HC Deb 06 February 1985 vol 72 c589W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children under the age of five years have been admitted to primary school education during the last four years.

Mr. Dunn:

Information is not available centrally in the form requested. However, the number of pupils aged under five years in infant classes in maintained primary schools in England in January 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 were 206,507, 201,279, 210,372 and 236,417 respectively.