§ 37. Mr. Tomlinsonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what progress is being made with the reorganisation of primary education in England and Wales; how many local education authorities have submitted schemes; how many have completed such schemes; and what number of local education authorities have not submitted schemes at all?
Mr. LindsayEvery local education authority in England and Wales, except the Isles of Scilly, where conditions are exceptional, has submitted a scheme of some kind, but only about 40 authorities
| Table showing (a) the numbers of public elementary school departments which on 31st March, 1937, were organized on the lines recommended in the Hadow report, and (b) the numbers of children in them. | |||||||||
| ENGLAND AND WALES. | |||||||||
| Public elementary schools maintained by local education authorities. | |||||||||
| — | Senior Departments. | Percentage of Column 3 to total number of pupils aged 11 and over. (4) | Junior Departments. | All-age Departments with Senior Divisions.* | Percentage of the total of Columns 3, 7 and 9 to total number of Pupils aged 11 and over. | ||||
| Number. | Number of pupils aged 11 and over. | Number. | Number of pupils aged 8 and under 12. | Number of pupils aged 11 and over. | Number. | Number of pupils aged 11 and over. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
| March, 1937. | 2,962 | 805,335 | 45.9 | 6,937 | 998,979 | 133,025 | 1,400 | 140,562 | 61.5 |
| *These figures are based upon the statements of Head Teachers on the Annual Return on Form 9 E. |