§ Mr. Richardsasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether the Board will consider setting up a Departmental Committee to review and consider the entrance tests to secondary schools?
Mr. Lindsay:My Noble Friend thinks it advisable to defer consideration of this matter until he has before him the forthcoming report of the Consultative Committee, which will, he understands, refer to it.
§ Mr. Edeasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will give for the counties of Cheshire, Durham, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, London, Middlesex, Staffordshire, Surrey and Yorkshire (West Riding), and for the county boroughs of Bradford, Croydon, Leeds, Sheffield, and South Shields, respectively, for the last date for which 515W statistics are available, the number of places in rate-aided secondary schools; the proportion of such places to the population; the percentage of special placers to the total number of pupils; and similar
(1) Secondary Schools on the Grant List (excluding Direct Grant Schools). Local Education Authority. Number of pupils on 31st March, 1937(less Direct Grants Schools). Number of pupils in column (2) per 1,000 of population.(Mid-1937.) Percentage of Special Places included in column (2). (1) (2) (3) (4) Counties: Cheshire … … 5,114 7.1 27.3 Durham … … 7,261 8.2 80.0 Essex … … 10,962 8.0 68.0 Hertfordshire … … 4,306 9.1 27.3 Kent … … 13,413 9.8 31.9 Middlesex … … 21,703 10.8 78.9 Staffordshire … … 4,696 6.3 30.7 Surrey … … 10,751 9.3 25.6 Yorkshire (W.R.) … … 15,917 10.6 51.3 London … … 33,202 8.1 41.8 County Boroughs: Bradford … … 4,291 14.8 88.9 Croydon … … 912 3.8 30.8 Leeds … … 4,924 10.0 27.9 Sheffield … … 4,006 7.7 75.2 South Shields … … 873 7.9 43.9
(2) Junior Technical Schools and Junior Commercial Schools. Local Education Authority. Number of pupils on 31st March, 1937 (less Direct Grant Schools). Number of pupils in columns (2) and (3) per 1,000 of population (Mid-1937). Junior Technical Schools (excluding Junior Commercial Schools). Junior Commercial Schools. Junior Technical Schools (excluding Junior Commercial Schools). Junior Commercial Schools. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Counties: Cheshire … … — — — — Durham … … — — — — Essex … … 1,059 363 0.77 0.26 Hertfordshire … … 60 86 0.13 0 18 Kent … … 1,292 718 0.95 0.53 Middlesex … … 1,252 324 0.62 0.16 Staffordshire … … — — — — Surrey … … 543 416 0.47 0.36 Yorkshire (W.R.) … 213 204 0.14 0.14 London … … 5,144 287 1.26 0.07 County Boroughs: Bradford … … — — — — Croydon … … 231 — 0.95 — Leeds … … 272 224 0.55 0.46 Sheffield … … 316 — 0.61 — South Shields … … — — — — NOTE.—Information is not available which would enable the Board to state the percentage of pupils who pay no or reduced fees.