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Private Education: Greater London

Volume 464: debated on Thursday 11 October 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age in each London borough attended independent schools in each year since 2003-04. (157082)

The available information is shown in the following tables.

Independent schools1: number and percentage of pupils aged 5 to 10 and 11 to 152 position in January each year, each London borough

2004

2005

Pupils aged 5 to 10

Pupils aged 11 to 15

Pupils aged 5 to 10

Pupils aged 11 to 15

No.

%3

No.

%3

No.

%3

No.

%3

England

205,340

5.5

232,730

7.1

202,670

5.5

232,080

7.1

London

51,390

9.5

43,090

10.0

51,220

9.5

42,980

10.0

Inner London

25,120

12.5

19,370

13.6

25,280

12.6

19,490

13.6

202

Camden

3,629

29.1

1,847

19.7

3,590

28.7

1,770

19.0

201

City of London

373

68.4

1,033

100.0

391

69.8

1,074

100.0

204

Hackney

3,051

18.3

1,580

18.0

3,053

18.3

1,612

17.6

205

Hammersmith and Fulham

1,634

18.0

2,063

24.8

1,855

20.0

2,082

25.6

309

Haringey

576

3.3

840

7.1

599

3.5

869

7.3

206

Islington

256

2.2

119

1.5

250

2.2

115

1.4

207

Kensington and Chelsea

4,822

46.6

2,592

45.5

5,023

47.6

2,566

45.3

208

Lambeth

1,240

7.6

489

6.0

1,148

7.0

478

5.7

209

Lewisham

645

3.6

893

6.9

634

3.6

864

6.8

316

Newham

126

0.5

163

0.9

273

1.2

243

1.3

210

Southwark

1,468

7.5

2,337

16.2

1,489

7.7

2,292

15.5

211

Tower Hamlets

203

1.2

597

4.3

220

1.3

655

4.8

212

Wandsworth

4,489

25.6

2,202

18.0

4,187

24.0

2,285

18.5

213

Westminster

2,605

23.9

2,616

26.7

2,567

23.4

2,584

26.4

Outer London

26,270

7.7

23,720

8.3

25,940

7.7

23,490

8.2

301

Barking and Dagenham

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

302

Barnet

2,296

10.1

2,353

11.9

2,334

10.2

2,361

12.2

303

Bexley

544

3.1

0

0.0

542

3.1

0

0.0

304

Brent

1,040

5.5

704

4.9

877

4.7

714

4.9

305

Bromley

1,966

8.7

1,761

8.7

1,870

8.4

1,725

8.6

306

Croydon

2,427

9.1

3,149

13.9

2,386

9.1

3,126

13.8

307

Ealing

2,339

10.4

2,167

13.5

2,223

9.9

2,093

13.1

308

Enfield

952

4.2

356

1.9

947

4.2

351

1.8

203

Greenwich

1,093

6.3

1,014

7.2

1,058

6.2

1,009

7.2

310

Harrow

1,418

8.9

2,156

16.3

1,454

9.1

2,103

16.1

311

Havering

534

3.1

173

1.1

517

3.0

181

1.2

312

Hillingdon

1,542

7.7

1,292

7.7

1,574

7.9

1,271

7.7

313

Hounslow

536

3.5

253

1.8

557

3.7

241

1.7

314

Kingston upon Thames

1,433

14.2

1,503

16.6

1,374

13.2

1,528

16.7

315

Merton

1,655

13.6

1,138

12.3

1,651

13.4

1,139

12.4

317

Redbridge

2,198

10.6

863

5.1

2,187

10.5

866

5.1

318

Richmond upon Thames

3,009

23.2

3,429

31.5

3,072

23.2

3,410

31.6

319

Sutton

805

6.3

523

3.9

803

6.3

510

3.8

320

Waltham Forest

486

2.8

884

6.1

515

3.0

864

6.0

20062007

Pupils aged 5 to 10

Pupils aged 11 to 15

Pupils aged 5 to 10

Pupils aged 11 to 15

No.

%3

No.

%3

No.

%3

No.

%3

England

200,440

5.5

233,820

7.2

199,030

5.6

232,620

7.3

London

51,120

9.5

42,730

9.9

51,740

9.6

43,150

10.0

Inner London

25,430

12.7

19,330

13.5

26,030

13.0

19,670

13.7

202

Camden

3,626

29.1

1,744

18.6

3,587

28.9

1,775

18.9

201

City of London

378

67.9

1,068

100.0

385

69.1

1,122

100.0

204

Hackney

3,197

19.0

1,430

16.1

3,298

19.5

1,453

16.6

205

Hammersmith and Fulham

1,792

19.5

2,081

26.2

2,147

22.5

2,137

26.9

309

Haringey

624

3.6

883

7.3

749

4.3

924

7.6

206

Islington

242

2.1

125

1.5

261

2.3

130

1.6

207

Kensington and Chelsea

5,112

48.2

2,460

44.3

5,224

48.8

2,464

44.2

208

Lambeth

1,116

6.8

461

5.3

992

6.1

461

5.2

209

Lewisham

676

3.8

899

7.1

636

3.6

873

7.0

316

Newham

316

1.4

203

1.1

406

1.7

260

1.4

210

Southwark

1,474

7.7

2,267

15.2

1,391

7.4

2,267

15.3

211

Tower Hamlets

239

1.4

735

5.3

199

1.2

762

5.4

212

Wandsworth

4,141

23.8

2,325

18.7

4,187

24.0

2,362

19.1

213

Westminster

2,497

22.8

2,653

27.2

2,569

23.2

2,683

27.4

Outer London

25,690

7.6

23,400

8.1

25,710

7.6

23,480

8.2

301

Barking and Dagenham

29

0.2

0

0.0

39

0.3

4

0.0

302

Barnet

2,369

10.4

2,383

12.3

2,452

10.8

2,388

12.4

303

Bexley

547

3.1

0

0.0

527

3.1

0

0.0

304

Brent

806

4.3

744

5.0

768

4.1

713

4.8

305

Bromley

1,817

8.2

1,593

8.0

1,820

8.3

1,557

8.0

306

Croydon

2,378

9.1

3,053

13.6

2,373

9.2

3,000

13.5

307

Ealing

2,134

9.6

2,004

12.4

2,045

9.1

1,932

11.9

308

Enfield

948

4.2

382

2.0

906

4.0

416

2.2

203

Greenwich

1,040

6.1

1,011

7.4

1,117

6.6

1,010

7.5

310

Harrow

1,413

8.9

2,105

16.1

1,401

8.9

2,127

16.2

311

Havering

512

3.1

162

1.0

491

3.0

153

1.0

312

Hillingdon

1,588

7.9

1,277

7.7

1,590

7.9

1,311

7.9

313

Hounslow

566

3.7

307

2.2

592

3.9

281

2.0

314

Kingston upon Thames

1,301

12.5

1,546

17.0

1,270

12.3

1,574

17.3

315

Merton

1,574

12.6

1,163

12.6

1,544

12.4

1,188

12.9

317

Redbridge

2,161

10.3

854

5.0

2,146

10.2

855

4.9

318

Richmond upon Thames

3,230

23.8

3,434

32.1

3,327

24.2

3,529

32.8

319

Sutton

767

6.1

488

3.6

772

6.2

529

3.8

320

Waltham Forest

514

3.0

892

6.1

525

3.0

912

6.3

1 Excludes City Technology Colleges and Academies.

2 Age as at 31 August in previous year (start of academic year).

3 Number of pupils in independent schools expressed as a percentage of number of pupils in same age group across all schools (excludes dually registered pupils).

Note:

National and regional totals may not appear to equal the sum of the component parts because numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.