HC Deb 10 April 1989 vol 150 cc380-1W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many schools there were in Wales in 1979; and how many there are in the current year.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Number of Schools in Wales
January 1979 January 1989
Nursery 70 56
Primary 1,930 1,744
Secondary 244 232
Special 74 64
January 1979 January 1989
Independent 171 65
Total 2,389 2,161
1 Includes three direct grant schools.

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