8. To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent estimate he has made of the number of secondary schools that do not have their own sports playing fields. (279166)

The Department does not hold an estimate of the number of secondary schools that do not have their own playing fields.

Whether or not schools have their own playing fields, which may not be possible in urban settings, they are required to have access to team game playing fields proportionate to their pupil numbers and type.