§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the pupil-teacher ratios in (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in Inner London for each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
PUPIL/TEACHER RATIOS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1971 1972 At January 1973 1974 1975 Maintained schools* Primary … 26.9 26.1 25.5 24.9 24.2 Secondary … 17.9 17.6 17.1 17.5 17.2 Direct Grant Schools† … 16.4 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.0 Independent Schools† Recognised as efficient … 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 Others … 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.7 13.2 * Qualified teachers only, and including middle schools deemed primary or secondary. † All teachers.