§ Mr. Allan Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the pupil-teacher ratio in Sefton local authority nursery education in January 1980 and January 1985, respectively.
§ Mr. DunnThe pupil-teacher ratio in nursery schools and classes in Sefton in January 1980 was 22.9; in January 1984, the latest date for which information is available, it was 25.1.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has concerning pupil-teacher ratios in different subjects in schools in England and Wales.
§ Mr. DunnPupil-teacher ratios cannot readily be applied to individual subjects within a school. Information on average class sizes by subject is as follows. It is derived from a survey carried out by this Department in the autumn of 1977 of the staffing of a sample of maintained secondary schools in England and Wales.
Subject group Average class size English 23.7 Mathematics 23.3 Physical education 22.6 General science 24.5 Biology 20.2 Chemistry 19.3 Physics 20.0 History 22.1 Geography 22.3 Economics 14.2 Social studies 18.5 French 23.8 Music 20.2 Religious education 23.4 Metalwork and woodwork 15.1 Technical drawing 17.1 Shorthand and typewriting 17.4 Home economics 14.9 Art/craft 18.1 Remedial 11.8 All other subjects 19.6 All subjects 20.8 No comparable information is available about other schools in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the average pupil-teacher ratio in schools in England and Wales in each of the years since 1977.
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Cost per pupil £ (cash) Financial years England and Wales Nursery schools* Primary schools Secondary schools Special education 1976–77 — 294 454 1,337 1977–78 656 323 487 1,447 1978–79 699 367 539 1,662 England only 1979–80 817 429 612 1,932
§ Mr. DunnThe pupil-teacher ratios overall and within maintained primary and secondary schools in England since 1977 are as follows:
Primary Secondary Overall* 1977 23.9 17.0 19.7 1978 23.6 16.9 19.4 1979 23.1 16.7 18.9 1980 22.7 16.6 18.7 1981 22.6 16.6 18.6 1982 22.5 16.6 18.5 1983 22.3 16.5 18.1 1984 22.1 16.2 17.9 * The overall pupil-teacher ratio relates the number of all full-time equivalent pupils in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools to the full-time equivalent of qualified teachers paid by local education authorities and employed for service in these schools. The information for Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.