Grammar and Technical School Places (Hansard, 20 July 1964)

Mr. J. Wells
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to assist the Kent Education Committee to increase the number of grammar and technical school places in the Maidstone education division.

§ Mr. Hogg
For the 1965–66 and 1966–67 building programmes the local education authority submitted projects to provide 210 places at the Maidstone Technical High School for Girls and 210 places at the Maidstone Grammar School for Girls. Both of these have been approved. A project for providing 270 places at the former school was included in the 1961–62 programme.

Mr. J. Wells
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the number of grammar and technical school places per 1,000 children of school age in England and Wales, South-Eastern England, Kent, and the Maidstone education division, respectively.

§ Mr. Hogg
The information is not available in the form requested by the honourable Member. The following table relates to 13 year old pupils in secondary and all-age schools maintained by local education authorities, as at January, 1963.

(a) (b) (c);

— Total numbers Number attending maintained grammar schools per thousand of Column (a) Number attending maintained technical schools per thousand of Column (a)

England and Wales 631,026 188 26

South Eastern England ^* 55,413 176 40

Kent (excluding Canterbury) 22,147 158 88

Maidstone Divisional Executive 1,836 139 104

^* Kent, Surrey and Sussex (East and West) including County Boroughs.

These figures relate to pupils attending schools maintained by the authorities concerned, irrespective of the areas in which the pupils reside; the figures do not include pupils attending direct grant grammar and independent schools at the expense of local education authorities.

	(a)	(b)	(c);
—	Total numbers	Number attending maintained grammar schools per thousand of Column (a)	Number attending maintained technical schools per thousand of Column (a)
England and Wales	631,026	188	26
South Eastern England ^*	55,413	176	40
Kent (excluding Canterbury)	22,147	158	88
Maidstone Divisional Executive	1,836	139	104
^* Kent, Surrey and Sussex (East and West) including County Boroughs.
These figures relate to pupils attending schools maintained by the authorities concerned, irrespective of the areas in which the pupils reside; the figures do not include pupils attending direct grant grammar and independent schools at the expense of local education authorities.