To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will list the schools in the most recent application round which were refused approval to operate as specialist schools, stating in each case (a) the name of the school, (b) the specialist status applied for and (c) the percentage of students achieving five A* to C grades at GCSE including mathematics and English. (263664)

The table provides details of the nine schools that applied in the most recent application round which were unsuccessful.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will list the 11 schools in the most recent application round which were approved to operate as specialist schools from September 2009, stating in each case (a) the name of the school, (b) the specialist status applied to it and (c) the percentage of students achieving five A* to C grades at GCSE including mathematics and English. (263665)

The following table provides details of the 11 successful schools that have been approved in the most recent application round and which will become operational from September 2009.