§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average pupil-teacher ratio in primary, comprehensive and direct grant grammar schools in the new Manchester county district area.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasThe information is not available, but for the present county borough of Manchester, which is nearly coterminous with the future metropolitan district of the same name, the figures in January 1972 were:
Maintained primary schools … 26.6 Maintained secondary schools Modern … 18.3 Grammar … 16.6 Comprehensive … 16.5 all … 16.9 Direct grant grammar schools … 16.5