Specialist Schools: Barnet Mr. Dismore To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which schools in Barnet have specialist status; what the specialisms are in each case; what funding was made available to each in the latest period for which figures are available; what outstanding applications for specialist status there are from schools in Barnet; and if he will make a statement. Jim Knight The following table shows the information requested. There are 19 maintained secondary schools in Barnet local authority, 18 of which have specialist status. There are no outstanding applications for specialist status. The Government remain committed to the Specialist Schools Programme as a means of raising attainment and achievement for all secondary aged pupils. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |School |Main specialism |Second specialism|Leading option |Total grant allocated (£)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Ashmole school |Science |Music |— |215,271 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bishop Douglass school, Finchley |Science |— |— |58,032 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Christ’s college, Finchley |M&C |— |— |124,872 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Copthall school |B&E |Language |— |219,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |East Barnet school |Technology |— |— |134,289 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Finchley Catholic high school |B&E |— |— |129,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Friern Barnet school |Arts |— |— |98,169 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hasmonean high school |B&E |— |— |129,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hendon school |Language |— |— |166,740 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mapledown school |SEN Cognition and Learning|— |— |10 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Mill Hill county high school |Technology |— |— |194,016 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Oak Lodge school |SEN Cognition and Learning|—— |— |35,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ school |Arts |— |— |129,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Queen Elizabeth’s school, Barnet |Music |— |— |129,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |St James’ Catholic high school |Science and sports |— |— |129,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |St Michael’s Catholic grammar school |Language |— |— |125,202 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Compton school |Technology | |Training school|169,521 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Henrietta Barnett school |Music |— |— |54,522 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |The Ravenscroft school and technology college |Technology |— |— |113,133 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Whitefield school |Sports |— |— |104,748 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Designated from 1 September 2008. Will receive £35,000 in 2008-09.| | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------