§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table giving pupil-teacher ratios in England and Wales for (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. DunnThe figures for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Wales. The pupil-teacher ratios for maintained primary and secondary schools in England since 1979 are as follows:
January of each year Pupil-teacher ratio in Primary Schools Pupil-teacher ratio in Secondary Schools 1979 23.1 16.7 1980 22.7 16.6 1981 22.6 16.6 1982 22.5 16.6 1983 22.3 16.5 1984 22.1 16.2 1985 22.2 16.1
§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table giving the pupil-teacher ratio in Hertfordshire for (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. DunnThe pupil-teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in Hertfordshire since 1979 are as follows:
January of each year Pupil-teacher ratio in Primary Schools Pupil-teacher ratio in Secondary Schools 1979 22.5 15.9 1980 22.3 16.0 1981 22.2 15.9 1982 21.9 16.0 1983 22.4 16.2 1984 22.4 16.1 1985 22.2 16.0
§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table giving the pupil-teacher ratio in Buckinghamshire for (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. DunnThe pupil-teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in Buckinghamshire since 1979 are as follows:
January of each year Pupil-teacher ratio in Primary Schools Pupil-teacher ratio in Secondary Schools 1979 24.2 16.8 1980 23.8 16.5 1981 23.9 16.7 1982 23.8 16.7 1983 24.1 16.4 1984 24.3 16.5 1985 24.2 16.4