HC Deb 07 December 1979 vol 975 c380W
Sir John Langford-Holt

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the average yearly cost, including all services and overheads in each of the last three years, in providing a secondary education for a pupil.

Mr. Mark Carlisle

The figures are as follows:

Net Recurrent Cost* Per Pupil at Maintained Secondary (Including Middle Deemed Secondary) Schools in England and Wales

Financial years—Cost per pupil 1979 survey prices
£
1976–77 554
1977–78 554
1978–79 564 (provisional)
* Excludes debt charges and revenue contributions to capital outlay.