HC Deb 14 December 1989 vol 163 c739W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement about the numbers of pupils remaining in full-time education after 16 years.

Mr. Jackson

In 1988–89, 345,000 16-year-olds were participating in full-time education in England. The details are as follows:

Pupils
Maintained schools: 180,000
Maintained further education colleges: 126,750
Independent schools: 38,300

This represents an overall full-time participation rate of 51 per cent.

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