

11,512

1,926

16.7

15,935

1,061

6.7

11,198

1,912

17.1

936

Surrey

59,466

5,171

8.7

78,265

2,574

3.3

59,642

6,640

11.1

889

West Berkshire

12,155

1,916

15.8

12,310

1,325

10.8

12,239

2,024

16.5

938

West Sussex

45,660

5,760

12.6

56,937

4,314

7.6

45,349

6,498

14.3

868

Windsor and Maidenhead

10,211

785

7.7

8,872

472

5.3

10,124

1,227

12.1

872

Wokingham

10,778

1,683

15.6

12,758

1,048

8.2

10,688

1,773

16.6

South West5

324,400

43,000

13.3

374,950

28,020

7.5

322,350

4,700

15.1

800

Bath and North East Somerset

12,549

1,726

13.8

12,132

686

5.7

12,451

1,585

12.7

837

Bournemouth

9,880

962

9.7

10,361

893

8.6

9,722

1,969

20.3

801

Bristol, City of

15.459

1,448

9.4

28,988

2,623

9.0

15,136

1,700

11.2

908

Cornwall

32,688

2,973

9.1

38,934

2,753

7.1

32,527

3,430

10.5

878

Devon

43,173

5,583

12.9

53,310

5,212

9.8

42,729

5,803

13.6

835

Dorset

30,048

3,603

12.0

24,654

1,236

5.0

29,989

3,552

11.8

916

Gloucestershire

40,494

5,099

12.6

42,660

2,087

4.9

40,307

5,792

14.4

420

Isles of Scilly

0

0

0.0

274

11

4.0

0

0

0.0

802

North Somerset

12,928

2,336

18.1

14,973

1,312

8.8

12,951

2,669

20.6

879

Plymouth

18,413

2,330

12.7

19,003

1,540

8.1

18,268

3,570

19.5

836

Poole

8,644

1,732

20.0

10,164

628

6.2

8,564

1,651

19.3

933

Somerset

33,060

5,091

15.4

36,214

2,640

7.3

32,450

6,106

18.8

803

South Gloucester

17,047

1,762

10.3

21,594

961

4.5

17,255

2,153

12.5

866

Swindon

11,613

1,733

14.9

16,949

2,130

12.6

11,541

1,653

14.3

880

Torbay

9,128

2,154

23.6

9,754

1,178

12.1

8,972

2,075

23.1

865

Wiltshire

29,277

4,465

15.3

34,990

2,131

6.1

29,483

4,995

16.9

1 Includes middle schools as deemed.

2 Includes pupils with sole and dual (main) registration.

3 Excludes city technology colleges and academies.

4 The number of gifted and talented pupils expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils.

5 National figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.

6 Secondary school data has been collected since 2006, Data on primary schools since 2007.

Source:

School Census