HC Deb 14 June 1985 vol 80 cc569-70W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science which local authorities retain a selective secondary school system.

Mr. Dunn

The table shows those local authorities which retained a partially selective secondary school system as at January 1984, the latest date for which firm figures are available. No authority operated a fully selective system.

LEAS maintaining at least one grammar school-January 1984
Local Education Authorities Number of Grammar Schools
Barnet 2
Bexley 2
Bromley 2
Enfield 1
Kingston-upon-Thames 2
Redbridge 2
Sutton 4
Birmingham 8
Walsall 2
Wolverhampton 1
Liverpool 2
Wirral 4
Trafford 8
Calderdale 7
Kirklees 1
Avon 2
Berkshire 6

Local Education Authorities Number of Grammar Schools
Buckinghamshire 14
Cumbria 1
Devon 10
Dorset 7
Essex 8
Gloucestershire 11
Hereford and Worcestershire 1
Kent 28
Lancashire 5
Lincolnshire 15
Norfolk 3
North Yorkshire 7
Salop 2
Warwickshire 5
Wiltshire 2