HC Deb 17 June 1964 vol 696 c192W
Mr. Lubbock

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many girls in the Orpington area, who are entering secondary education in September 1964, were selected for grammar schools but finally allocated places at technical schools through shortage of places.

Mr. Hogg

In North West Kent, which includes Orpington, 1,172 girls qualified this year for selective education in either a grammar or technical school. 741 girls have been offered places in grammar schools and 431 in technical schools. Of the 431, 284 had expressed a preference for a grammar school.