§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the average amount per head
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, ENGLAND AND WALES, AT JANUARY 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Junior classes Pupils per teacher* 28.8 28.8 28.3 28.0 27.8 Average size of class as registered 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.6 32.7 Senior classes. Pupils per teacher* 19.3 19.2 18.7 18.4 18.2 Average size of class as registered 28.5 28.4 27.9 27.6 27.5 * Taking account of the full-time equivalent of part-time teachers. Taking junior and senior classes together, there were 23.1 pupils per teacher in 1967. A tentative estimate for 1972, produced on the assumption that the school leaving age would be raised, was 22.5 pupils per teacher. New calculations of the future supply of teachers are being made at present.