HC Deb 26 April 1906 vol 156 cc28-9
DR. MACNAMARA (Camberwell, N.)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Education whether he can state the number of separate school departments under head teachers in existence at the close of the last completed statistical year, classified as Council, Church, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan, Jewish, and British, and other undenominational school departments, respectively.

MR. BIRRELL

The numbers of separate school departments for the statistical year ending July 31st, 1905, are:—;Council, 12,157; Church of England, 16,320; Roman Catholic, 1,843; Wesleyan, 639; Jew, 24; British and other undenominational, 949.

DR. MACNAMARA

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Education whether he can state the number of children enrolled at the close of the last completed statistical year in Council, Church, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan, Jewish, and British, and other undenominational schools, respectively.

MR. BIRRELL

The figures for the statistical year ending July 31st, 1905, are:—;Council 3,083,990; Church 2,305,949; Roman Catholic 339,554; Wesleyan 135,868; Jewish 8,149; British and other undenominational 171,471.