HC Deb 22 April 1987 vol 114 c542W
Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the percentage of students attending universities and polytechnics in each of the years 1978 to 1986, inclusive, who were educated at independent schools.

Mr. Walden

The percentage of students from England and Wales accepted through the Universities Central Council on Admissions and who had previously attended independent schools is shown in the following table. Information for polytechnics from the Polytechnic Central Admissions System, collected for the first time for 1986, is not yet available.

United Kingdom Universities: accepted candidates domiciled in England & Wales who had previously attended independent1 schools.
Percentages
As Percentage of
Year All accepted candidates All accepted candidates with known previous institution2.
1978 n/a 24.7
1979 n/a 24.7
1980 n/a 24.3
1981 n/a 25.2
1982 n/a 24.8
1983 n/a 24.3
1984 n/a 25.0
1985 22.3 25.8
1986 21.7 25.7
n/a not available
1 Including direct grant.
2 Figures for 1978 to 1982 are estimates based on a 10 per cent, sample.