§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the pupil-teacher ratio in primary and secondary schools in Wales for the last five years.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThis information is given in table 1.01 of "Statistics of Education in Wales, No. 4, 1979", a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many primary and secondary schools there are in Wales; what is the total school population for each group; and what is the ratio of both primary and secondary schools to the school population.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe information in respect of maintained schools at January 1979 is shown below:
Primary Schools Number of schools 1,930 Number of full-time pupils 292,996 Number of part-time pupils 10,400 Average number of pupils per school 157 Secondary Schools Number of schools 244 Number of pupils 241,662 Average number of pupils per school 990