HC Deb 16 May 1957 vol 570 cc44-5W
Colonel Stoddart-Scott

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to th Ministry of Education the latest available figures of the awards made by the 10 largest local education authorities to students at universities and other institutions of further education and of the State scholarships awarded to residents in their areas, as a proportion of the population, together with particulars of the proportion of 17-year-old pupils staying on at school.

Sir E. Boyle:

The latest available figures are as follows:

failing to obtain degrees or diplomas from amongst the students who have received State scholarships in the 10 largest local education authorities.

Sir E. Boyle:

Following is the information:

FIRST DEGREE RESULTS, 1955–56

Failures and premature terminations of courses expressed as a percentage of all the results achieved by State scholars according to local education authority of residence.

Local education authority of residence All State scholars (1) Failures or premature terminations (2) Col. (2) as a percentage of col. (1) (3)
London 155 10 6.5
Middlesex 207 10 4.8
Lancashire 139 1 0.7
Yorkshire, West Riding 116 3 2.6
Essex 97 6 6.2
Kent 113 7 6.2
Surrey 152 10 6.6
Birmingham 53 5 9.4
Durham 29 1 3.4
Staffordshire 32 — —