§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many grammar schools have closed in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe information is not available centrally in the form requested. The number of grammar schools in England has fallen over the years as shown in the table below:
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January each year Number of grammar schools 1970 975 1971 918 1972 850
January each year Number of grammar schools 1973 783 1974 655 1975 547 1976 459 1977 390 1978 305 1979 254 1980 218 1981 200 1982 185 1983 175 1984 175 1985 171 1986 155