HC Deb 30 October 1995 vol 265 cc98-101W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list(a) the number and (b) percentage of (i) three-year-olds and (ii) four-year-olds attending nursery and primary schools in each of the local education authorities in Wales in each of the last five years. [40104]

Mr. Richards

The information requested is given in the following tables. Figures in the last two tables are revised estimates and not therefore entirely consistent with those given to the hon. Member in my reply of 23 October,Official Report, columns 473–74.

Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
1993–94
Number 130 87 609 711 486 129 2,152
Per cent. 2.5 2.1 9.8 9.4 8.4 2.7 5.6
Four-year-olds in nursery schools1
1989–90
Number 97 75 352 415 305 53 1,297
Per cent. 1.9 1.7 5.9 5.5 5.4 1.1 3.4
1990–91
Number 49 93 351 413 331 53 1,290
Per cent. 0.9 2.2 5.8 5.4 5.8 1.1 3.4
1991–92
Number 56 98 317 423 311 55 1,260
Per cent. 1.1 2.3 5.0 5.4 5.3 1.2 3.3
1992–93
Number 58 93 308 393 260 52 1,164
Per cent. 1.1 2.1 4.8 5.0 4.4 1.1 2.9
1993–94
Number 65 94 305 373 239 52 1,128
Per cent. 1.3 2.3 4.9 4.8 4.1 1.1 3.0
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
Three-year-olds in primary schools1
1989–90
Number 2,786 1,583 2,098 446 3,076 323 1,348 3,007 14,667
Per cent. 53.3 36.6 34.8 15.6 40.9 23.1 23.8 63.7 38.9
1990–91
Number 3,103 1,705 2,217 185 3,193 362 1,408 3,028 15,201
Per cent. 58.7 39.8 35.9 6.3 41.6 25.4 24.4 64.1 39.7
1991–92
Number 3,268 1,746 2,349 128 3,277 368 1,461 3,156 15,753
Per cent. 60.2 40.4 36.5 4.2 41.3 25.2 24.5 65.1 40.0
1992–93
Number 3,231 1,628 2,468 467 3,210 353 1,616 3,066 16,039
Per cent. 63.0 39.7 39.8 15.7 41.2 25.5 27.9 66.6 42.2
1993–94
Number 3,239 1,728 2,525 434 3,348 346 1,702 3,231 16,553
Per cent. 61.2 41.7 40.6 14.6 44.5 24.7 29.4 68.1 43.5
Four-year-olds in primary schools1
1989–90
Number 4,865 3,479 5,033 1,908 6,361 1,083 3,936 4,574 31,239
Per cent. 93.3 80.8 83.7 66.8 84.9 77.7 69.7 97.2 83.0
1990–91
Number 4,990 3,505 5,029 1,900 6,234 1,095 4,041 4,534 31,328
Per cent. 95.6 82.8 82.4 65.5 82.2 77.9 70.8 97.2 82.8
1991–92
Number 5,077 3,666 5,288 1,898 6,606 1,141 4,231 4,558 32,465
Per cent. 95.5 86.6 83.8 63.6 85.0 79.7 72.4 95.9 84.0
1992–93
Number 5,146 3,630 5,473 2,213 6,721 1,210 4,508 4,602 33,503
Per cent. 94.4 81.5 84.7 72.9 85.1 80.8 76.3 95.4 84.8
1993–94
Number 5,236 3,469 5,341 2,144 6,527 1,151 4,591 4,453 32,912
Per cent. 101.6 84.2 86.0 71.6 83.8 82.2 78.7 96.6 86.4
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
Three and four-year-olds in nursery schools1
1989–90
Number 292 166 1,052 1,107 725 184 3,526
Per cent. 2.8 1.9 8.7 7.4 6.4 2.0 4.7
1990–91
Number 146 190 1,056 1,120 738 184 3,434
Per cent. 1.4 2.2 8.6 7.3 6.4 2.0 4.5
Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales
1991–92
Number 169 194 945 1,150 737 191 3,386
Per cent. 1.6 2.3 7.4 7.3 6.2 2.0 4.3
1992–93
Number 171 196 913 1,099 713 182 3,274
Per cent. 1.6 2.3 7.2 7.0 6.1 1.9 4.2
1993–94
Number 195 181 914 1,084 725 181 3,280
Per cent. 1.9 2.2 7.4 7.1 6.2 1.9 4.3
Three and four-year-olds in primary schools1
1980–90
Number 7,651 5,062 7,131 2,354 9,437 1,406 5,284 7,581 45,906
Per cent. 73.3 58.7 59.2 41.2 62.9 50.4 46.7 80.5 60.9
1990–91
Number 8,093 5,210 7,246 2,085 9,427 1,457 5,449 7,562 46,529
Per cent. 77.0 61.2 59.0 35.7 61.8 51.5 47.4 80.5 61.1
1997–92
Number 8,345 5,412 7,637 2,026 9,883 1,509 5,692 7,714 48,218
Per cent. 77.7 63.3 59.9 33.6 62.9 52.2 48.2 80.3 61.8
1992–93
Number 8,377 5,258 7,941 2,680 9,931 1,563 6,124 7,668 49,542
Per cent. 79.2 61.5 62.7 44.5 63.3 54.2 52.4 81.3 63.9
1993–94
Number 8,475 5,197 7,866 2,578 9,875 1,497 6,293 7,684 49,465
Per cent. 81.1 62.9 63.3 43.2 64.5 53.5 54.1 82.2 64.9
1 Figures shown are for January each year. Includes grant-maintained primary schools.
Calculations based on mid-year population estimates and estimates of pupil ages at December, percentages can therefore exceed 100 per cent, on occasion.
Symbols: Means nil or less than 0.1 per cent.

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