Primary and Secondary Pupils (Greater London)

HC Deb 05 February 1980 vol 978 cc152-3W

54. Mr. Chapman

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total number of pupils in primary and secondary schools, respectively, in the Greater London area for 1979–80; and what is his estimate for these figures for 1980–81, 1981–82, and 1982–83.

Dr. Boyson

The number of pupils attending maintained primary and second-

			1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
Primary*	…	…	570	545	515	490	465
Secondary	…	…	513	505	495	480	470
* Counting each part-time pupil under 5 years as 0.5.
Note: Middle schools included according to whether deemed primary or secondary.