HC Deb 09 March 1977 vol 927 c556W
Mr. Watkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many voluntary aided schools there are presently in the United Kingdom;

(2) how many voluntary aided schools there are in Gloucestershire.

Miss Margaret Jackson

In January 1976, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 5,066 voluntary aided primary, middle and secondary schools in the maintained sector in England and Wales. Of these schools, 64 were in Gloucestershire.