HC Deb 02 March 1987 vol 111 cc484-5W
Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the latest pupil-teacher ratios for Scotland and for each local education authority (a) including and (b) excluding head teachers, in nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools, special schools and sixth form colleges.

Mr. John MacKay

The latest available information for education authority schools is set out in the table:

Pupil-Teacher Ratios in Education Authority Schools
Nursery 1984 Primary 1985 Secondary 1985 Special 1984
Including Head Teachers Excluding Head Teachers Including Head Teachers Excluding Head Teachers Including Head Teachers Excluding Head Teachers Including Head Teachers Excluding Head Teachers
Borders 18.7 18.7 17.7 21.3 13.3 13 .6 6.5 6.7
Central 24.8 32.9 19.3 21.4 13.8 14.0 5.7 6.8
Dumfries and Galloway 29.9 37.2 19.3 23.7 13.1 13.4 5.1 5.7
Fife 26.4 30.2 20.2 22.3 14.0 14.2 7.8 8.7
Grampian 16.4 18.4 19.3 22.0 13.6 13.8 5.9 6.6
Highland 18.3 21.2 18.7 23.5 12.9 13.2 6.7 7.5
Lothian 24.0 32.7 20.2 22.2 13.4 13.6 5.9 6.5
Strathclyde 29.6 55.3 21.6 23.8 13.7 14.0 6.4 7.8
Tayside 31.7 51.0 20.2 23.1 12 .9 13.1 5.0 5.5
Orkney 14.2 14.2 15.9 20.1 11.7 12.3 110.9 1120.0
Shetland 19.4 19.4 14.4 18.3 10.5 11.1 10.7 10.7
Western Isles 17.3 24.8 10.7 11.4 5.8 8.4
All Scotland 26.0 37.8 20.4 23. 0 13.5 13.7 6.2 7.2
1 One Head Teacher and 0.1 teachers for 12 pupils.

Note: There are no sixth form colleges in Scotland.

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