§ Mr. Tony Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give details of the number and percentage of pupils in the borough of Trafford who obtained places in grammar schools in each year from 1979 until 1983.
§ Mr. DunnThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The numbers of pupils in grammar schools and the percentages these represent of all pupils in maintained secondary schools in Trafford local education authority are as follows:
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January of each year Number of pupils in grammar schools Percentage of secondary pupils in grammar schools 1979 5,921 32.0 1980 5,861 32.6
January of each year Number of pupils in grammar schools Percentage of secondary pupils in grammar schools 1981 5,789 33.3 1982 5,932 35.4 1983 5,765 35.4