§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many rural schools have been closed in each county in each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
Number of maintained primary schools Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid-Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales 1979–80 264 355 278 200 321 131 178 198 1,925 1980–81 263 353 275 200 317 129 175 196 1,908 1981–82 260 347 265 199 315 125 171 191 1,873 1982–83 258 342 264 198 317 122 164 179 1,844 1983–84 253 338 261 198 314 121 161 175 1,821 1984–85 252 335 253 98 309 119 158 172 1,796 1985–86 251 329 239 198 312 117 156 172 1,774 1986–87 251 323 238 198 312 115 156 169 1,762 1987–88 252 323 232 196 312 114 156 168 1,753 1988–89 251 319 228 195 312 114 157 167 1,743 1989–90 248 315 226 194 312 113 157 164 1,729 1990–91 246 315 225 193 305 112 157 164 1,717 1991–92 245 315 215 192 306 109 158 164 1,704 (a) Excludes pupils in special schools
Number of maintained secondary schools1 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 Clwyd 34 34 34 34 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 Dyfed 35 35 35 35 34 34 34 33 33 32 31 31 31 Gwent 40 38 38 35 35 35 35 33 33 34 34 34 33 Gwynedd 23 23 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 Mid-Glamorgan 41 41 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 Powys 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 South Glamorgan 30 30 30 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 27 27 West Glamorgan 26 26 26 27 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 Wales 241 239 241 238 236 237 237 234 233 232 231 230 229 1 Includes Grant Maintained schools.