§ Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those local education authorities which still retain selection at the age of 11 years.
§ Mr. DunnThe following are those LEAs which at June 1987 maintained one or more grammar schools with selection at age 11 or 12.
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Bromley
- Enfield
- Kingston upon Thames
- Redbridge
- Sutton
- Birmingham
- Wallsall
- Wolverhampton
- Wirral
- Trafford
- Calderdale
- Kirklees
- Avon
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
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Average Class sizes in maintained Primary and Secondary schools, January each year. Primary Secondary 1984 1985 1986 1984 1985 1986 Barking 24.0 23.7 23.9 19.8 19.4 19.9 Barnet 22.5 22.6 23.4 18.2 18.5 18.4 Bexley 27.1 25.9 26.3 20.8 20.5 20.5 Brent 21.1 21.9 22.8 17.5 17.3 16.8 Bromley 25.8 26.2 26.3 19.6 19.8 20.1 Croydon 24.8 24.3 25.6 19.9 20.5 19.7 Ealing 22.4 22.9 23.7 19.1 19.3 18.5 Enfield 25.4 25.5 26.8 19.5 19.1 19.7 Haringey 21.9 22.0 22.0 18.5 18.2 17.8 Harrow 23.9 24.1 24.8 18.6 19.3 19.3 Havering 25.7 25.6 25.8 19.4 20.1 19.3 Hillingdon 25.0 25.5 25.7 19.8 19.6 20.6 Hounslow 22.2 22.7 24.3 18.9 19.5 19.7 Kingston upon Thames 24.8 24.6 25.1 20.0 19.9 18.8 Merton 24.6 24.1 25.4 21.6 20.9 21.4
- Devon
- Dorset
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- Salop
- Warwickshire
- Wiltshire