Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what recent assessment he has made of academic standards in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Mid Sussex constituency. [26768]

Nick Gibb MP; Minister of State (Schools) [holding answer 29 November 2010]: The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of academic standards in Mid Sussex constituency. However, Ofsted is expected to publish its Annual Children's Services Assessment of West Sussex, the local authority responsible for schools in Mid Sussex, in December. This will take account of the performance of schools in the constituency area.

In terms of school performance in Mid Sussex, the latest published performance data show: