HC Deb 23 February 1981 vol 999 c265W
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many pupils left school in 1970, 1975 and the latest year for which figures are available without having attempted O-levels or CSE examinations in English and mathematics.

Dr. Boyson

The numbers of pupils who left English schools in 1969–70, 1974–75 and 1978–79 without attempting O-level or CSE examinations in both English and mathematics were 303,200, 228,900 and 182,700 respectively.