§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils attended faith schools in(a) 1995, (b) 1996, (c) 1997, (d) 1998, (e) 1999 and (f) 2000. [19199]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 29 November 2001]: The available information is shown in the following table.
Number of pupils1 in maintained primary and secondary schools in England 2000 2001 Primary Number of pupils in non-religious schools 3,199,355 3,173,926 Number of pupils in faith schools 1,235,991 1,232,289 Secondary Number of pupils in non-religious schools 2,694,103 2,736,891 Number of pupils in faith schools 487,710 494,936 1 Headcount of pupils Source:
Annual Schools' Census and Register of Educational Establishments
No directly comparable data are available for 1995 to 1999.
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