To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils in West Chelmsford constituency have been identified as gifted and talented. (269215)

Through the School Census schools are asked to confirm the number of gifted and talented pupils they have identified. According to the summer 2008 Census 848 (10.7 per cent.) of pupils in maintained primary schools and 1,091 (12.8 per cent.) of pupils in maintained secondary schools were identified as gifted and talented in the West Chelmsford constituency.