§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the computer/student ratio is for(a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special schools in England, broken down by region; and if he will make a statement. [179091]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested is not available centrally.
1142WFigures for England, which were derived from a sample of schools, are shown in the table.
Average number of pupils1 per computer (used solely or mainly for teaching and learning purposes) by type of school—England—year end March 2003 Number Maintained primary schools 7.9 Maintained secondary schools 5.4 Maintained special schools 3.0 1Full-time equivalent numbers of pupils. The latest information on ICT in schools was published in Statistical Bulletin "Survey of information and Communications Technology in Schools 2003", which is available on the Department's website www. dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/.