HC Deb 02 December 1985 vol 88 cc7-8W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the pupil-teacher ratios

1978–79 1979–80 1980–81
Greater London Leicester-shire Greater London Leicester-shire Greater London Leicester-shire
Number of Pupils ('000)
Nursery Schools 5.3 — 5.3 — 5.3 —
Primary Schools 578.9 85.3 553.1 82.8 528.3 79.5
Secondary Schools 514.8 73.8 506.8 74.1 494.7 74.2
Total 1,099.0 159.1 1,065.2 156.9 1,028.3 153.7
Institutional Expenditure (cash) (£m)
Nursery Schools 5.3 — 5.7 — 7.1 —
Primary Schools 264.2 29.4 307.6 33.2 377.8 40.1
Secondary Schools 338.3 38.1 391.4 43.8 489.7 53.6
Total 607.8 67.5 704.7 77.0 874.6 93.7
Institutional Expenditure (1985–86 Real Terms) (£m)
Nursery Schools 9.9 — 9.2 — 9.5 —
Primary Schools 495.5 55.1 493.6 53.3 510.4 54.1
Secondary Schools 634.4 71.5 628.1 70.3 661.6 72.5
Total 1,139.8 126.6 1,130.9 123.5 1,181.5 126.6
Expenditure per Pupil (cash) (£m)
Nursery Schools 1,005 500 1,080 540 1,345 680
Primary Schools 455 345 555 400 715 505
Secondary Schools 655 515 770 590 990 725
Total 555 425 660 490 850 610
Expenditure per Pupil (1985–86 Real Terms) (£)
Nursery Schools 1,885 915 1,740 875 1,815 920
Primary Schools 855 645 895 645 965 680
Secondary Schools 1,230 970 1,240 950 1,335 975
Total 1,040 795 1,060 790 1,150 825
for primary, secondary and all maintained schools in January of each year since 1975; and if he will give the same figures for Leicestershire.

Mr. Dunn

The pupil-teacher ratios within maintained primary and secondary schools and the overall pupil-teacher ratio for maintained schools in England and in Leicestershire for each year since 1975 are as follows:

England Leicestershire
January of each year Primary schools Secondary schools Overall Primary schools Secondary schools Overall
1975 24.2 17.2 20.0 24.5 16.9 20.0
1976 24.0 17.0 19.8 24.4 17.1 20.2
1977 23.9 17.0 19.7 24.2 16.8 19.8
1978 23.6 16.9 19.4 24.0 16.6 19.5
1979 23.1 16.7 18.9 23.3 16.2 18.8
1980 22.7 16.6 18.7 23.4 16.3 18.9
1981 22.6 16.6 18.6 24.1 17.0 19.6
1982 22.5 16.6 18.5 23.7 16.8 19.2
1983 22.3 16.5 18.1 22.8 16.3 18.5
1984 22.1 16.2 17.9 22.5 16.0 17.8
1985 22.2 16.1 17.8 22.9 16.1 17.8