HC Deb 05 March 1976 vol 906 cc772-3W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the pupil-teacher ratio in State schools for the last 20 years.

Mr. Gerry Fowler

The pupil-teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in England and Wales for the years 1956 to 1975, were as follows:

The full-time equivalent of part-time teacher numbers has been included throughout.