HC Deb 14 May 1936 vol 312 cc569-70W
Mr. G. MACDONALD

asked the President of the Board of Education the total accommodation in Lancashire for secondary education and the number of scholars attending secondary schools at the latest date for which information is available?

Mr. STANLEY

The number of pupils attending secondary schools in Lancashire, including the county boroughs, on 1st October, 1935, was 54,726 in secondary schools on the Grant List, and 1,705 in secondary schools recognised by the board as efficient but not for grant, making a total of 56,431. Inasmuch as no recognised accommodation is laid down in the case of secondary schools, information as to the number of places as distinct from the number of pupils in such schools is not available.