HC Deb 01 July 1965 vol 715 cc117-8W
Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the average figures of primary school children obtaining grammar school places in Bournemouth and Christchurch, and in the country as a whole.

Mr. Crosland

In January, 1964, the latest date for which figures are available, the percentage of 13-year-old Bournemouth pupils in grammar schools was 17.5, compared with 20.7 for England and Wales. Separate figures for Christchurch are not available.