§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many grammar schools are provided by education authorities in England and Wales, and where they are located.
§ Mr. Dunn[pursuant to his reply, 26 June 1986, c. 249]: The number of grammar schools in local education authorities in England, as recorded in the annual census of schools in January 1986, are shown in the table. Information on Welsh schools is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
January 1986 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 Wirral 4 Trafford 8 Calderdale 2 Kirklees 1 Avon 2 Berkshire 6 Buckinghamshire 14 Devon 9 Dorset 6 Essex 8 Gloucestershire 10 Kent 28 Lancashire 4 Lincolnshire 15 North Yorkshire 3 Salop 2 Warwickshire 5 Wiltshire 2 Total England 155