HC Deb 19 February 1970 vol 796 c167W
Mr. James Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the numbers and percentages of children staying on at school after the school-leaving age in Hull for the latest available date; and how these figures compare with other comparable county boroughs.

Miss Bacon

The information about 15 year olds in 1969 is as follows:

Number Percentage
Kingston-upon-Hull 1,379 41.2
Bradford 1,328 47.6
Bristol 2,284 61.8
Cardiff 1,587 63.4
Nottingham 1,346 45.4
Leicester 1,210 44.3
Sheffield 2,247 52.2