§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education if he will state, for Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, and England and Wales, respectively, the latest figures of the proportion of children staying on at school beyond the statutory leaving age, and the percentages of oversize primary and secondary classes.
§ Sir E. BoyleFollowing is the information:
MAINTAINED SCHOOLS (EXCLUDING NURSERY AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS) January, 1963 England and Wales Staffordshire Newcastle-under-Lyme Oversize classes (as a percentage of all primary or secondary classes Primary schools 15.1 20.8 10.6 Secondary schools 43.7 42.2 30.5 Pupils in school (as a percentage of 13 year olds, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 years earlier) Boys Aged 15 41.3 28.6 41.4 16 21.8 14.8 33.5 17 11.1 7.7 20.0 18 4.6 3.5 10.6 19 and Over 0.6 0.6 3.0 Girls Aged 15 38.1 25.9 37.2 16 19.6 13.7 32.2 17 9.1 5.8 15.5 18 2.6 2.0 4.6 19 and Over 0.2 0.1 0.6 Boys and Girls Aged 15 39.8 27.2 39.3 16 20.7 14.3 32.9 17 10.1 6.8 17.8 18 3.6 2.7 7.7 19 and Over 0.4 0.4 1.9