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Pupils: English Language

Volume 472: debated on Thursday 6 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of children in schools in Lincolnshire speak English as a second language. (175792)

The information is available in the following table. This can be found in tables 34 and 35 of Statistical First Release ‘Schools and Pupils in England: January 2007 (Final)’, which is available on the Department’s website:

http:/www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000744/index. shtml

Maintained schools 1: Number and percentage of pupils by first language, January 2007

Number of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English

Percentage of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English2

Number of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be English

Percentage of pupils whose first language is known or believed to be English2

Unclassified3

Percentage unclassified

Total4,5

Primary Schools

England5

447,480

13.5

2,855,830

86.4

1,070

0.0

3,304,370

925

Lincolnshire

1,230

2.8

42,480

97.2

6

6

43,710

Secondary Schools

England5

342,240

10.5

2,924,050

89.5

1,860

0.1

3,268,160

925

Lincolnshire

1,170

2.4

47,310

97.6

6

6

48,480

1 Includes middle schools as deemed

2 The number of pupils by their first language expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils of compulsory school age and above.

3 Information was not sought or refused.

4 Total number of pupils of compulsory school age and above. Excludes dually registered pupils.

5 National and regional totals, and totals across each local authority have been rounded to the nearest 10.

6 1 or 2 pupils, or a rate based on 1 or 2 pupils.