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To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) primary school places and (b) secondary school places have been created in (i) Corby constituency and (ii) East Northamptonshire since May 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many (a) primary school places and (b) secondary school places have been created in (i) Corby constituency and (ii) East Northamptonshire since May 2010.
The most recent information available on primary and secondary school capacity in Northamptonshire relates to the position in May 2012.
We do not collect data by constituencies or parts of counties. The results from our annual survey for Northamptonshire since 2010 are detailed in the tables.
In 2012, the data show an increase of 404 primary places since 2010:
| Places | |
| 2010 | 60,733 |
| 2011 | 60,973 |
| 2012 | 61,137 |
In 2012, the data show an increase of 670 secondary places since 2010:
| Places | |
| 2010 | 53,703 |
| 2011 | 54,790 |
| 2012 | 54,373 |
It is the responsibility of each local authority to balance the supply and demand for primary and secondary school places in their area, and secure a place for every child of statutory age who wants one. The Department provided £41.88 million from 2011-12 to 2014-15 to support this, an increase of just over 30% against the £29.05 million provided over the preceding four year period (from 2007-08 to 2010-11).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools moved from a three tier to a two tier system during 2012-13; how many schools are committed to making such a change during 2013-14; and how many schools are engaged in consultations concerning the possibility of making this change...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many schools moved from a three tier to a two tier system during 2012-13; how many schools are committed to making such a change during 2013-14; and how many schools are engaged in consultations concerning the possibility of making this change...
The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
We are unable to comment on the number of schools that are currently consulting on the possibility of making such a reorganisation of their educational provision in the future. This is because local authorities and schools are able to consult and engage with their local communities on this issue without first notifying the Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of school places in Corby constituency over the next 20 years.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of school places in Corby constituency over the next 20 years.
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It is the responsibility of each local authority to accommodate the supply and demand for primary and secondary school places in their area and secure a place for every child of statutory age who wants one. The Department relies on local authorities for information on school capacity in their area.
The most recent information available on primary and secondary school capacity in Northamptonshire relates to the position as at May 2012. At that time the local authority forecast an increase in primary pupil numbers of 8,413 (15%) between 2011/12 and 2016/17, and an increase in secondary pupil numbers of 2,784 (6%) between 2011/12 and 2018/19.
Local authorities group their schools into planning areas for the purposes of planning local school place provision. Based on available places in 2011/12, Northamptonshire local authority forecast a shortfall of over 700 primary places (12%) by 2015/16 in the Corby planning area. However, this does not take into account the 800 places the local authority expects to add in Corby by 2013,
At secondary level, based on available places in 2011/12, Northamptonshire local authority is forecasting a shortfall of around 60 places (2%) by 2015/16 in the Corby planning-area.
The Department has allocated £41 million in basic need funding to the local authority in the current spending review period to support the provision of additional school places (2011/12 to 2014/15). This compares with £29.05 million allocated in the previous four year period (2007/08 to 2010/11).