HC Deb 29 November 1996 vol 286 cc406-7W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was(a) the number and (b) the percentage of four year-olds in (i) nursery schools, (ii) nursery classes in primary schools and (iii) reception classes in primary schools, in each local education authority and nationally, at January 1996. [5953]

Mr. Robin Squire

Information on pupils aged four in maintained nursery and primary schools for England is shown in the following table. The Department does not publish information on participation rates of individual age cohorts by local education authority.

Pupils aged four in maintained nursery and primary schools1
England January 1996
Number Percentage of population
Nursery schools 20,800 3.2
Nursery classes in primary schools 134,200 20.4
Pupils aged four in maintained nursery and primary schools1
England January 1996
Number Percentage of population
Infant classes in primary schools 343,400 52.2
All pupils aged four in nursery and primary schools 498,400 75.8
1 These figures are not directly comparable with those released in previous years due to changes in the data collected.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was(a) the number and (b) the percentages of four-year-olds in pre-school provision in each local education authority and nationality in January 1996. [5954]

Mr. Squire

Information on pupils aged four in maintained nursery schools and nursery classes in maintained primary schools for England is shown in the table. The Department does not publish information on participation rates of individual age cohorts by local education authority.

Pupils aged four in maintained nursery schools and nursery classes in maintained primary schools1
Number Percentage of population
Nursery schools 20,800 3.2
Nursery classes in primary school 134,200 20.4
All pupils aged four in nursery and primary schools 155,000 23.6
1 These figures are not directly comparable with those released in previous years due to changes in the data collected.

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