§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the pupil to teacher ration in(a) 1979 and (b) the last year for which figures are available. [6760]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe overall pupil-teacher ratios for maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in England were 18.9 in January 1979 and 18.5 in January 1996.
§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the average pupil to teacher ratio for(a) grant-maintained secondary schools and (b) local authority secondary schools.[6759]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe pupil-teacher ratios in grant-maintained secondary schools and local education authority secondary schools in England in January 1996 were 16.3 and 16.7 respectively.