HC Deb 26 November 1970 vol 807 c201W
Mr. Lomas

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science by how many, and by what percentage, has the school population in Huddersfield increased during the last 20 years on a yearly basis.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The total full-time school population in Huddersfield from 1950 to 1970 in maintained primary and secondary schools and the annual change in numbers together with the annual growth index are as follows:

Year Pupils Annual Index (Base 1950=100) Annual Numbers Increase/Decrease
1950 15,372 100.0
1951 15,267 99.3 -105
1952 15,712 102.2 445
1953 16,461 107.1 749
1954 16,983 110.5 522
1955 17,322 112.7 339
1956 17,824 116.0 502
1957 18,130 117.9 306
1958 18,490 120.3 360
1959 18,585 120.9 95
1960 18,579 120.9 -6
1961 19,020 123.7 441
1962 18,999 123.6 -21
1963 18,875 122.8 -124
1964 19,316 125.7 441
1965 19,497 126.8 181
1966 19,723 128.3 226
1967 20,339 132.3 616
1968 21,069 137.1 730
1969 21,753 141.5 684
1970 22,298 145.1 545