HC Deb 24 October 1983 vol 47 c6W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the pupil to teacher ratios in Essex and in England and Wales, respectively.

Mr. Dunn

The provisional pupil-teacher ratios for maintained schools in Essex and in England in January 1983 are as follows:

Essex England
Pupil-teacher ratios within maintained nursery schools 27.4 20.1
Pupil-teacher ratios within maintained primary schools 24.1 22.3
Pupil-teacher ratios within maintained secondary schools 17.3 16.5
Pupil-teacher ratio overall* 19.7 18.1
* The teacher numbers in the overall ratio include all qualified teachers, student teachers and instructors paid for service in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools.

The figures for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.