HC Deb 11 July 2002 vol 388 cc1167-9W
Mr. Hepburn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average teacher to pupil ratio in infant classes in South Tyneside was in each year since 1997. [67045]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The information requested is not available centrally.

Information for Primary schools is shown in the following table:

Pupil:teacher ratio in maintained primary schools in South Tyneside local education authority
Position in January each year
Pupil:teacher ratio1
1997 23.4
1998 23.1
1999 22.5
2000 22.2
2001 21.3
20022 21.2
1 The pupil:teacher ratio within schools is the ratio of the full-time equivalent number of pupils to the full-time equivalent number of teachers.
2Provisional

Source:

Annual Schools Census

Mr. McLoughlin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average pupil to teacher ratio was in Derbyshire in each year between 1996 and 2001 in(a) primary and (b) secondary schools. [67430]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools: pupil:teacher ratios by type of school primary, secondary schools: time series 1996 to 2001
Position in January each year
Pupil:teacher ratio
Derbyshire local education authority Primary schools1 Secondary schools1
1996 25.3 17.0
1997 25.9 17.4
1998 26.2 17.7
1999 25.1 17.8
2000 25.2 17.8
2001 24.2 17.5
1 Includes middle schools as deemed

Source:

Annual Schools' Census

Mr. Spring

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 1 July 2002,Official Report, column 15W, on the pupil:teacher ratio, what the overall average pupil:teacher ratio in Suffolk was in each year since 1997. [67469]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

[holding answer 5 July 2002]: The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools: pupil:teacher ratios by type of school primary, secondary schools: time series 1997 to 20022
Position in January each year
Pupil:teacher ratio
Suffolk local education authority Primary Schools1 Secondary Schools1
1997 22.3 16.6
1998 22.2 16.5
1999 22.0 16.6
2000 22.1 16.9
2001 22.0 17.1
20022 21.6 16.9
1Includes middle schools as deemed
2Provisional

Source:

Annual Schools' Census