HC Deb 05 February 1998 vol 305 c800W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will estimate the pupil:teacher ratio in Shropshire for the(a) maintained nursery, (b) primary and (c) secondary sectors for (i) 1997–98 and (ii) 1998–99. [27103]

Mr. Byers

Information on pupil:teacher ratio estimates for individual Local Education Authorities is not available.

Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the pupil:teacher ratio for Shropshire for the(a) maintained nursery, (b) primary and (c) secondary sectors for each year since 1992. [27105]

Mr. Byers

The available information is shown in the table:

Pupil:teacher ratios in maintained nursery, primary and

secondary schools in Shropshire

As at January in each year
Year Nursery schools Primary schools Secondary schools1
1992 10.0 21.5 15.2
1993 15.0 22.0 15.6
1994 21.8 23.1 16.1
1995 22.1 23.3 16.2
1996 20.9 24.3 16.5
1997 21.3 24.4 16.5
1 Excludes Sixth Form Colleges