§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) how many children were being educated in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Staffordshire in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what the comparable figures were in 1978–79;
(2) what was the pupil-teacher ratio in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Staffordshire in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what the comparable figures were in 1978–79.
§ Mr. ForthInformation on pupils and pupil: teacher ratios in maintained schools in Staffordshire local education authority in 1979 and 1992 is shown in the table.
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Spending per pupil 1992–93 prices 1978–79 1991–92 Nursery and primary Secondary Nursery and primary Secondary ILEA 1,678 2,280 — — City — — 2,686 0 Camden — — 2,011 2,517 Greenwich — — 1,894 2,376 Hackney — — n/a n/a Hammersmith — — 2,119 2,835 Islington — — n/a n/a
Pupils and pupil: teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in Staffordshire LEA: 1979 and 1992 Position as at January each year Total pupils Pupil: Teacher ratio 1979 1992 1979 1992 Primary 105,978 91,015 23.19 23.45 Secondary 86,670 68,192 16.72 16.00
§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent by Staffordshire county council on education in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what the comparable figure was in 1978–79, at constant prices.
§ Mr. ForthIn 1990–91, the latest year for which figures on actual spending are available, spending on education in Staffordshire was £387.382 million, and estimated for 1991–92, £411.589 million at 1992–93 prices. In 1978–79, Staffordshire spent, at 1992–93 prices, £371.209 million on a comparable basis. This figure excludes expenditure on what is now Staffordshire university.