HC Deb 25 March 1987 vol 113 c169W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the pupil-teacher ratios for each local education authority for the most recent year for which figures are available, and for 1983 and for 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The overall pupil-teacher ratios in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools are given in the following table:

January 1979 January 1983 January 1986
Clwyd 19.1 18.4 18.5
Dyfed 17.0 16.6 16.8
Gwent 18.6 18.0 17.6
Gwynedd 18.3 17.0 16.0
Mid Glamorgan 18.7 18.3 17.5
Powys 16.4 16.0 15.3
South Glamorgan 18.9 18.6 18.3
West Glamorgan 17.2 16.9 16.7

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