§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many secondary schools have sixth forms with(a) 0 to 50, (b) 51 to 100, (c) 101 to 150, (d) 151 to 200 and (e) 201 to 250 pupils. [123502]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe latest provisional national estimates for England are shown in the table. For January 2000, provisional figures show that there were 3,550 maintained secondary schools in England, of which 1,834 (or 52 per cent.) had a sixth form.
Number of maintained secondary schools by size of sixth form in England, January 20001 Size of sixth form Number of schools Up to 50 115 51 to 100 319 101 to 150 409 151 to 200 398 201 to 250 295 251 and over 298 Total 1,834 1provisional Final figures will be published in the Annual Statistical Volume "Statistics of Education: Schools in England (2000 edition)" in September.