HC Deb 17 October 1994 vol 248 c24W
Mrs. Gorman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many grant-maintained schools have(a) fewer than 50 pupils, (b) 50 to 100 pupils, (c) 100 to 250 pupils, (d) 250 to 500 pupils, (e) 500 to 1,000 pupils, (f) 1,000 to 1,500 pupils and (g) more than 1,500 pupils.

Mr. Robin Squire

The information requested is set out as follows:

Pupil numbers are derived from the Department's January 1993 schools census and therefore included GM schools that were still under LEA control at that time.

Number of GM schools
Number of Pupils Primary Secondary Total
Less than 50 6 6
50 to 100 31 31
100 to 250 189 4 193
250 to 500 154 57 211
500 to 1,000 12 381 393
1,000 to 1,500 157 157
More than 1,500 16 16