Mr. Anthony D. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils per computer there were in schools in(a) Norfolk and (b) Great Yarmouth in each year since 1996. [186705]
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§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is not available centrally.
Figures for England, which were derived from a sample of schools, are shown in the following table.
Average number of pupils1 per computer (used solely or mainly for teaching and learning purposes) by type of school, England
Maintained Year end March Primary Secondary Special 1996 19.0 9.0 4.0 1997 n/a n/a n/a 1998 17.6 8.7 4.5 1999 13.4 8.4 3.7 2000 12.6 7.9 3.7 2001 11.8 7.1 3.2 2002 10.1 6.5 3.4 2003 7.9 5.4 3.0 2004 7.5 4.9 3.1 n/a = Not available. 1Full-time equivalent numbers of pupils. The latest provisional data on ICT in schools was published in Statistical First Release 'Survey of Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2004', which is available on the Department's website www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/.