To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many state sector primary schools in England and Wales had a male head teacher and how many had a female head teacher in the school year 1988–89;(2) how many state sector secondary schools in England and Wales had a male head teacher and how many had a female head teacher in the school year 1988–89, divided between schools with students of 11 to 16 years and those 11 to 18 years.
The information requested for maintained primary and secondary schools in England for January 1989 is as follows:
| Schools with a male head teacher | Schools with a female head teacher | |
| Primary1 | 10,162 | 9,067 |
| Secondary | ||
| 11–162 | 1,218 | 213 |
| 11–183 | 1,679 | 388 |
| 1 Includes middle schools deemed primary. | ||
| 2 Includes secondary modern schools, but excludes middle schools deemed secondary. | ||
| 3 Includes grammar, technical schools and sixth form colleges. | ||
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science in the school years 1988 to 1989 and 1989 to 1990, how many (a) male and (b) female head teachers of primary and secondary schools in England and Wales left the profession for each of the following reasons: (i) normal retirement, (ii) early retirement and (iii) death in service.
Information is not yet available for the dates specified.