§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of grammar school places available at the beginning of the 1965 school year in the county of Nottingham; and what percentage this represented in relation to the number of children involved in the 11-plus selection.
§ Mr. CroslandThe statistics collected by my Department do not enable me to provide this information.
PERCENTAGE OF 13 YEAR-OLD PUPILS FOR WHOM AN L.E.A. IS FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE, IN SCHOOLS OF DIFFERENT TYPES IN JANUARY 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 England and Wales Primary (all age) … … … 3.4 2.7 2.1 1.4 N/A Modern … … … 64.7 64.0 63.8 63.5 Technical … … … 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 Comprehensive … … … 4.7 5.1 5.9 6.7 Other secondary … … … 5.2 5.2 4.6 4.5 Maintained grammar … … … 17.5 18.1 18.9 19.1 Direct grant grammar … … … 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Independent … … … 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 West Riding of Yorkshire Primary (all age) … … … 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.4 0.6 Modern … … … 69.0 67.8 64.0 62.3 61.4 Technical … … … 3.1 3.0 2.2 1.6 1.2 Comprehensive … … … 5.6 6.6 10.5 14.9 14.5 Other secondary … … … — — — — 1.6 Maintained grammar … … … 18.4 18.8 19.5 18.1 19.0 Direct grant grammar … … … 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 Independent … … … 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Wakefield County Borough Primary (all age) … … … 8.6 10.1 9.4 — — Modern … … … 71.3 72.0 71.3 77.3 73.2 Technical … … … — — — — — Comprehensive … … … — — — — — Other secondary … … … — — — — 0.4 Maintained grammar … … … 14.1 11.2 13.7 15.6 18.7 Direct grant grammar … … … 6.1 6.6 5.5 7.1 7.7 Independent … … … — — — — —