HC Deb 11 February 1971 vol 811 cc234-5W
Miss Lestor

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of school leavers entering Oxford and Cambridge came from independent schools in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 respectively.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Information is available only for independent schools recognised as efficient. The figures for those entering direct from these schools were as follows:

Academic Years Per-cent.
1964–65 36.2
1965–66 39.2
1966–67 37.0
1967–68 34.3
1968–69 40.0

No information is yet available for 1969–70.

Miss Lestor

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of school leavers from public and other independent schools entered further education in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970 respectively.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Information is available only for independent schools recognised as efficient. The figures for those entering direct from these schools were as follows:

Academic Years Per-cent.
1964–65 52.0
1965–66 50.6
1966–67 55.6
1967–68 58.0
1968–69 57.9

No information is yet available for 1969–70.

Miss Lestor

asked the Secretary of State for Education ad Science what percentage of school leavers for maintained schools entered full-time further education in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970, respectively.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The figures of those entering direct from these schools were as follows:

Academic Years Per-cent.
1964–65 14.5
1965–66 15.0
1966–67 16.5
1967–68 17.0
1968–69 17.9

No information is yet available for 1969–70.