Schools (Essex) (Hansard, 12 February 1997)

HC Deb 12 February 1997 vol 290 c226W 226W

§ Mr. Whittingdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what proportion of(a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils in Essex attend (i) grant-maintained schools, (ii) voluntary-aided schools and (iii) local authority schools. [15418]

§ Mr. Robin Squire
The latest available information is shown in the following table:

Percentage of pupils¹ in grant-maintained, LEA² maintained, and voluntary-aided schools in the Essex local education authority area in January 1996

Grant-maintained Voluntary aided Other LEA maintained

Primary 16.7 10.9 72.4

Secondary 70.8 2.4 26.8

¹ Includes part-time pupils in primary schools.

² Schools operating as grant-maintained on the schools' census day January 1996.

Percentage of pupils¹ in grant-maintained, LEA² maintained, and voluntary-aided schools in the Essex local education authority area in January 1996
	Grant-maintained	Voluntary aided	Other LEA maintained
Primary	16.7	10.9	72.4
Secondary	70.8	2.4	26.8
¹ Includes part-time pupils in primary schools.
² Schools operating as grant-maintained on the schools' census day January 1996.