§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many new school places, primary or secondary, became available as a result of new construction in Bournemouth in each year between 1960 and 1974.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe numbers of new school places which became available are listed in the following table:
Year taken into use Primary Secondary Totals (1) (2) (3) (4) 1960 — 810 810 1961 280 — 280 1962 — 420 420 1963 — — — 1964 160 — 160 1965 — — — 1966 — — — 1967 40 180 220 1968 680 — 680 1969 280 — 280 1970 200 600 800 1971 40 — 40 1972 440 330 770 1973 115 180 295 1974 40 750 790 Totals 2,275 3,270 5,545 The figures include places provided in permanent or temporary construction, and a small number, not separately identifiable in some years, of replacement or remodelled places.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools and secondary schools in Bournemouth on some convenient date in each of the years 1960, 1965, 1970 and at the latest convenient date for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. ArmstrongThe information is as follows:
PUPIL-TEACHER RATIOS IN MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BOURNEMOUTH January 1960 Primary schools 31.8 Secondary schools 24.2 January 1965 Primary schools 28.8 Secondary schools 22.5 January 1970 Primary schools 28.6 Secondary schools 17.1 January 1974 Primary schools 25.0 Secondary schools 17.2 NOTE:
i. The primary school figure for 1960 is based on full time teaching staff only; the figures for later years are based on numbers that include an allowance for the full-time equivalent of part-time teachers.
ii. For 1974 the ratios relate pupil numbers only to the qualified teachers.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schools, primary and secondary, there were in use in Bournemouth on some convenient date in each of the following years 1960, 1965, 1970 and at the latest convenient date for which figures are available; and how many pupils there were at those schools on each of those dates.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe information is as follows:
MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BOURNEMOUTH Number of schools Number of full-time pupils January 1960— Primary schools 32 9,032 Secondary schools 13 7,748 January 1965— Primary schools 31 9,560 Secondary schools 13 7,067 January 1970— Primary schools 32 10,506 Secondary schools 12 7,259 January 1974— Primary schools 32 10,763 Secondary schools 12 8,471 Note: Part-time pupils in primary school numbered 26 in January 1970 and 248 in January 1974. No corresponding figures are available for the earlier years.