§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) primary and (b) secondary schools there were in rural areas, broken down by (i) constituency and (ii) local education authority in each year since 1990. [24897]
§ Mr. TimmsAt this level of detail the information requested is not readily available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
20WInformation from the Register of Educational Establishments shows that at present there are an estimated 2,727 maintained primary schools (15.2 per cent. of all primary schools) and an estimated 78 maintained secondary schools (2.3 per cent. of all secondary schools) classified as being either wholly or predominantly rural.