Primary and Secondary School Places

HC Deb 02 August 1978 vol 955 cc382-3W

Mr. George Gardiner

asked the Secretary of State for Eucation and Science if she will list for every year since 1945 the number of new primary and secondary school places brought into use.

Miss Margaret Jackson

The information is as follows:

NUMBER OF NEW PLACES BROUGHT INTO USE IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN
	Calendar year			(1) Primary Schools	(2) Middle Schools	(3) Secondary Schools	Totals of 1–3
1965	…	…	…	…	…	113,985	—	32,325	246,310
1966	…	…	…	…	…	162,100	—	05,460	267,560
1967	…	…	…	…	…	216,565	—	16,100	332,665
1968	…	…	…	…	…	254,224	—	10,510	364,734
1969	…	…	…	…	…	233,506	—	34,130	367,636
1970	…	…	…	…	…	198,691	—	34,359	333,050
1971	…	…	…	…	…	231,751	—	59,789	191,540
1972	…	…	…	…	…	221,751	20,465	56,817	399,033
1973	…	…	…	…	…	198,294	31,150	205,924	435,368
1974	…	…	…	…	…	188,019	38,906	190,662	417,587
1975	…	…	…	…	…	145,097	27,737	142,931	315,765
1976	…	…	…	…	…	101,806	20,822	118,776	241,404
1977	…	…	…	…	…	74,848	16,940	89,233	181,021
									8,009,368