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Mathematics
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of schools were rated good or better by Ofsted at teaching mathematics at key stages (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4. [13267]
Jacqui Smith:
This is a matter for HM Chief Inspector of Schools. David Bell, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector for Schools will write to the hon. Gentleman and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.
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Letter from David Bell to Mr. Nick Gibb, dated 22 July 2005:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for reply.
You asked how many, and what proportion, of schools were rated good or better by Ofsted at teaching mathematics at key stages (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4.
The most up to date information about the teaching of mathematics comes from the 2003/04 Annual Report. The proportions of schools that were inspected in which the teaching of mathematics was good or better, by Key Stage, are as follows.
| Percentage | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Key Stage 1 | 69 | 2,200 |
| Key Stage 2 | 73 | 2,300 |
| Key Stage 3 | 69 | 430 |
| Key Stage 4 | 65 | 360 |
The percentages relate to the number of schools inspected not the total number of schools in England.
The Key Stage 3 numbers are greater than those for Key Stage 4 partly because they include middle schools (deemed secondary).
Numbers of schools are rounded to the nearest 100 for Key Stages 1 and 2,and to the nearest 10 for Key Stages 3 and 4.
A copy of this reply has been sent to Jacqui Smith and will be placed in the library of both Houses.
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of (a) undergraduate and (b) graduate students in English universities studying mathematics degrees were foreign nationals in the last year for which figures are available. [9265]
Bill Rammell:
The latest information is shown in the table:
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(35)Covers any students who enrolled at any point during the academic year.
(36)Covers Mathematics, Statistics and Computing Science.
(37)Covers students on any year of an undergraduate course.
Note:
Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5, so components may not sum to totals.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of schools in Southend in each of the last five years were rated good or better by Ofsted at teaching mathematics at key stages (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3 and (d) 4. [14303]
Beverley Hughes: This is a matter for HM Chief Inspector of Schools. David Bell, Her Majesty Chief Inspector for Schools will write to the hon. Gentleman and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.
Letter from David Bell to Mr David Amess dated 2 August 2005:
Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for reply.
You asked how many and what proportion of schools in Southend in each of the last five years were rated good or better by Ofsted at teaching mathematics ay key stages (a) 1, (b) 2, (c)3 and (d) 4.
The attached table provides the proportion of schools, by key stage, where the teaching of mathematics was judged to be good or better.
A copy of this reply has been sent to Jacqui Smith and will be placed in the library of both Houses.
The tables below provide the numbers and proportion of schools, by key stage, where the teaching of mathematics was judged to be good or better.
(38)Years 2000/01, 2001/02 and 2002/03 include both short and full inspections.
(39)In years 2000/2001, 2001/02 and 2002/03 these judgements were only made in full inspections.
(40)The total number of key stage judgements does not equal the total number of schools inspected.
(41)2005 only included those schools inspected before 30 of June 2005.
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Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students commenced undergraduate courses in (a) mathematics and (b) mathematics combined with another subject in English universities in each of the last 30 years. [8722]
Bill Rammell: The available information, covering institutions in Great Britain, is shown in the tables. Changes in the classification of subjects and in the coverage of institutions mean it is not possible to produce a consistent time series for the whole of this period. A corresponding time series for institutions in England is not available centrally.
(42)Former UFC-funded universities
Source: Universities Statistical Record (USR). Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.
(43)Mathematics, statistics and combined mathematical sciences. The subject classification of higher education courses was totally revised for the 1985/86 academic year.
(44)Former UFC-funded universities.
Source: Universities Statistical Record (USR). Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.
(45)Covers mathematics, statistics and combined mathematical sciences.
(46)Covers former UFC-funded universities, post-1992 universities, and HE colleges.
(47)In 2002/03, changes were made to the method used to allocate students to subjects of study. The main effect of this was to increase the number of students allocated to individual named subjects and to decrease those who were allocated to the combined course" category. This means that figures for 2002/03 and 2003/04 are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.
Source:
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5.
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