To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children attended (a) primary—infant and junior—and (b) secondary schools in England each year since 1979.
The number of pupils, in England, for the categories shown are given in the table.
| Capital expenditure: Local authority maintained schools in England | ||||||
| Nursery and primary | Secondary | |||||
| Year | Cash terms £ million | 1978–80 prices £ million | Percentage change on previous year | Cash terms £ million | 1979–80 prices £ million | Percentage change on previous year |
| 1979–80 | 124 | 124 | — | 201 | 201 | — |
| 1980–81 | 162 | 137 | +10·5 | 229 | 194 | -3·5 |
| 1981–82 | 131 | 101 | -26·3 | 183 | 141 | -27·3 |
| 1982–83 | 131 | 94 | -6·9 | 197 | 142 | +0·7 |
| 1983–84 | 146 | 100 | +6·4 | 197 | 135 | -4·9 |
| 1984–85 | 171 | 112 | +12·0 | 197 | 129 | -4·4 |
| 1985–86 | 195 | 121 | +8·0 | 202 | 125 | -3·1 |
| 1986–87 | 215 | 129 | +6·6 | 205 | 123 | -1·6 |
| 1987–88 | 254 | 145 | +12·4 | 215 | 123 | 0·0 |
| 1988–89 | 336 | 179 | +23·4 | 279 | 148 | +20·3 |
| 1989–90 | 379 | 189 | +5·6 | 376 | 188 | +27·0 |
Notes:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the total spending on (a) primary—infant and junior—and (b) secondary schools in England each year since 1979 in cash terms and at 1979 prices; and what was the percentage change in the level of spending in real terms between each of those years.
Net recurrent spending on primary and secondary schools in England is shown in the tables. The tables show for each year from 1979–80 to 1989–90, the latest year for which actual spending figures are available, expenditure in cash, expenditure at 1979–80 prices, and the percentage change in real terms spending from the previous year.
| Full-time equivalent pupils in primary and secondary schools in England 1979 to 1991 | ||
| Maintained primary schools | Maintained secondary schools | |
| 1979 | 4,444,500 | 3,872,000 |
| 1980 | 4,285,600 | 3,866,100 |
| 1981 | 4,098,700 | 3,839,900 |
| 1982 | 3,922,800 | 3,798,000 |
| 1983 | 3,752,400 | 3,740,900 |
| 1984 | 3,668,600 | 3,645,600 |
| 1985 | 3,645,000 | 3,525,800 |
| 1986 | 3,654,600 | 3,388,500 |
| 1987 | 3,684,600 | 3,239,500 |
| 1988 | 3,731,600 | 3,070,200 |
| 1989 | 3,786,300 | 2,944,700 |
| 1990 | 3,859,400 | 2,862,600 |
| 1991 | 3,914,800 | 2,853,300 |