§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the 20 independent schools which currently have the highest proportions of their school rolls made up by pupils covered by the assisted places scheme; and if he will give the percentage of pupils covered by the assisted places scheme and the size of the school rolls.
§ Mr. ForthInformation for the 1992–93 academic year, the latest for which complete data are available, is given in the following table:
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Assisted places scheme 1992–93 academic year School name Total roll Percentage of assisted pupils Wisbech Grammar 628 52 Batley Grammar 595 43 St. Edward's College 937 42 Hereford Cathedral 587 40 Wolverhampton Grammar 646 40 931W
School name Total roll Percentage of assisted pupils Emanuel, London SW11 763 38 Denstone College 273 38 King Edward VII Lytham 597 38 Queen Mary, Lytham 622 37 Ursuline High, Ilford 383 36 Queen Elizabeth Hospital 503 34 La Sagesse Convent 493 33 St. Mary's College, Crosby 789 32 Belvedere GPDST 567 31 Friends, Saffron Walden 272 31 St. Joseph's Convent 422 31 Royal Grammar, Worcester 916 31 Colston's Girls 555 31 Carmel College 236 31 Red Maids, Bristol 573 30