The table shows the Proportions of Pupils Attending Four Secondary School Types Between Between 2000 and 2009.

The table shows the Proportions of Pupils Attending Four Secondary School Types Between Between 2000 and 2009.
The table depicts the percentages of
students
attending four
types
of secondary
schools
over three years in 2000, 2005, and 2009.
Overall
, there was a significant variation in the distribution of
students
across the school
types
. By 2009, Community
schools
had the largest share of
students
,
while
Specialist
Schools
accounted for the smallest proportion. Between 2000 and 2009, the percentage of
students
attending community
schools
experienced a substantial increase, rising from 12% to 58%.
In contrast
, Specialist
Schools
, which
initially
had the same presence percentage as Community
schools
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, saw a slight decline over the same period, dropping from 12% to 10%. Based on the evidence, both
types
of
schools
started with similar rates, but after nine years, there was a sharp change.
On the other hand
, the remaining two
types
of educational institutions saw a slight decrease in attendance. In 2000, Grammar
Schools
, which had 24% of attendance, halved by 2009 to 12%.
In addition
, Voluntary-controlled
schools
had
overall
better performance than Grammar
Schools
. Voluntary-controlled
schools
, which had the highest student enrollment at 52% in 2000, saw a sharp decline to 20% by 2009,
although
this
remained the second-highest proportion.
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