§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on his policy towards the level of educational provision, in so far as it relates to the rate of school closures in response to falling rolls, in the light of the recent report of the Audit Commission for England and Wales.
Grade Year ending 31 March Head teacher Deputy head Senior teacher Scale 4 Scale 3 Scale 2 Scale 1 Total: all grades 1978 378 480 60 496 1,923 8,820 12,981 25,138 1979 462 636 82 593 2,266 9,698 14,093 27,830 1980 603 775 117 789 2,613 9,711 15,320 29,928 1981 735 986 159 825 2,775 8,784 15,678 29,942 1982 974 984 208 821 2,639 7,484 13,607 26,717 1983 1,025 1,067 240 912 2,570 7,415 12,839 26,068 1984 1,224 1,138 285 973 2,673 7,132 12,395 25,820