§ Mr. Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the percentage of secondary school-age children in Heywood receiving grammar school education; and what are the percentages for Royton, Crompton, Milnrow, Wardle, Littleborough, and Whitworth, respectively, compared with the national average.
§ Mr. CroslandThe local education authority's figures are as follows:
GRAMMAR SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATED TO PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, 1964 Number of pupils considered Number of places allocated Percentage Heywood 375 87 23 Royton 197 47 24 Crompton 166 37 22 Milnrow 121 26 21 Wardle 40 14 35 Littleborough 167 42 25 Whitworth 98 13 13 Strictly comparable information is not available for the country as a whole. However, in January, 1964, of the 13 year-old pupils for whom local education authorities in England and Wales were responsible, 19.1 per cent. attended maintained grammar schools, 1.6 per cent. direct grant grammar schools and 0.6 per cent. independent schools.