§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the percentage of children(a) of compulsory school age and (b) 16 and over who attended independent schools in each of the last 10 years. [157058]
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§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe data requested are shown in the table.
Pupils in independent schools1 Percentage of pupil of compulsory school age2 Percentage of pupils aged 16+3 2000 6.0 19.0 1999 6.0 19.5 1998 6.0 20.0 1997 6.0 20.5 1996 6.0 21.1 1995 6.1 21.5 1994 6.2 21.2 1993 6.5 16.7 1992 6.7 17.5 1991 6.8 18.7 1 Excluding City Technology Colleges 2 Calculated as a percentage of pupils of compulsory school age in all school types 3 Calculated as a percentage of pupils aged 16 and over in all school types