HC Deb 16 March 1970 vol 798 cc65-6W
Mr. Ashton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the latest relative comparative figures for Derbyshire County Council, Staffordshire County Council, Durham County Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, and also the national average figures for all county councils, with regard to the number of primary school pupils per 1,000 of population and the number of secondary school pupils per 1,000 of population, respectively.

Miss Bacon

The information for maintained schools in January 1969 is as follows:

Per 1000 of population
Primary School Pupils Secondary School Pupils
Derbyshire C.C 98.0 59.5
Staffordshire C.C. 104.4 60.2
Durham C.C 106.7 63.6
Nottinghamshire C.C. 103.6 62.0
All County Councils, England and Wales 99.5 59.8