HC Deb 02 March 1970 vol 797 cc22-3W
Mr. Macdonald

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science in the financial year 1968–69 what was the pupil/teacher ratio for London as a whole, for the London Borough of Bexley and for the London Borough of Bromley, respectively, for primary schools and for secondary schools; and what are the figures for 1969–70.

Miss Bacon

The figures for January 1969 are given in the table below. Figures for January 1970 are not yet available.

PUPILS PER TEACHER (TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT OF PART-TIME TEACHERS) IN MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
Primary Schools Secondary Schools
London Borough of Bexley 28.4 17.2
London Borough of Bromley 28.7 17.7
All Outer London Boroughs 27.9 17.3
Inner London 26.5 15.9
Greater London 27.2 16.7

Mr. Macdonald

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science in the financial year 1968–69 what was the expenditure per pupil on maintenance of buildings for London as a whole, for the London Borough of Bexley and for the London Borough of Bromley, respectively, on primary schools and on secondary schools; and what are the estimated figures for the financial year 1969–70.

Mr. Edward Short

The information for the financial year 1968–69 is given in the table below. Estimated figures for 1969–70 are not available.

CURRENT EXPENDITURE PER PUPIL ON REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND ALTERATIONS OF BUILDINGS IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1968–69
Primary Schools Secondary Schools
£ s. £ s.
Bexley 5 3 9 13
Bromley 4 10 8 3
London 5 19 9 8