§ 21. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education if he will state the proportion of grammar school places available in the excepted district of Newcastle-under-Lyme in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ChatawayAs the Answer contains a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. SwinglerDo the figures show an increase or a diminution in the chances of a grammar school education?
§ Mr. ChatawayA slight increase over the period the hon. Gentleman mentions.
§ Following is the information:
| PUPILS AGED 13 ATTENDING MAINTAINED SCHOOLS IN THE BOROUGH OF NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME | ||||
| Year | Attending Grammar Schools (a) | Attending all maintained secondary schools* (b) | (b) as percentage of (a) | |
| 1958 | … | 396 | 1,426 | 27.8 |
| 1959 | … | 326 | 1,166 | 28.0 |
| 1960 | … | 405 | 1,427 | 28.4 |
| 1961 | … | 397 | 1,584 | 25.1 |
| 1962 | … | 373 | 1,329 | 28.1 |
| * Including senior pupils in one all-age school. |