HC Deb 16 June 1982 vol 25 c274W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children were attending schools in the Leek parliamentary constituency in September in each of the past five years.

Dr. Boyson

The information requested is not readily available for areas smaller than local education authorities. The numbers of pupils in primary and secondary schools maintained by the Staffordshire local education authority in January of each year are as follows:

January Primary Secondary
Part-time Full-time
1977 1,801 110,265 82,166
1978 2,239 106,458 85,090
1979 2,354 103,624 86,670
1980 2,344 98,968 88,625
1981 2,379 93,510 90,829