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Grammar Schools

Volume 494: debated on Wednesday 24 June 2009

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Paul Holmes

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children attended grammar schools in each year since 2007; what proportion of the secondary school population this figure represented in each year; and if he will make a statement. (280333)

Mr. Coaker

The requested information is shown in the table:

State-funded secondary1 and grammar schools: number of pupils2—as at January each year in England

Number of pupils attending grammar schools

Number of pupils attending secondary schools

Percentage of pupils attending grammar schools3

2007

156,800

3,321,530

4.7

2008

157,410

3,289,000

4.8

2009 (provisional)

158,610

3,256,120

4.9

1 Includes middle schools as deemed, and CTCs and academies.

2 Solely registered pupils only.

3 Expressed as a percentage of the number of pupils attending all secondary schools.

Note:

Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.

Source:

School Census