HC Deb 21 February 1986 vol 92 cc365-6W
Mr. Pawsey

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current pupil-teacher ratio in Northern Ireland; and how that figure compares with the rest of the United Kingdom.

Dr. Mawhinney

The latest available information is for the 1984–85 school year and is as follows:

Pupil-teacher ratio
Northern Ireland 18.6
England 18.3
Wales 18.5
Scotland 16.5

1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
England and Wales
CSE
Percentage achieving grade 1 — 12.2 15.4 14.6 14.4 14.6 14.7 15.3 15.8
2 — 20.6 20.7 18.3 18.7 19.0 19.0 19.3 19.4
3 — 23.3 23.7 22.0 23.1 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.5
4 — 26.6 24.7 23.9 24.3 24.2 24.1 24.0 23.8
5 — 10.9 10.0 12.5 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.7 11.0
Total 1–5 — 93.7 94.4 91.2 92.4 93.0 93.1 93.5 93.5
GCE 'O' Level
Percentage achieving grade A 10.5 9.9 9.9 9.7 10.0 9.9
B 21.9 20.2 20.2 20.0 20.2 19.7
C 27.0 27.4 27.6 27.6 27.6 27.3
Total A-C 57.9 58.0 59.8 59.4 57.4 57.7 57.4 57.8 57.0
GCE 'A' Level
Percentage achieving grade A 8.6 8.7 9.0 8.8 9.2 8.9 9.4 9.6
B 14.6 13.6 13.6 13.8 13.7 13.4 13.7 14.2
C 10.4 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.8 12.1 12.2 12.3
D 14.0 14.5 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.7 14.7 14.5
E 20.7 20.2 19.5 19.1 19.0 19.2 19.3 19.3
Total A-E 67.2 68.8 68.6 68.4 67.9 68.1 68.2 69.4 69.9
Northern Ireland
CSE
Percentage achieving grade 1 — — — 20.7 13.5 14.1 16.0 15.8 16.6
2 — — — 20.4 17.2 17.2 18.3 17.5 18.5
3 — — — 22.8 21.8 22.3 22.8 22.2 23.8
4 — — — 19.8 23.0 22.5 22.0 22.4 22.9
5 — — — 6.1 7.5 7.1 6.1 6.1 6.5
Total 1–5 — — — 89.8 83.0 83.2 85.2 84.0 88.3
GCE 'O' Level
Percentage achieving grade A 11.0 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.4 11.7
B 26.6 25.0 25.0 25.1 25.3 25.1
C 29.6 29.0 28.7 28.7 29.1 29.4

Note: Ratios relate to maintained schools in England, Scotland and Wales and grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland.