§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many secondary schools were in the maintained sector in(a) 1998 or the most recent available date, (b) 1988, (c) 1978 and (d) 1968.v [58345]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested is shown in the following table:
Number of maintained secondary schools in England January of each year Number 1968 5,222 1978 4,711 1988 4,153 1998 3,567