§ 67. Mr. Viantasked the Minister of Education the number of grammar school places awarded to those students who took the test in the Willesden schools for the years 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1958, respectively.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydThe numbers are: in 1955, 448; in 1956, 457; in 1957, 415; and in 1958, 423.
§ 70 and 71. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education (1) how many boys and girls in the excepted district of Newcastle-under-Lyme will pass from primary to secondary schools this year; what increase this represents over last year; and to what extent the number of grammar school places has increased, compared with last year;
(2) how many boys and girls in the excepted district of Newcastle-under-Lyme have passed from primary to secondary schools in each of the last five years; and to what extent the number and proportion of grammar school places have increased in this period.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydThe following is the information:
No. of children living in Newcastle-under-Lyme and passing from primary to secondary schools No. taking up grammar school places (b) expressed as a percentage of (a) Year (a) (b) 1954 1,129 210 19.5 1955 1,237 223 18.0 1956 1,153 215 18.6 1957 1,184 219 18.5 1958 1,409 217* 15.4 * The allocation of grammar school places this year has not yet been completed, and the final number will probably be a little higher.