Grant-maintained Schools

HC Deb 22 October 1991 vol 196 c570W

Mr. Murphy

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many schools have applied to optout of local authority control; and what proportion of schools in Wales this number constitutes.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Four secondary schools and one infant school have applied for grant-maintained status. This represents 0.23 per cent. of the total number of schools in Wales.