§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the percentage of 16 and 17-year-olds who remained in education in schools and colleges in September 1984 for England and for each local education authority; and how this compares with each of the previous
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Percentage of population aged 16 in full-time education in each local education authority in England showing separately those in schools and further education colleges LEA Academic year 1979–80 1984–85 †Full-time and sandwich in further education ⋆Maintained schools †Full-time and sandwich in further education ⋆Maintained schools Barking 11 14 13 18 Barnet 11 48 13 57 Bexley 12 34 15 33 Brent 14 43 12 46 Bromley 12 39 14 39 Croydon 11 34 18 30 Ealing 13 37 16 38 Enfield 12 37 14 36 Haringey 14 37 19 35 Harrow 15 44 16 55 Havering 14 27 16 27 Hillingdon 9 33 13 32 Hounslow 10 38 13 45 Kingston-upon-Thames 11 42 15 43 Merton 12 38 16 40 Newham 13 23 17 28 Redbridge 17 30 15 38 Richmond-upon-Thames 49 1 55 1 Sutton 13 38 21 35 Waltham Forest 10 32 13 35 Outer London Boroughs 13 34 16 36 ILEA 11 33 16 33 Birmingham 14 26 18 25 Coventry 19 21 15 28 five years, according to the following categories (a) full-time education in schools, (b) sixth-form colleges, (c) tertiary colleges, (d) further-education colleges and (e) private institutions.
§ Mr. WaldenFull information in the format requested could be produced only at disproportionate cost. The tables show the percentage of the population aged 16 and 17 in full-time education in each local education authority in England. It shows separately those in maintained schools and further education establishments for the academic years 1979–80 and 1984–85.
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LEA Academic year 1979–80 1984–85 †Full-time and sandwich in further education ⋆Maintained schools †Full-time and sandwich in further education ⋆Maintained schools Dudley 15 21 29 14 Sandwell 13 17 17 18 Solihull 26 20 23 21 Walsall 10 21 13 24 Wolverhampton 16 21 18 23 Knowsley 17 13 17 16 Liverpool 11 21 15 27 St. Helens 16 22 18 23 Sefton 20 25 26 28 Wirral 16 27 16 30 Bolton 17 20 18 22 Bury 15 25 20 30 Manchester 12 26 13 29 Oldham 13 13 13 17 Rochdale 12 21 12 24 Salford 11 19 15 21 Stockport 16 27 17 29 Tameside 17 14 18 19 Trafford 25 16 25 19 Wigan 19 17 24 20 Barnsley 14 16 19 16 Doncaster 14 21 11 25 Rotherham 16 18 16 21 Sheffield 13 22 19 22 Bradford 12 25 10 30 Calderdale 13 24 14 26 Kirlees 17 23 19 26 Leeds 10 27 16 28 Wakefield 15 16 25 15 Gateshead 11 15 20 19 Newcastle upon Tyne 11 24 14 27 North Tyneside 10 25 18 29 South Tyneside 16 17 14 19 Sunderland 13 17 12 20 Isles of Scilly 18 — 41 — Avon 16 26 17 28 Bedfordshire 15 24 14 31 Berkshire 12 30 21 32 Buckinghamshire 17 30 20 34 Cambridgeshire 17 24 22 26 Cheshire 19 22 20 28 Cleveland 12 20 19 25 Cornwall 19 25 23 29 Cumbria 14 21 18 24 Derbyshire 17 18 23 19 Devon 24 18 27 20 Dorset 16 22 18 26 Durham 11 17 16 20 East Sussex 19 32 19 34 Essex 14 27 17 27 Gloucestershire 15 26 16 28 Hampshire 15 29 26 24 Hereford and Worcester 25 22 22 24 Hertfordshire 18 34 20 35 Humberside 9 22 15 25 Isle of Wight 26 27 21 28 Kent 17 29 20 30 Lancashire 18 18 26 14 Leicestershire 13 28 14 33 Lincolnshire 23 20 24 21 Norfolk 20 17 20 22 North Yorkshire 17 27 21 30 Northamptonshire 14 20 17 25 Northumberland 13 26 17 30 Nottinghamshire 15 19 15 21 Oxfordshire 17 30 21 31 Shropshire 22 23 20 26 Somerset 26 15 33 17 Staffordshire 18 19 20 21 Suffolk 11 23 13 27 Surrey 13 41 17 45 Warwickshire 24 21 27 22
LEA Academic year 1979–80 1984–85 †Full-time and sandwich in further education ⋆Maintained schools †Full-time and sandwich in further education ⋆Maintained schools West Sussex 14 37 17 37 Wiltshire 21 24 31 17 England 16 26 19 27 162W163W
Percentage of population aged 17 in full-time education in each local education authority in England showing separately those in schools and further education colleges LEA Academic year 1979–80 1984–85 † Full-time and sandwich in further education *Maintained schools †Full-time and sandwich in further education *Maintained schools Barking 6 9 7 9 Barnet 11 31 18 33 Bexley 7 19 13 18 Brent 17 21 21 22 Bromley 9 24 12 22 Croydon 9 18 15 15 Ealing 15 18 22 17 Enfield 10 20 13 19 Haringey 17 16 23 12 Harrow 12 32 16 30 Havering 9 16 9 16 Hillingdon 8 19 11 17 Hounslow 10 21 14 21 Kingston-upon-Thames 11 23 14 26 Merton 10 20 15 20 Newham 10 12 16 12 Redbridge 12 19 13 22 Richmond-upon-Thames 32 0 38 0 Sutton 8 25 12 26 Waltham Forest 10 13 17 13 Outer London Boroughs 11 19 15 19 ILEA 9 16 15 15 Birmingham 8 14 12 15 Coventry 11 14 14 15 Dudley 9 14 16 12 Sandwell 6 11 11 12 Solihull 15 15 17 19 Walsall 5 14 10 15 Wolverhampton 9 14 13 13 Knowsley 8 8 10 9 Liverpool 7 13 10 17 St. Helens 9 15 12 17 Sefton 11 16 14 20 Wirral 11 16 15 19 Bolton 10 15 13 17 Bury 13 13 14 19 Manchester 9 15 9 19 Oldham 8 8 13 10 Rochdale 9 13 10 15 Salford 6 14 9 14 Stockport 12 20 15 19 Tameside 9 9 11 13 Trafford 13 16 19 17 Wigan 12 11 16 14 Barnsley 6 8 9 11 Doncaster 7 14 9 17 Rotherham 8 12 10 14 Sheffield 7 14 10 16 Bradford 8 14 9 17 Calderdale 6 17 12 17 Kirklees 9 15 13 17 Leeds 7 16 10 16 Wakefield 7 10 12 10 Gateshead 6 10 10 12 Newcastle upon Tyne 5 15 10 16
LEA Academic year 1979–80 1984–85 †Full-time and sandwich in further education *Maintained schools †Full-time and sandwich in further education *Maintained schools North Tyneside 6 15 10 17 South Tyneside 6 11 10 11 Sunderland 5 12 9 13 Isles of Scilly 30 — 35 — Avon 10 16 12 17 Bedfordshire 11 14 12 18 Berkshire 9 19 14 20 Buckinghamshire 13 22 16 24 Cambridgeshire 11 1 15 16 Cheshire 11 16 15 19 Cleveland 5 14 9 18 Cornwall 13 15 17 18 Cumbria 6 15 10 16 Derbyshire 9 13 14 14 Devon 14 12 20 13 Dorset 12 15 14 17 Durham 6 12 9 14 East Sussex 13 19 16 20 Essex 9 18 11 17 Gloucestershire 10 16 12 19 Hampshire 10 18 18 15 Hereford and Worcester 14 15 17 16 Hertfordshire 12 22 14 23 Humberside 5 13 9 15 Isle of Wight 13 15 16 17 Kent 12 17 15 18 Lancashire 13 13 18 11 Leicestershire 8 16 12 20 Lincolnshire 12 14 17 15 Norfolk 13 12 14 14 North Yorkshire 11 19 16 21 Northamptonshire 9 14 13 15 Northumberland 8 17 10 19 Nottinghamshire 8 13 12 14 Oxfordshire 10 18 13 19 Shropshire 13 16 15 18 Somerset 17 11 20 11 Staffordshire 10 13 13 15 Suffolk 7 13 10 15 Surrey 11 24 15 27 Warwickshire 13 15 18 17 West Sussex 11 21 15 21 Wiltshire 12 14 17 14 England 10 16 14 17 *The LEA is that in which the school is situated.
†Students in further education establishments have been sorted into the LEA of home residence.