§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the school population in England for each of the next five years, divided between infant, primary and secondary schools; and if he will publish comparable figures for Hampshire.
§ Dr. BoysonThe current projections of primary—including infant—and secondary populations in England for 1980 and each subsequent year are given below.
154Wary schools in Greater London in January 1979, together with broad estimates for each subsequent year up to 1982–3, are as follows, in thousands:
Comparable projections for individual local authorities are not made by my Department.
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL POPULATIONS Thousands Primary ages* Secondary ages January 1980 4,030 3,820 January 1981 3,860 3,780 January 1982 3,680 3,720 January 1983 3,490 3,660 January 1984 3,360 3,570 January 1985 3,310 3,450 * 5 or over and under 11 at previous 31 August. †11 or over at previous 31 August.