HC Deb 13 April 1989 vol 150 cc669-73W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales over each of the 10 years from 1978 to 1988 how many(a)

Table providing numbers of head teacher retirements/deaths in respect of Welsh primary schools, between 1978 and 1988
Normal retirements Early retirements: Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement
Infirmity Premature
1978–79
Male 46 5 4 5 13
Female 11 1 2 0 1
1979–80
Male 38 3 23 2 13
Female 12 3 14 0 0
1980–81
Male 39 6 34 5 16
Female 17 1 20 0 1
1981–82
Male 33 2 66 3 12
Female 20 3 36 0 3
1982–83
Male 21 8 69 4 6
Female 10 5 45 0 2
1983–84
Male 25 5 58 1 8
Female 11 9 38 2 1
1984–85
Male 21 5 73 2 2
Female 9 4 40 1 2
1985–86
Male 15 6 51 1 0
Female 7 6 33 2 2
1986–87
Male 10 11 34 3 1
Female 6 5 23 0 1
1987–88
Male 17 7 21 1 0
Female 5 4 31 0 0
TOTALS
Male 265 58 433 27 71
Female 108 41 282 5 13
Table providing numbers of head teacher retirements/deaths in respect of Welsh secondary schools, between 1978 and 1988.
Normal retirements Early retirements: Deaths in ser-vice Deaths within 5 years of retirement
Infirmity Premature
1978–79
Male 14 0 1 3 4
Female 0 0 0 0 0
1979–80
Male 8 1 5 1 4
Female 0 0 0 0 0
1980–81

male and (b) female head teachers of schools in Wales have left for the following reasons (a) normal retirement, (b) early retirement, specifying the various reasons for this, (c) death in service, and (d) death within five years of retirement; and how many in each category were from (i) primary schools, (ii) secondary schools, (iii) special schools and (iv) other schools.

Mr. Butcher

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested is provided in the following tables.

Normal retirements Early retirements: Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement
Infirmity Premature
Male 3 0 9 2 2
Female 0 0 2 0 0
1981–82
Male 10 0 5 0 3
Female 0 0 0 0 0
1982–83
Male 2 0 11 0 2
Female 0 0 3 0 0
1983–84
Male 1 0 14 1 2
Female 0 0 1 0 0
1984–85
Male 5 0 6 3 0
Female 1 0 0 0 0
1985–86
Male 0 0 17 0 0
Female 0 0 2 0 0
1986–87
Male 1 2 4 1 0
Female 0 0 0 0 0
1987–88
Male 0 1 8 0 0
Female 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS
Male 44 4 80 11 17
Female 1 0 8 0 0

Table providing numbers of head teacher retirements/deaths in respect of Welsh special schools, between 1978 and 1988
Normal retirements Early retirements: Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement
Infirmity Premature
1978–79
Male 0 1 0 0 0
Female 1 0 1 0 0
1979–80
Male 2 0 0 0 0
Female 0 0 0 0 0
1980–81
Male 1 0 0 0 0
Female 1 0 1 0 0
1981–82
Male 2 0 1 0 0
Female 1 0 1 0 0
1982–83
Male 0 0 2 0 0
Female 1 0 1 0 0
1983–84
Male 2 1 1 0 0
Female 0 0 1 0 0
1984–85
Male 1 0 2 0 0
Female 1 0 1 0 0
1985–86
Male 1 0 3 0 0
Female 0 0 1 0 0
1986–87
Male 1 0 4 0 0
Female 0 1 0 0 0

Normal retirements Early retirements: Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement
Infirmity Premature
1987–88
Male 0 0 0 0 0
Female 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS
Male 10 2 13 0 0
Female 5 1 8 0 0

Table providing numbers of head teacher retirements/deaths in respect of Welsh other schools, between 1978 and 1988
Normal retirements Early retirements: Deaths in service Deaths within 5 years of retirement
Infirmity Premature
1978–79
Male 5 0 1 0 0
Female 0 0 1 0 0
1979–80
Male 1 0 1 1 1
Female 0 1 1 0 0
1980–81
Male 1 0 1 0 0
Female 0 0 2 0 0
1981–82
Male 0 0 2 1 0
Female 1 0 5 0 0
1982–83
Male 1 0 3 0 0
Female 0 0 3 1 0
1983–84
Male 1 0 0 1 0
Female 0 1 4 0 0
1984–85
Male 4 0 3 0 0
Female 0 0 1 0 0
1985–86
Male 5 2 7 0 0
Female 0 0 1 0 0
1986–87
Male 1 0 2 0 0
Female 1 0 7 0 0
1987–88
Male 3 0 3 0 0
Female 0 3 1 0 0
TOTALS
Male 22 2 23 3 1
Female 2 5 26 1 0