§ Mr. Snowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the numbers of children who sat for the 11-plus examination for the years 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963 in each of the junior schools in the parishes of Hammerwich and Burntwood, and in the city of Lichfield, in Staffordshire, respectively; and if he will state what total number in each parish and in Lichfield City secured entry in a grammar school.
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§ Mr. ChatawayThe following information has been supplied by the local education authority:
TOTAL NUMBER OF CANDIDATES AND NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES IN THE 11-PLUS EXAMINATION — 1960 1961 1962 1963 From primary schools in: Burntwood— all candidates 34 45 42 36 successful candidates 3 6 5 10 Hammerwich— all candidates 10 7 8 8 successful candidates 3 1 2 — Lichfield— all candidates 248 250 259 255 successful candidates 68 69 66 68 Notes
1. Figures of all candidates in Lichfield include a number from independent schools—between 13 and 17 in each year.
2. All successful candidates are offered grammar school places though a few do not take them up.