§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children are educated at independent schools; and what were the equivalent figures for each of the years since 1960.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe information is as follows:
ENGLAND AND WALES Full-time pupils Part-time pupils* At January— 1960 496,807 † 1961 495,441 † 1962 494,959 † 1963 485,458 † 1964 469,343 10,834 1965 457,313 11,165 1966 448,824 11,901 1967 437,507 12,351 1968 422,287 14,303 1969 417,249 15,010 1970 413,788 13,696 1971 408,394 13,437 1972 409,075 13,234 1973 411,664 13,725 1974 419,343 13,201 1975 421,798 12,678 1976 414,756 11,690 1977 412,075 10,907 * Pupils under compulsory school age; information in respect of these pupils was not collected prior to 1964. † Not available.