HC Deb 11 May 1971 vol 817 cc80-2W
Mr. David Clark

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will list the average amount spent by each local education authority in England on a pupil in a nursery, primary and secondary school, respectively, for the latest convenient year.

Mr. van Straubenzee

For expenditure per primary and secondary pupil I would refer the hon. Member to Education Statistics 1969–70 published by the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants and the Society of County Treasurers, a copy of which is available in the Library. With regard to nursery education, the estimated expenditure is as follows:

Local Education Authority Cost per Pupil (£)
Counties:
Bedfordshire 195
Berkshire 162
Buckinghamshire 160
Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely 198
Cheshire 275
Cornwall 180
Cumberland 117
Derbyshire 146
Devon*
Dorset*
Durham 216
Essex 217
Gloucestershire 181
Hampshire 170
Herefordshire 165
Hertfordshire 146
Huntingdon and Peterborough 183
Isle of Wight*
Isles of Scilly*
Kent 146
Lancashire 213
Leicestershire*
Lincolnshire, Holland*
Lincolnshire, Kesteven 159
Lincolnshire, Lindsey 159
Norfolk 153
Northamptonshire 138
Northumberland*
Nottinghamshire 177
Oxfordshire 209
Rutland*
Shropshire 298

Local Education Authority Cost per Pupil (£)
Somerset 152
Staffordshire 186
Suffolk, East*
Suffolk, West*
Surrey 190
Sussex, East*
Sussex, West 172
Warwickshire 167
Westmorland 246
Wiltshire*
Worcestershire 218
Yorkshire, East Riding 172
Yorkshire, North Riding 174
Yorkshire, West Riding 166
County Boroughs:
Barnsley 132
Barrow-in-Furness 122
Bath*
Birkenhead*
Birmingham 176
Blackburn 211
Blackpool*
Bolton 126
Bootle*
Bournemouth*
Bradford 184
Brighton 201
Bristol 158
Burnley 177
Burton-on-Trent*
Bury 145
Canterbury*
Carlisle*
Chester 173
Coventry*
Darlington 189
Derby 243
Dewsbury 145
Doncaster*
Dudley 175
Eastbourne*
Exeter 270
Gateshead 172
Gloucester*
Great Yarmouth*
Grimsby 195
Halifax 163
Hartlepool 211
Hastings*
Huddersfield 180
Ipswich 173
Kingston upon Hull 292
Leeds 154
Leicester 147
Lincoln 146
Liverpool 197
Luton 147
Manchester 144
Newcastle upon Tyne 196
Northampton 157
Norwich*
Nottingham 199
Oldham 142
Oxford 213
Plymouth*
Portsmouth 163
Preston 180
Reading 171
Rochdale 164

Local Education Authority Cost per Pupil (£)
Rotherham 113
St. Helens*
Salford 164
Sheffield 147
Solihull*
Southampton*
Southend-on-Sea*
Southport 142
South Shields*
Stockport 176
Stoke-on-Trent 183
Sunderland 160
Tees-side 166
Torbay*
Tynemouth 148
Wakefield*
Wallasey 227
Walsall 176
Warley 162
Warrington*
West Bromwich*
Wigan*
Wolverhampton 166
Worcester*
York 254
Outer London Boroughs:
Barking*
Barnet 188
Bexley 117
Brent 178
Bromley*
Croydon 198
Ealing 160
Enfield*
Haringey 163
Harrow 189
Havering*
Hillingdon 195
Hounslow 212
Kingston upon Thames 187
Merton*
Newham 215
Redbridge*
Richmond upon Thames 186
Sutton 187
Waltham Forest 152
London 285
* Not available.