HC Deb 14 July 1986 vol 101 cc351-2W
Mr. Phillip Oppenheim

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how the latest figures available for

School Leavers, Derbyshire—CSE and GCE examination attainments
1978–79 1980–81 1982–83 1984–85
Number of leavers (000s) Percentage leavers Number of leavers (000s) Percentage leavers Number of leavers (000s) Percentage leavers Number of leavers (000s) Percentage leavers
Maintained schools
Total leavers 13.89 100.0 13.10 100.0 15.11 100.0 14.76 100.0
Leavers with higher* grade passes at GCE O level or CSE
1 1.72 12.4 1.91 14.6 1.70 11.3 1.95 13.2
2 0.92 6.6 0.88 6.7 0.99 6.6 1.07 7.3
3 0.72 5.2 0.63 4.8 0.68 4.5 0.75 5.1
4 0.61 4.4 0.48 3.7 0.68 4.5 0.50 3.4
5 0.53 3.8 0.45 3.4 0.64 4.2 0.56 3.8
6 0.50 3.6 0.52 4.0 0.68 4.5 0.58 3.9
7 0.55 4.0 0.41 3.1 0.71 4.7 0.61 4.1
8 or more 1.11 8.0 1.18 9.0 1.55 10.3 1.43 9.7
Total 6.66 47.9 6.46 49.3 7.64 50.6 7.46 50.5
Leavers with 1 or more GCE A level pass 1.65 11.9 1.49 11.4 1.99 13.2 1.81 12.3
Leavers with no graded result at GCE or CSE 1.89 13.6 1.09 8.3 1.49 9.9 1.07 7.3
Independent schools
Total leavers 0.65 100.0 0.44 100.0 0.61 100.0 0.54 100.0
Leavers with higher* grade passes at GCE O level or CSE
1 0.04 6.2 0.03 6.8 0.03 4.9 0.04 7.4
2 0.03 4.6 0.04 9.1 0.04 6.6 0.03 5.6
3 0.03 4.6 0.01 2.3 0.06 9.8 0.05 9.3
4 0.05 7.7 0.06 13.6 0.02 3.3 0.03 5.6
5 0.10 15.4 0.02 4.5 0.02 3.3 0.03 5.6
6 0.05 7.7 0.05 11.4 0.09 14.8 0.02 3.7
7 0.07 10.8 0.04 9.1 0.08 13.1 0.04 7.4
8 or more 0.20 30.8 0.18 40.9 0.20 32.8 0.25 46.3

the pupil-teacher ratio in primary, middle and secondary schools in (a) Derbyshire and (b) Amber Valley compare with the corresponding ratios for 1979 and 1983.

Mr. Dunn

Information for Amber Valley, or other areas within local education authorities, is not available centrally. The pupil-teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in Derbyshire for the years 1979, 1983 and 1985 are as follows. Middle schools are included within primary and secondary as deemed.

The pupil-teacher Ratios: Derbyshire
Primary Secondary
January 1979 23.7 17.5
January 1983 22.3 17.2
January 1985 22.4 16.8