§ Mr. Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the children/teacher ratio in junior schools in Heywood; how this compares with Lancashire and with the country; and if he will supply the same information for Crompton, Royton, Milnrow, Littleborough, Wardle and Whitworth.
§ Mr. CroslandThe available information is contained in the table below:
PUPILS PER TEACHER IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS JANUARY, 1965 Pupils per full-time teacher Pupils per teacher (including the full-time equivalent for part-time teachers) England and Wales 29.7 N/A Lancashire Local Education Authority 30.3 N/A Heywood 29.2 28.0 Crompton 31.9 30.7 Royton 32.2 31.0 Milnrow 24.2 24.1 Littleborough 26.4 25.8 Wardle 28.7 28.7 Whitworth 25.9 25.6