HC Deb 14 November 1988 vol 140 c385W
Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of pupils in maintained schools attended comprehensive schools in each year since 1970–71.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The percentage of pupils in maintained secondary schools attending comprehensive schools in January of each year since 1971 in England was as follows:

Percentage of secondary school pupils attending comprehensive schools
January Per cent.
1971 34
1972 39
1973 45
1974 56
1975 63
1976 69
1977 73
1978 77
1979 79
1980 81
1981 83
1982 83
1983 84
1984 84
1985 85
1986 85
1987 86
1988 86