HC Deb 15 March 1910 vol 15 cc323-5W
Mr. ARMITAGE

asked the President of the Board of Education if he will state the number of school places, the number of children on the register, and the number in average attendance for the school years ending 31st July, 1903, and 31st July, 1909, in council schools in England and Wales; will he give the same information with regard to Anglican, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan, Jewish, British, and other schools, respectively; and if he will supply similar statistics for each of the under-mentioned counties, including in each case county boroughs, Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland, Derbyshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Westmoreland, Yorkshire, North Riding, Yorkshire, East Riding, Yorkshire, West Riding?

1902–3.
— Number of Schools. Accommodation. Average Attendance (Actual). Average Number on Registers.
Council … … … 5,975 3,065,169 2,442,901 2,862,058
Voluntary … … … 14,238 3,722,317 2,587,318 3,096,781
Total … … … 20,213 6,787,486 5,030,219 5,958,839
1908–9.
— Number of Schools. Accommodation. Average Attendance (Actual). Average Number on Registers.
Council … … … 7,580 3,828,457 3,037,385 3,404,995
Voluntary … … … 13,087 3,267,217 2,306,920 2,601,145
Total … … … 20,667 7,095,674 5,344,305 6,006,140

Mr. RUNCIMAN:

The Board of Education have not since the year 1903 kept statistics of the matters referred to in respect of the various denominations, and it would accordingly be impossible, without a scrutiny of the statistical sheets for the two years named of all the voluntary schools, numbering from 13,000 to 14,000, to give my hon. Friend the information he desires. In the circumstances I hope that he will be satisfied with the information conveyed by the tables given below. It was not possible to give similar information in respect of the particular areas named for the year 1902–3, but it has been given for the year 1908–9. The tables below relate to ordinary public elementary schools —i.e.,., all schools other than higher elementary schools recognised under the Code:—

1908–9.
County. Number of Schools. Accommodation. Average Attendance (Actual). Average Number on Registers.
Cumberland Council … 115 34,013 23,918 26,371
Cumberland Voluntary … 172 34,812 21,474 23,822
Durham Council … 318 195,074 164,397 182,770
Durham Voluntary … 236 84,183 67,863 76,355
Northumberland Council … 171 87,644 70,289 77,563
Northumberland Voluntary … 205 46,930 33,676 37,789
Derbyshire Council … 179 75,109 60,598 61,679
Derbyshire Voluntary … 280 71,470 50,616 56,683
Cheshire Council … 117 52,480 41,315 47,120
Cheshire Voluntary … 384 128,880 91,313 106,088
Lancashire Council … 470 333,219 254,984 290,295
Lancashire Voluntary … 1,362 635,820 440,392 507,305
Westmoreland Council … 27 2,918 1,592 1,793
Westmoreland Voluntary … 87 13,929 7,719 8,531
Yorkshire, North Riding Council … 135 48,133 37,152 42,316
Voluntary … 291 45,413 27,465 31,051
Yorkshire, East Riding Council … 103 59,027 49,700 55,966
Voluntary … 205 43,875 30,109 34,090
Yorkshire, West Riding Council … 709 394,316 286,891 329,529
Voluntary … 744 235,033 156,506 182,183