§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish figures to show, as at June 1981, the pupil-teacher ratio of schools in England and Wales for (a) nursery schools, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) the overall figure; and if he will give the comparative figures for June 1979 and June 1980.
§ Dr. BoysonStatistics for schools are collected by the Department only in January of each year. The information requested in respect of schools in England is given below. Information for schools in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Pupils per qualified teacher in maintained schools in England At January of each year Nursery Primary Secondary All nursery, primaryand secondary schools 1979 20.2 23.1 16.7 19.7 1980 19.8 22.7 16.6 19.4 1981 19.7 22.6 16.6 19.3