HC Deb 25 March 1971 vol 814 c193W
Mr. Whitlock

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of children in primary classes in maintained schools in Nottingham in January, 1969 and 1970, were under five years of age; what were the corresponding figures for Leicester, Leeds, Sheffield, Bristol, Hull and Bradford; and for England and Wales.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The proportions of children in maintained primary schools under five years of age are as follows:

January, 1969 January, 1970
Per cent. Per cent.
Nottingham 6.0 5.8
Leicester 8.0 7.9
Leeds 5.0 4.7
Sheffield 6.1 6.2
Bristol 3.6 3.6
Hull 1.5 2.2
Bradford 5.8 5.7
England and Wales 4.8 4.9

Each part-time pupil has been counted as half a full-time pupil.

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