Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits to (a) the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, (b) RAF Cranwell and (c) Britannia Royal Naval College attended (i) state and (ii) independent secondary educational institutions in each year since 2010.

Information on the status of schools attended by recruits at Officer Training Establishments is not recorded centrally. However, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst does ask each recruit to provide this information, this is provided in the table.

Education background of recruits to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst by calendar year.

Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10; numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.