HC Deb 18 April 1995 vol 258 c45W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what percentage of primary schools in England

Pupils under 5 years of age1 in maintained nursery and primary schools and independent schools 1974–1994
Position in January each year
Maintained Nursery Schools Maintained Primary Schools Independent Schools
Year Full-time pupils Part-time pupils Total pupils as a percentage of the population2 Full-time pupils Part-time pupils Total pupils as a percentage of the population2 Full-time pupils Part-time pupils Total pupils as a percentage of the population2
1974 13,696 27,614 3 268,335 74,260 24 n/a n/a n/a
1975 13,740 29,777 3 270,642 89,727 25 n/a n/a n/a
1976 13,497 32,062 3 285,235 109,205 29 n/a n/a n/a
1977 13,657 34,043 4 250,873 133,098 30 16,687 11,198 2
1978 14,138 34,359 4 224,240 142,328 30 16,758 11,576 2
1979 14,219 34,258 4 232,690 147,473 33 17,588 11,297 2
1980 14,079 34,377 4 230,342 150,122 35 18,910 10,832 3
1981 13,717 34,437 4 224,544 155,399 36 18,050 11,500 3
1982 13,295 35,694 4 220,052 167,639 36 18,533 11,033 3
1983 12,611 36,940 4 225,328 183,318 36 16,723 12,770 3
1984 12,214 37,192 4 251,340 194,272 37 17,520 13,836 3
1985 11,890 37,723 4 257,409 205,545 39 18,501 14,274 3
1986 11,698 37,685 4 247,079 212,161 39 18,450 14,519 3
1987 11,478 38,024 4 252,401 214,861 40 19,028 15,586 3
1988 11,216 38,570 4 257,089 226,058 41 20,579 16,580 3
1989 10,931 39,239 4 259,440 237,954 41 23,134 18,158 3
1990 10,429 41,096 4 275,183 250,513 42 24,639 18,910 3
1991 10,085 42,009 4 286,410 265,082 44 25,869 19,330 4
1992 9,734 42,470 4 299,699 277,808 45 26,461 19,405 4
1993 9,461 43,527 4 316,788 286,417 47 26,477 20,620 4
1994 8,930 43,332 4 326,447 295,887 48 26,402 21,212 4