HC Deb 05 August 1965 vol 717 cc407-8W
Mr. Rhodes

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the percentage of recruits to the administrative class of the Civil Service by direct entry from the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Newcastle, Durham, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool, respectively, in each of the periods 1948–53, 1954–59, 1960–64; and what percentage of these recruits in each period were previously educated at headmasters' conference schools.

Mr. MacDermot

The following information has been supplied by the Civil Service Commissioners.

University Number of Recruits Percentage of Total Recruits Percentage of Col. 1 Educated at Headmasters Conference Schools*
Per cent. Per cent.
Oxford
1948–53 116 44 74
1954–59 127 45 44.1
1960–64 113 44 71
Cambridge
1948–53 74 28 56
1954–59 100 36 44
1960–64 94 37 63
Newcastle
1948–53 1 0.4
1954–59
1960–64 1 0.4
Durham
1948–53
1954–59 1 0.35
1960–64
Leeds
1948–53
1954–59 1 0.35
1960–64 2 0.8 50
Sheffield
1948–53
1954–59
1960–64
Manchester
1948–53 2 0.8
1954–59 2 0.7
1960–64 1 0.4
Liverpool
1948–53 1 0.4 100
1954–59 2 0.7
1960–64 1 0.4

Note: Information about the schools of entrants in 1948 is not available. Column 3 therefore covers 1949–1953 where appropriate.

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