§ Ms Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many students between the ages of 16 and 18 were studying in(a) sixth forms, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) colleges of further education in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. BoswellThe following table shows the number of pupils in school sixth forms, and students in sixth form colleges and colleges of further education in each of the years 1989–90 to 1993–94.
16 to 18-year-olds in (a) school sixth forms (b) sixth form colleges, and (c) colleges of further education: 1989–90–1993–94 Academic year-numbers (000s) 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 School sixth forms 315.8 322.3 339.3 344.3 343.0 Sixth form colleges 73.8 77.7 84.1 91.4 98.7 FE sector colleges 1 Full-time 293.4 303.6 341.8 357.7 369.6 Part-time 311.8 265.4 217.2 172.6 148.7 1 Excluding sixth form colleges.