HC Deb 10 February 1992 vol 203 c374W
Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the pupil-teacher ratio in Lancashire in(a) 1979 and (b) to latest date in (i) secondary and (ii) primary schools.

Mr. Fallon

The pupil-teacher ratios requested are shown in the table.

Pupil-teacher ratios in Lancashire local education authority 1979 to 1991 1
January Maintained primary schools Maintained secondary schools
1979 24.7 16.5
1980 24.2 16.4
1981 24.2 16.4
1982 24.4 16.7
1983 23.8 16.6
1984 23.2 16.4
1985 23.7 16.6
1986 23.7 16.4
1987 23.6 15.9
1988 23.3 15.6
1989 23.5 15.4
1990 23.3 15.6
1991 23.1 15.7
1 The pupil-teacher ratios of qualified teachers within schools.