Teachers: Males

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to his letter of correction of 4 December 2008 to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham, Deposited Paper DEP2008-2997, to the answer of 28 October 2008, Official Report, column 596W, on teachers: males, which five secondary schools did not have any male teachers in 2008; and in which local authority area each was. (264684)

The following table provides the name and local authority area of maintained secondary schools recorded in the school census of January 2008 as having no male full-time qualified teacher. Middle schools deemed secondary are included.

*Local authority maintained secondary schools with no male full-time qualified*¹ *teacher, 2008, England*
	Local authority area
Bolton Muslim Girls School	Bolton
Feversham College	Bradford
Seahouses Middle School	Northumberland
West Sleekburn Middle School	Northumberland
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School	Hackney
¹ Teacher with qualified teacher status. Source: School Census.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to his letter of correction of 4 December 2008 to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham, Deposited Paper DEP2008-2997, to the answer of 28 October 2008, Official Report, column 596W, on teachers: males, how many and what percentage of primary school pupils who (a) lived and (b) attended school in the most deprived decile of lower layer super output areas as determined by the income deprivation affecting children indices in 2008 attended schools with no male teachers. (264685)

The information requested is shown as follows:

(a) In 2008, 85,883 primary school pupils^1,2 who lived in the most deprived decile of lower layer super output areas as determined by the income deprivation affecting children indices (IDACI) attended schools with no male teachers. This represents 14.7 per cent. of all primary school pupils who lived in the most deprived IDACI decile. This compares with 20.5 per cent. of primary pupils resident in all IDACI deciles, who attend schools with no male teachers.

(b) In 2008, 69,990 primary school pupils^1,2 who attended school in the most deprived decile of lower layer super output areas as determined by the income deprivation affecting children indices (IDACI) attended schools with no male teachers. This represents 14.6 per cent. of all primary school pupils who attended school in the most deprived IDACI decile. This compares with 20.6 per cent. of primary pupils who attend school in all IDACI deciles, who attend schools with no male teachers.

¹ Includes solely registered and main registration of dually registered pupils.

² Includes pupils of all ages attending maintained primary schools.

Source:

School Census 2008.

Volume 491: debated on Tuesday 21 April 2009