§ Mr. Lawlerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the pupil-teacher ratio in (a) first, (b) middle and (c) upper schools in Bradford in (i) 1983–84, (ii) 1984–85, (iii) 1985–86 and (iv) 1986–87.
§ Mr. DunnThe pupil-teacher ratios in first, middle and upper schools in Bradford in 1984, 1985 and 1986 are given in the table. Information for 1987 is not yet available.
January each year 1984 1985 1986 First schools 20.3 20.6 20.7 Middle schools 19.2 18.1 17.6 Upper schools 15.9 15.7 15.5
§ Mr. Lawlerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the amount of money spent per 423W pupil in (a) first, (b) middle and (c) upper schools in Bradford in (i) 1983–84, (ii) 1984–85, (iii) 1985–86 and (iv) 1986–87.
§ Mr. DunnThe information in the form requested is not available. The net institutional recurrent expenditure per primary and secondary pupil is given in the following table.
Bradford Primary £ (Cash terms) Secondary £ (Cash terms) 1983–84 745 890 1984–85 785 990 1985–86 850 1,085 1986–87 1 1 1 Not available Bradford's middle schools are deemed to be secondary and therefore the secondary cost above is the appropriate one for their middle school pupils.