§ 92. Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Minister of Education the percentages of children admitted to grammar, technical and secondary modern schools, respectively, in the last four years; and what he anticipates these will be during the next four years.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe following is the Answer:
The following table shows the percentage of 13-year-old pupils in England and Wales, for whom local education 221W authorities were responsible, in grammar, technical, and modern schools or streams in each of the last four years:
Year (January) Grammar Technical* Modern 1956 20.8 5.4 64.5 1957 20.3 5.0 65.6 1958 20.0 4.3 63.0 1959 (estimated) 20.2 4.0 64.7 * Based on 14-year-olds. During the next four years I expect little change in the percentages in grammar and technical schools. As numbers in all-age schools diminish, the percentage in modern schools will rise.