§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of school places for boys and
Region No of schools responding Approproximate number of places per year provisionally offered* by type of school Boys Girls Mixed Northern … … … … 19 217 129 62 North West … … … … 50 1,051 736 362 Yorks-Humberside … … … 27 280 70 167 East Midlands … … … … 15 94 114 25 West Midlands … … … … 34 534 403 204 East Anglia … … … … 18 145 133 73 South West … … … … 57 327 582 225 South East … … … … 136 1,628 1,751 432 Wales … … … … … 15 109 169 162 Totals 371 4,385 4,087 1,748 * Places at normal age(s) of admission and at 16+, where offered.