HC Deb 21 May 1975 vol 892 cc416-7W
Mr. Pardoe

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give details of the following in primary and secondary schools in Cornwall: total number of classes with 1 to 30, 31 to 40, 41 to 50, and 51 and over pupils, and his estimates for these categories in each of the next five years.

Mr. Armstrong

At January 1974, the latest year for which information is available, the details for maintained primary and secondary schools in Cornwall were as follows:

Size of classes Primary (Classes as registered) Secondary (Classes as taught)
1–30 588 1,028
31–40 656 189
41–50 34 6
51 and over 1 12
Total 1,279 1,235

Estimates for these categories for the following five years are not available.

Mr. Pardoe

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give figures of the capital expenditure and capital expenditure per head of schoolchildren, spent in Cornwall over the last 10 years, and give similar comparative figures for England and Wales.

MAINTAINED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Financial Year Cornwall Lea England and Wales
Total Capital Expenditure Per Pupil Total Capital Expenditure Per Pupil
£000s Outturn £ £000s Outturn £
1969–70 543 10.0 143,844 18.2
1970–71 947 16.9 178,004 22.0
1971–72 1,991 34.0 235,642 28.4
1972–73 2,304 37.6 297,142 35.1
1973–74 3,411 52.6 473,544 54.1