School Initiatives

Number of Specialist Schools

	1997	2007	Difference
Barking and Dagenham District	2	7	5

Barking and Dagenham LA	2	7	5

London Region	33	344	311

England	228	2,799	2,571

Number of Leading Edge Partnerships

Number of Full Service Extended Schools

	2004/05
Abbey Ward	0
Alibon Ward	0
Becontree Ward	0
Chadwell Heath Ward	0
Eastbrook Ward	0
Eastbury Ward	1
Gascoigne Ward	0
Goresbrook Ward	0
Heath Ward	0
Longbridge Ward	1
Mayesbrook Ward	0
Parsloes Ward	0
River Ward	0
Thames Ward	0
Valence Ward	0
Village Ward	0
Whalebone Ward	0

Barking and Dagenham District	2

Barking and Dagenham LA	2

London Region	30

England	137

Number of Operational Academies

	2007
Abbey Ward	0
Alibon Ward	0
Becontree Ward	0
Chadwell Heath Ward	0
Eastbrook Ward	0
Eastbury Ward	0
Gascoigne Ward	0
Goresbrook Ward	0
Heath Ward	0
Longbridge Ward	0
Mayesbrook Ward	0
Parsloes Ward	0
River Ward	0
Thames Ward	0
Valence Ward	0
Village Ward	0
Whalebone Ward	0

Barking and Dagenham District	0

Barking and Dagenham LA	0

London Region	34

England	83

National Summary

Number of Specialist Schools - in September 2007 there were 2,799 operational specialist schools up from 228 in September 1997.

Number of Leading Edge Partnerships - in 2003 there were 107 leading edge partnerships.

Number of Full Service Extended Schools - in 2004/05 there were 137 full service extended schools.

Number of Operational Academies - in September 2007 there were 83 operational academies.