HC Deb 25 November 1985 vol 87 c401W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the proportion of pupils with only one A-level entering higher education in 1985–86 compared with 1979–80.

Mr. Walden

The proportions of English school leavers in 1978–79 and 1983–84 (the latest year for which information is available) who obtained one A-level pass and who intended directly to pursue a full-time degree or equivalent teacher training course were 5.2 per cent and 1.4 per cent. respectively.