§ Mr. McNallyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated number of (a) primary school pupils and (b) secondary school pupils attending schools in England in (i) 1981–82, (ii) 1982–83 and (iii) his best estimate of the numbers in each category in each year from 1983–84 to 1988–89.
§ Dr. BoysonThe provisional count of pupils in maintained schools in England in January 1982 and projections for each of the following seven years are as follows:
Pupils* (thousands) January Primary (5+) Secondary 1982 3,619 3,798 1983 3,432 3,748 1984 3,317 3,659 1985 3,275 3,544 1986 3,289 3,407 1987 3,303 3,267 1988 3,328 3,099 1989 3,375 2,954 * Aged 5 years or over at the previous 31 December. Note: Middle schools are included according to whether deemed primary or secondary.