HC Deb 19 January 1987 vol 108 cc375-6W
Mr. Radice

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many grammar schools have closed in each year since 1970.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The 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:

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