§ Mr. Austickasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will give an estimate of the number of secondary school places which will be required by children resident in the Menston and Burley area of Wharfedale in September 1974, September 1975, September 1976 and September 1977, respectively; and how she intends these requirements will be met year by year.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasMenston children transfer to secondary schools at age 11. The West Riding education authority's estimates of the numbers in the years in question are 70, 92, 68, 73, respectively.
JANUARY 1973 Primary school classes Middle and secondary school classes 31 and over 41 and over* All 31 and over 41 and over* All Cumberland … 298 30 867 132 16 771 Durham … 1,588 18 3,222 479 23 2,622 Northumberland … 827 28 1,629 364 23 1,729 Westmorland … 105 13 257 31 6 216 Yorks North Riding 592 34 1,152 189 13 886
JANUARY 1970 Primary school classes Middle and secondary school classes 31 and over 41 and over* All 31 and over 41 and over* All Cumberland … 343 30 829 146 18 694 Durham … 1,930 165 2,906 596 30 2,201 Northumberland … 910 47 1,597 404 22 1,395 Westmorland … 101 31 230 43 5 196 Yorks North Riding 560 76 1,033 174 11 732 * Included in previous column. Notes:
1. Primary school classes are "as registered"; middle and secondary school classes are "as taught".
2. Many of the larger classes, whether in primary middle or secondary schools, are groups of children under the guidance and control of more than one teacher.