Pupil-Teacher Ratios (Hansard, 24 July 1986)

§ Mr. Richard Page
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the pupil-teacher ratios
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Net Institutional Expenditure per Pupil¹

Public Expenditure While Paper Plans² Outturn

Cash Real terms³ Cash Real terms³

£ £ £ £

^{4 5}1979–80 535 895 535 895

^{4 5}1980–81 680 960 680 955

⁴1981–82 760 975 770 990

1982–83 830 995 845 1,015

1983–84 880 1,010 910 1,045

⁶1984–85 935 1,030 965 1,065

⁶1985–86 1,000 1,040 N/A N/A

1986–87 1,070 1,070 N/A N/A

¹ Includes the direct and indirect costs of providing tuition, but does not include the costs of school meals, central administration and inspection or capital expenditure.

² Taken from the White Paper issued in the spring preceding each financial year.

³ The cash figures for the earlier years have been repriced to 1986–87 prices using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.

⁴ Based on expenditure plans that were expressed in volume terms that is at survey prices.

⁵ Based on expenditure plans that covered England and Wales.

⁶ Excludes spending within the unallocated margin or the level of the reserve.

§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the levels of direct and indirect spending at outturn and at 1985–86 prices and indexed on (a) public sector schools, (b) voluntary schools and (c) independent schools, by central Government and by local government in each of the last 10 years.

§ Mr. Chris Patten
The table sets out expenditure by the Department of Education and Science and by local education authorities in England for the years 1978–79 to 1985–86. Information for earlier years is not readily available on the same basis. Local education authority expenditure returns to the Department do not distinguish between voluntary and other maintained schools the figures in the table for the maintained sector include voluntary schools.
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for (a) maintained primary schools, (b) maintained secondary schools and (e) the overall ratio for maintained schools, in (i) Hertfordshire and (ii) nationally for the years 1970 to 1985 respectively.

Pupil-teacher ratio

Hertfordshire England

Primary Secondary Overall Primary Secondary Overall

January each year

1975 22.9 16.0 ^*19.0 24.2 17.2 20.0

1976 23.1 16.1 ^*18.9 24.0 17.0 19.8

1977 23.0 16.1 18.7 23.9 17.0 19.7

1978 22.8 16.2 18.7 23.6 16.9 19.4

1979 22.5 15.9 18.4 23.1 16.7 18.9

1980 22.3 16.0 18.1 22.7 16.6 18.7

1981 22.2 15.9 18.1 22.6 16.6 18.6

1982 21.9 16.0 17.9 22.5 16.6 18.5

1983 22.4 16.2 17.9 22.3 16.5 18.1

1984 22.4 16.1 17.9 22.1 16.2 17.9

1985 22.2 16.0 17.8 22.2 16.1 17.8

^* A small number of student teachers and instructors are not included in the calculation.

§ Mr. Peter Bruinvels
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give for 1979, 1983 and 1986 the pupil-teacher ratio in maintained primary and secondary schools and overall and the percentage changes since 1979 in each case, and the percentage of classes with over 30 pupils in maintained primary and secondary schools.

January 1979 January 1983 January 1986^*

Pupil-teacher ratio†

Within primary schools 23.1 22.3 22.1

Percentage reduction since 1979 — 3.5 4.3

Within secondary schools 16.7 16.5 15.9

Percentage reduction since 1979 — 1.2 4.8

Overall 18.9 18.1 17.6

Percentage reduction since 1979 — 4.2 6.9

Percentage of all classes with over 30 pupils

Primary schools 28.5 20.8 21.6

Secondary schools 11.7 8.6 7.9

^*The figures given for January 1986 are provisional.

† Number of pupils per teacher.

§ Mr. Peter Bruinvels
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table to show for 1979, 1983 and 1986 in (a) England and (b) Leicester, the number of pupils and of teachers in maintained schools and the percentage fall since 1979 in each case.

January 1979 January 1983 January 1986‡

England Leicestershire England Leicestershire England Leicestershire

Pupils^* 8,390,310 160,199 7,585,069 148,416 7,149,484 135,125

Percentage fall since 1979 — — 9.6 7.4 14.8 15.7

Teachers† 423,865 8,203 395,598 7,706 377,959 7,103

Percentage fall since 1979 — — 6.7 6.1 10.8 13.4

^* Total full-time and part-time pupils in maintained primary and secondary schools.

† Total full-time equivalent teachers in maintained primary and secondary schools.

‡ The figures given for January 1986 are provisional.

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§ Mr. Dunn
Information for Hertfordshire for years before 1975 is not readily available. The pupil-teacher ratios for maintained primary schools, maintained secondary schools and overall for the years 1975 to 1985 for Hertfordshire and England are as follows:

§ Mr. Dunn
The pupil-teacher ratio in maintained primary, middle and secondary schools and overall and the percentage of classes with over 30 pupils for 1979, 1983 and 1986 for England are as follows:

§ Mr. Dunn
The number of pupils and teachers in maintained primary, middle and secondary schools in England and Leicestershire for the years 1979, 1983 and 1986 are as follows:

Net Institutional Expenditure per Pupil¹
	Public Expenditure While Paper Plans²	Outturn
	Cash	Real terms³	Cash	Real terms³
	£	£	£	£
^{4 5}1979–80	535	895	535	895
^{4 5}1980–81	680	960	680	955
⁴1981–82	760	975	770	990
1982–83	830	995	845	1,015
1983–84	880	1,010	910	1,045
⁶1984–85	935	1,030	965	1,065
⁶1985–86	1,000	1,040	N/A	N/A
1986–87	1,070	1,070	N/A	N/A
¹ Includes the direct and indirect costs of providing tuition, but does not include the costs of school meals, central administration and inspection or capital expenditure.
² Taken from the White Paper issued in the spring preceding each financial year.
³ The cash figures for the earlier years have been repriced to 1986–87 prices using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflator.
⁴ Based on expenditure plans that were expressed in volume terms that is at survey prices.
⁵ Based on expenditure plans that covered England and Wales.
⁶ Excludes spending within the unallocated margin or the level of the reserve.

	Pupil-teacher ratio
	Hertfordshire	England
	Primary	Secondary	Overall	Primary	Secondary	Overall
January each year
1975	22.9	16.0	^*19.0	24.2	17.2	20.0
1976	23.1	16.1	^*18.9	24.0	17.0	19.8
1977	23.0	16.1	18.7	23.9	17.0	19.7
1978	22.8	16.2	18.7	23.6	16.9	19.4
1979	22.5	15.9	18.4	23.1	16.7	18.9
1980	22.3	16.0	18.1	22.7	16.6	18.7
1981	22.2	15.9	18.1	22.6	16.6	18.6
1982	21.9	16.0	17.9	22.5	16.6	18.5
1983	22.4	16.2	17.9	22.3	16.5	18.1
1984	22.4	16.1	17.9	22.1	16.2	17.9
1985	22.2	16.0	17.8	22.2	16.1	17.8
^* A small number of student teachers and instructors are not included in the calculation.

	January 1979	January 1983	January 1986^*
Pupil-teacher ratio†
Within primary schools	23.1	22.3	22.1
Percentage reduction since 1979	—	3.5	4.3
Within secondary schools	16.7	16.5	15.9
Percentage reduction since 1979	—	1.2	4.8
Overall	18.9	18.1	17.6
Percentage reduction since 1979	—	4.2	6.9
Percentage of all classes with over 30 pupils
Primary schools	28.5	20.8	21.6
Secondary schools	11.7	8.6	7.9
^*The figures given for January 1986 are provisional.
† Number of pupils per teacher.

	January 1979	January 1983	January 1986‡
	England	Leicestershire	England	Leicestershire	England	Leicestershire
Pupils^*	8,390,310	160,199	7,585,069	148,416	7,149,484	135,125
Percentage fall since 1979	—	—	9.6	7.4	14.8	15.7
Teachers†	423,865	8,203	395,598	7,706	377,959	7,103
Percentage fall since 1979	—	—	6.7	6.1	10.8	13.4
^* Total full-time and part-time pupils in maintained primary and secondary schools.
† Total full-time equivalent teachers in maintained primary and secondary schools.
‡ The figures given for January 1986 are provisional.