§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the numbers of teachers and the numbers of pupils in each of the local auhorities in Wales in each of the last seven years.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe information is as follows :
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NUMBER OF FULL-TIME PUPILS IN MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Authority 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Anglesey … 10,286 10,542 10,434 10,575 10,858 11,142 11,392 Breconshire … 9,082 9,172 9,271 9,406 9,448 9,595 9,737 Caernarvonshire … 18,328 18,569 18,795 19,279 19,597 19,996 20,333 Cardiganshire … 8,713 8,785 9,049 9,189 9,352 9,464 9,753 Carmarthenshire … 26,928 26,896 27,153 27,286 27,488 27,702 27,872 Denbighshire … 28,816 29,201 29,950 30,403 31,245 32,286 33,334 Flintshire … 27,680 28,611 29,859 31,152 23,283 33,694 35,066 Glamorgan … 131,830 130,009 132,057 134,880 138,442 141,485 145,048 Merioneth … 6,181 6,323 6,346 6,190 6,084 6,106 6,306 Monmouthshire … 59,290 60,582 63,396 64,915 66,150 67,505 68,241 Montgomeryshire … 7,259 7,277 7,329 7,476 7,684 7,860 8,156 Pembrokeshire … 17,494 18,020 18,368 18,726 18,681 19,183 19,681 Radnorshire … 2,885 2,900 2,943 3,040 3,162 3,221 3,278 Cardiff … 44,562 49,518 50,036 50,432 50,948 51,435 51,457 Merthyr Tydfil … 9,550 9,867 9,823 9,884 10,046 10,298 10,388 Newport … 18,888 19,646 20,139 20,682 21,554 22,146 22,395 Swansea … 27,651 28,148 28,779 29,512 30,484 31,133 30,324 Totals … 455,421 464,066 473,727 482,947 493,606 504,251 512,761
NUMBER OF FULL-TIME TEACHERS IN MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Authority 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Anglesey … 459 468 482 496 507 524 545 Breconshire … 458 463 467 470 481 493 520 Caernarvonshire … 931 940 936 933 965 990 1,028 Cardiganshire … 471 472 488 502 508 521 527 Carmarthenshire … 1,355 1,363 1,373 1,377 1,400 1,417 1,435 Denbighshire … 1,255 1,266 1,263 1,280 1,352 1,408 1,473 Flintshire … 1,100 1,138 1,203 1,251 1,337 1,422 1,515 Glamorgan … 5,473 5,403 5,515 5,609 5,848 6,112 6,341 Merioneth … 339 338 339 340 338 340 344 Monmouthshire … 2,629 2,660 2,719 2,763 2,893 3,054 3,172 Montgomeryshire … 410 414 406 410 411 420 433 Pembrokeshire … 836 844 864 895 922 937 956 Radnorshire … 157 157 156 158 169 172 179 Cardiff … 1,832 2,057 2,099 2,172 2,272 2,314 2,337 Merthyr Tydfil … 430 455 446 459 472 483 495 Newport … 755 787 808 844 885 923 974 Swansea … 1,181 1,202 1,227 1,283 1,363 1,390 1,448 Totals … 20,071 20,427 20,791 21,242 22,123 22,920 23,719
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the numbers of pupils in each local authority in Wales who were in (a) comprehensive
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A. NUMBER OF FULL-TIME PUPILS IN MAINTAINED COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS Authority 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Anglesey … 4,179 4,271 4,205 4,175 4,158 4,305 4,403 Breconshire … 2,244 2,250 2,230 2,238 2,206 3,762 3,758 Caernarvonshire … 2,280 2,254 3,225 6,013 6,102 7,520 7,704 Cardiganshire … 2,277 2,304 2,308 2,288 2,342 2,392 2,466 Carmarthenshire … 421 446 433 1,243 2,554 2,573 2,546 Denbighshire … 682 5,402 6,173 6,252 6,785 7,047 13,029 Flintshire … — 7,346 10,418 11,047 11,438 12,030 12,674 Glamorgan … 12,378 13,016 13,096 15,449 19,251 24,009 27,618 Merioneth … 2,507 2,536 2,491 2,427 2,447 2,488 2,580 Monmouthshire … 1,190 1,185 1,244 4,933 5,090 13,155 13,572 Montgomeryshire … 3,043 3,022 3,033 3,038 3,166 3,253 3,387 Pembrokeshire … 2,614 2,634 2,616 2,694 2,622 2,732 4,349 Radnorshire … — — — — 410 432 1,307 Cardiff … 17,857 20,249 20,404 20,519 20,929 21,308 21,477 Merthyr Tydfil … — 1,858 1,837 1,881 1,925 4,331 4,400 Newport … 6,712 7,402 7,500 7,685 8,076 8,429 8,708 Swansea … 3,360 4,212 4,508 5,953 12,114 12,588 12,670 Totals … 61,744 80,387 63,721 97,835 111,615 132,354 146,648 schools and (b) all secondary schools in each of the last seven years.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe information is as follows :
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B. NUMBER OF PUPILS IN ALL MAINTAINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS Authority 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 Anglesey … 4,179 4,271 4,205 4,175 4,158 4,305 4,403 Breconshire … 3,709 3,744 3,752 3,755 3,738 3,762 3,758 Caernarvonshire … 6,983 7,022 6,991 7,196 7,415 7,520 7,890 Cardiganshire … 3,882 3,910 3,894 3,924 3,987 4,081 4,237 Carmarthenshire … 10,706 10,825 10,902 10,915 11,039 11,220 11,249 Denbighshire … 11,539 11,489 11,585 11,658 12,107 12,578 13,029 Flintshire … 10,399 10,502 18,717 11,047 11,438 12,030 12,674 Glamorgan … 50,728 49,506 49,669 50,698 51,918 53,164 54,866 Merioneth … 2,507 2,536 2,491 2,427 2,447 2,488 2,580 Monmouthshire … 22,948 23,587 24,001 24,458 25,096 25,673 26,348 Montgomeryshire … 3,043 3,022 3,003 3,038 3,166 3,253 3,387 Pembrokeshire … 7,167 7,310 7,410 7,576 7,644 7,882 8,082 Radnorshire … 1,183 1,158 1,156 1,195 1,245 1,298 1,307 Cardiff … 17,857 20,249 20,404 20,519 20,929 21,308 21,477 Merthyr Tydfil … 3,596 4,078 3,993 4,044 4,110 4,331 4,400 Newport … 7,124 7,402 7,500 7,685 8,076 8,429 8,708 Swansea … 10,754 10,877 11,106 11,540 12,114 12,588 12,670 Totals … 178,304 181,488 182,779 185,850 190,697 195,910 201,065
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Wales where the pupil teacher ratio is between 1 to 10 and 1 to 15, between 1 to 16 and 1 to 20, between 1 to 20 and 1 to 25, between 1 to 25 and
(a) PRIMARY SCHOOLS Pupil/teacher ratio … … 10–14.9 15–19.9 20–24.9 25–29.9 30+ Number of schools … … 172 299 721 693 44 (b) SECONDARY SCHOOLS Pupil/teacher ratio … … 10–14.9 15–19.9 20–24.9 25–29.9 30+ Number of schools … … 18 240 30 Nil Nil
§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary classes in Wales containing less than 20 pupils, between 20 and 25 pupils, between 26 and 30 pupils, between 31 and 35 pupils, between 36 and 40 pupils, between 41 and 45 pupils, and over 45 pupils, respectively, for the last year for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasIn January 1973, the latest date for which information is available, the figures are as follows :
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PRIMARY SCHOOLS Number of Pupils Number of Classes Less than 20 1,890 21–25 1,709 26–30 3,274 31–35 3,301 36–40 1,049 41 plus 91 Total 11,314 1 to 30 and over 1 to 30, respectively, for the last year for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe most recent information relates to January 1973 and is as follows :
SECONDARY SCHOOLS Number of Pupils Number of Classes Less than 20 3,845 21–25 1,063 26–30 1,629 31–35 1,702 36–40 371 41 plus 104 Total 8,714 Classes in primary schools are those organised for registration; classes in secondary schools are those as taught at a specific time chosen for the purpose of the return.