Faith Schools Mr. Walter To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of pupils attending (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in North Dorset are (i) Christian, (ii) Muslim, (iii) Jewish, (iv) Buddhist, (v) Hindu and (vi) of no religion.[96718] Jim Knight The information requested is not collected centrally. Mr. Walter To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many faith schools there are in North Dorset. Jim Knight The information requested is shown in the table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Maintained primary|Maintained secondary| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |No religious character |12 |5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Church of England |27 |3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Roman Catholic |2 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Methodist |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other Christian faith2 |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Jewish |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Muslim |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sikh |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other |0 |0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |41 |8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes middle schools as deemed.2 Includes schools of mixed denomination and other Christian beliefs.Source:Schools’ Census and EduBase| | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------