[holding answer 23 February 2009]: This is a matter for Ofsted. HMCI Christine Gilbert will be replying and a copy will be placed in the House Libraries.
Letter from Christine Gilbert, dated 4 March 2009:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for a response.
The following table shows the pupil referral units that have been placed in special measures from the 1 April 2007 to the 31 December 2008.
URN School name LA name 120769 Central Area Pupil Referral Unit Norfolk 113657 Pupil Referral Unit, Poole Poole 131193 Havering KS4 PRU Havering 125813 Area B - Out of School Learning Service West Sussex 108754 Sunderland Pupil Referral Unit Sunderland 134298 Mill Road Pupil Referral Unit, Ipors Centre Liverpool 115838 The Bridge Education Centre Hampshire 134880 Burton PRU Staffordshire 112096 West Cumbria Learning Centre Cumbria 133755 Lansdown Tuition Centre Bath and North East Somerset 134348 Student Support Service PRU Leicestershire 134522 The Ruiz Centre Walsall
The number and lists of schools causing concern are published each term on the Ofsted website.
A copy of this reply has been sent to the right hon. Jim Knight, MP, Minister of State for Schools and learners, and will be placed in the Library of both Houses.