§ Mr. SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the proportion of school leavers going into higher education in(a) each London borough, (b) Greater London, (c) outer London, (d) inner London and (e) England for each year from 1980–81 to 1990–91.
Mr. HowarthThe proportions of school leavers from maintained schools whose intended destinations for the three-year period ending 1989–90 was a university or polytechnic course, for the areas requested, were as shown in the table. Information for earlier years is not readily available and to provide it would involve disproportionate cost. Information for 1990–91 is not yet available.
School Leavers—England Aggregate of academic years 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90 Proportion of school leavers from maintained schools intending to enter higher education (Univeristy or Polytechnic) per cent. Barking 3.0 Barnet 17.9 Bexley 8.1 Brent 11.2 Bromley 12.2 Croydon 8.9 Ealing 7.0 Enfield 13.3 Haringey 6.7 Harrow 4.0 Havering 5.5 Hillingdon 7.9 Hounslow 10.0 Kingston-upon-Thames 11.4 Merton 7.3 Newham 3.5 Redbridge 10.4 Richmond-upon-Thames 0.9 Sutton 12.0 Waltham Forest 4.5 Total Outer London 8.6 Inner London 5.6 All London 7.7 England 9.2