§ 54. Mr. FOOTasked the President of the Board of Education the approximate 2564 number of children holding free places in secondary shools in England and Wales; and how many of these children come from elementary schools?
Mr. WOODOn the 1st October, 1922, there were 128,194 pupils holding free places within the meaning of the Secondary School Regulations. These free places can only be held by pupils who have attended a public elementary school for at least the two years immediately preceding their admission to the secondary school.