HC Deb 07 March 1928 vol 214 c1147W
Mr. COVE

asked the President of the Board of Education whether recent experience has modified the attitude of the Board, as expressed in Section 4 of Circular 1350, towards the separate organisation of infants' departments?

Lord E. PERCY

The view expressed in paragraph 4 of Circular 1350 was that where the numbers of pupils under 11 were such as to necessitate the provision of two departments, the organisation normally adopted should be either (i) two separate and successive departments for

1924–25. 1925–26. 1926–27.
Under 11. Both under and over 11. 11 and over. Under 11. Both under and over 11. 11 and over. Under 11. Both under and over 11. 11 and over.
Manchester 340(7) 123(3) 59(1) 359(—) 78(—) 53(—) 418(—) 55(—) 29(—)
Liverpool 686(13) 313(3) 115(1) 641(8) 225(3) 75(—) 624(7) 169(—) 44(—)
Yorks. (W.R.). 618(19) 269(7) 70(3) 621(7) 234(—) 71(—) 678(4) 188(1) 55(—)
Birmingham 753(7) 409(2) 113(—) 814(—) 360(—) 131(1) 845(2) 275(1) 92(—)
Sheffield 341(1) 89(1) 66(—) 427(1) 115(—) 71(—) 471(1) 120(—) 87(—)
London 2,323(21) 800(2) 119(1) 2,390(10) 501(1) 68(—) 2,495(1) 280(—) 47(—)