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66.
Mr. Turton
asked the Minister of Education how many children between the ages of 5 and 11 are now being educated otherwise than in maintained primary schools; and how many children between the ages of 11 and 13 are being so educated.
Sir D. Eccles
In January of this year, there were 218,000 children over 5 and under 11 years of age and 182,000 over 11 and under 14 being educated in direct grant and independent schools.