Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 22 January 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children aged 11 to 16 years there were in local education authority maintained schools in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in each year since 1997.
The requested information is given in the table and relates to the number of pupils aged 11 to 15 at the start of the academic year (some pupils will turn 16 throughout the year).
Maintained primary, secondary and special schools, pupil referral units( 1,2) : Number (headcount) of pupils aged 11 to 15—as at January each year: 1997 to 2007—Newcastle upon Tyne local authority | ||||
Pupils aged 11 to 15( 3,4) | ||||
Maintained primary and secondary schools | Maintained special schools | Pupil referral units( 5) | Total maintained schools | |
1997 | 13,692 | 359 | 48 | 14,099 |
1998 | 13,779 | 327 | 58 | 14,164 |
1999 | 14,005 | 317 | 56 | 14,378 |
2000 | 14,111 | 251 | 94 | 14,456 |
2001 | 14,126 | 254 | 53 | 14,433 |
2002 | 14,176 | 254 | 53 | 14,483 |
2003 | 14,232 | 251 | 67 | 14,550 |
2004 | 13,918 | 246 | 106 | 14,270 |
2005 | 13,867 | 248 | 91 | 14,206 |
2006 | 13,822 | 253 | 98 | 14,173 |
2007 | 13,473 | 253 | 142 | 13,868 |
(1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Excludes dually registered pupils. (3) Includes only those pupils aged 11 to 15. Age is taken from the start of the academic year. (4) Age of pupil as at 31 August each year. (5) Also included pupils with other providers. |
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