§ Mr. GowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was(a) the expenditure per pupil and (b) the average size of classes in (i) infant, (ii) primary and (iii) secondary schools in (1) England, (2) East Sussex and (3) the borough of Eastbourne on the available date closest to 3 May 1979; and what are the equivalent figures for the latest available date, adjusted in the case of expenditure for inflation.
§ Mr. DunnThe available information is given in the table. Information in respect of separate districts within local education authorities is not held centrally.
Nursery schools Primary schools Secondary schools Net institutional recurrent expenditure per pupil (£)1 England 1979–802 1,305 609 980 1985–86 1,370 815 1,175 East Sussex 1979–802 1,295 670 970 1985–86 1,190 760 1,085 Average class size3 England 1979–80 not available 25.4 20.9 1985–86 not available 25.5 20.3 East Sussex 1979–80 not available 25.2 21.4 1985–86 not available 26.3 21.0 1 Net institutional recurrent expenditure covers the cost or salaries and wages, premises and certain supplies and services. It does not include the cost of school meals, central administration and inspection, debt charges or revenue contributions to capital outlay. 2 The cash prices for 1979–80 have been repriced to 1985–86 prices using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator. 3 The analyses are in respect of classes taught by one teacher in a specified period on the day of the census count in January each year and may not be representative of the pattern of classes over the academic year as a whole.