Written question asked by Martin Redmond (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 October 1996. It was answered by Robin Squire (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 October 1996 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: If she will list by local authority, the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils resident in South Yorkshire who attended schools in local authorities other than the one in which they live, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. - Includes table for 1992-94.

Answer: Mr. Redmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list by local authority, the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils resident in South Yorkshire who attended schools in local authorities other than the one in which they live, in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [40907] Mr. Robin Squire: The following table shows the number of pupils resident in each authority who attended maintained schools elsewhere in the years 1992 to 1994. No data are available for other years. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Local authority 5 to 10 years 11 to 15 years Over 16 years January 1992 Barnsley 128 516 95 Doncaster 72 372 31 Rotherham 83 153 24 Sheffield 205 571 58 January 1993 Barnsley 147 584 80 Doncaster 77 398 39 Rotherham 91 165 23 Sheffield 247 685 75 January 1994 Barnsley 173 645 86 Doncaster 102 433 47 Rotherham 89 131 15 Sheffield 247 777 93 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 40907; 282 c1130W;282 c1128W
Session: 1995-96
Subjects: Local government Pupils Primary education Secondary education Sheffield South Yorkshire Rotherham Doncaster Barnsley
Contains statistics: Yes