§ 47. Mr. Parkerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the percentage of secondary age pupils in England and Wales in comprehensive schools for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Miss BaconPupils in maintained comprehensive schools as a percentage of pupils in all maintained secondary schools, from 1959 to 1968 inclusive, were:—4.1, 4.7, 5.0, 5.6, 6.4, 7.0, 8.5, 11.1, 14.4, and 20.9.
§ 48. Mr. Parkerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of comprehensive schools in England and Wales in September 1968.
§ Miss BaconIn January, 1968, the last date for which figures are available, there were 745.