Secondary School Places

HC Deb 23 September 1943 vol 392 cc425-6W

Mr. Mainwaring

asked the President of the Board of Education what towns and cities of Britain rank highest in the proportion of available places for higher education to the total school population; and what that proportion is?

Mr. Butler

I append a table giving the To urban areas which in 1938 showed the highest proportion of secondary school places per 1,000 of population in the area.

Following is the table:

Area and Number of Pupils per 1,000 of Population.
Wallasey	…	…	22.4
Merthyr Tydfil	…	…	21.6
Rhondda	…	…	20.1
Lincoln	…	…	19.9
Bradford	…	…	19.3
Cardiff	…	…	18.8
Southend-on-Sea	…	…	18.0
Gloucester	…	…	17.9
Chester	…	…	16.5
Wakefield	…	…	16.4