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Specialist Schools

Volume 490: debated on Monday 23 March 2009

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.

School Name

Proposed specialism

Percentage of students achieving five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Mathematics

Kilgarth School

Business and Enterprise

1

The Mailing School

Combined Science and Sports

26

Blessed Robert Johnson Catholic College

Humanities

35

The Causeway School

Humanities

31

The Robert Napier School

Humanities

30

Sheringham Woodfields School

Special Educational Needs

1

St Ann's School

Special Educational Needs

1

The Willoughby School

Special Educational Needs

1

Round Oak School

Special Educational Needs

1

1 Not applicable – special needs.

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.

School name

Specialist status

Percentage of students achieving five GCSE A*-C including English and mathematics

Oak Lodge School

Arts

1

The Duston School

Combined Business and Enterprise and Science

35

Newman Catholic School

Engineering

32

Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School

Humanities

67

Hutton Church of England Grammar School

Mathematics and Computing

73

Putteridge High School

Mathematics and Computing

44

Branksome School

Science

39

Beaucroft Foundation School

Special Educational Needs

1

Castle Hill School

Special Educational Needs

1

Dee Banks School

Special Educational Needs

1

Methwold High School

Sports

45

1 Not applicable—special school.