§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list by local education authority the number of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools closed since 1979.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerInformation is not available in precisely the form requested. The table shows, by local education authority, the number of primary and secondary schools approved for closure by me or my predecessors or determined by local education authorities, in the period from August 1980, when the Education Act 1980 came into force, to December 1986.
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School Closures (August 1980—December 1986) LEA Primary Secondary Total Avon 16 2 18 Barking — — — Barnet — 1 1 Barnsley 11 — 11 Bedfordshire 16 1 17 Berkshire 9 8 17 Bexley 2 3 5 Birmingham 14 20 34 Bolton 4 6 10 Bradford 8 — 8 Brent 1 — 1 Bromley 4 4 8 Buckinghamshire 15 4 19 Bury 3 3 6 Calderdale 4 1 5 Cambridgeshire 21 2 23 Cheshire 24 5 29 Cleveland 15 5 20 Cornwall 12 — 12 Coventry 8 2 10 Croydon 1 9 10 59W
LEA Primary Secondary Total Cumbria 21 3 24 Derbyshire 16 2 18 Devon 7 8 15 Doncaster 7 — 7 Dorset 9 3 12 Dudley 8 2 10 Durham 14 3 17 Ealing 2 3 5 East Sussex 6 — 6 Enfield 1 4 5 Essex 18 1 19 Gateshead 2 1 3 Gloucestershire 14 3 17 Hampshire 39 5 44 Haringey — — — Harrow — 2 2 Havering — 1 1 Hereford and Worcester 25 — 25 Hertfordshire 16 10 26 Hillingdon — 2 2 Hounslow — — — Humberside 42 4 46 ILEA 9 14 23 Isle of Wight 2 — 2 Isles of Scilly — — — Kent 11 5 16 Kingston-upon-Thames 2 1 3 Kirklees 9 1 10 Knowsley 2 14 16 Lancashire 23 6 29 Leeds 5 3 8 Leicestershire 14 2 16 Lincolnshire 50 1 51 Liverpool 5 31 36 Manchester 26 14 40 Merton 1 2 3 Newcastle upon Tyne 3 4 7 Newham 1 — 1 Norfolk 57 1 58 North Tyneside 3 1 4 North Yorkshire 25 8 33 Northamptonshire 5 — 5 Northumberland 9 2 11 Nottinghamshire 17 6 22 Oldham 7 2 9 Oxfordshire 16 6 22 Redbridge 2 2 4 Richmond-upon-Thames 2 — 2 Rochdale 2 1 3 Rothcrham 1 2 3 Salford 4 3 7 Salop 17 1 18 Sandwell 2 2 4 Sefton 6 3 9 Sheffield 13 8 21 Solihull 4 4 8 Somerset 8 — 8 South Tyneside 11 3 14 Staffordshire 35 8 43 St. Helens 5 3 8 Stockport 5 2 7 Suffolk 18 — 18 Sunderland 6 5 11 Surrey 18 8 26 Sutton — 2 2 Tameside 2 4 6 Trafford 6 — 6 Wakefield 11 1 12 Walsall 3 — 3 Waltham Forest 1 8 9 Warwickshire 11 2 13 West Sussex 1 1 2 Wigan 8 4 12 Wiltshire 13 — 13 Wirral 9 7 16 Wolverhampton 4 1 5
§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing expenditure per pupil for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools for each local education authority for 1979, 1983 and the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe information requested is given in the following tables. Where n.a. appears in the 1985–86 column, it means that the Department has not yet received a report of the Authority's actual expenditure in that year.
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Net institutional expenditure per pupil Primary schools 1979–80 £ 1983–84 £ 11985–86 £ Barking 495 815 915 Barnet 475 830 930 Bexley 420 710 815 Brent 590 980 n.a. Bromley 435 760 855 Croydon 450 745 865 Ealing 555 975 1,050 Enfield 425 705 775 Haringey 605 1,095 1,160 Harrow 465 760 875 Havering 435 740 825 Hillingdon 460 825 895 Hounslow 500 890 965 Kingston-upon-Thames 450 715 825 Merton 520 780 n.a. Newham 560 950 n.a. Redbridge 435 745 835 Richmond-upon-Thames 480 800 900 Sutton 410 680 750 Waltham Forest 490 875 980 ILEA 695 1,210 n.a. Birmingham 410 665 745 Coventry 440 785 850 Dudley 360 650 735 Sandwell 435 765 875 Solihull 385 690 755 Walsall 415 785 830 Wolverhampton 465 815 920 Knowsley 415 770 845 Liverpool 470 830 n.a. St. Helens 385 675 770 Sefton 405 685 740 Wirral 400 675 720 Bolton 380 640 720 Bury 415 645 715 Manchester 520 785 905 Oldham 405 700 815 Rochdale 415 705 795 Salford 400 725 790 Stockport 375 670 740 Tameside 405 715 815 Trafford 400 685 735 Wigan 390 690 785 Barnsley 455 795 865 Doncaster 460 785 870 Rotherham 395 700 800 Sheffield 465 880 980 Bradford 455 745 850 Calderdale 410 725 800 Kirklees 390 665 785 Leeds 480 720 795 Wakefield 420 765 875 Gateshead 460 805 900 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 520 875 930 North Tyneside 460 780 900 South Tyneside 490 815 865 Sunderland 440 700 775 Isles of Scilly 630 1,065 1,210 Avon 420 700 780 Befordshire 470 745 815 Berkshire 400 690 790
Primary schools 1979–80 £ 1983–84 £ 11985–86 £ Buckinghamshire 410 665 755 Cambridgeshire 400 635 730 Cheshire 400 680 760 Cleveland 430 710 795 Cornwall 370 640 710 Cumbria 405 715 775 Derbyshire 395 690 780 Devon 390 645 725 Dorset 400 685 770 Durham 440 715 825 East Sussex 415 690 760 Essex 380 645 730 Gloucestershire 400 660 740 Hampshire 380 645 730 Hereford and Worcester 385 640 745 Hertfordshire 440 695 780 Humberside 415 775 865 Isle of Wight 415 695 730 Kent 375 620 695 Lancashire 365 635 720 Leicestershire 400 725 805 Lincolnshire 385 635 720 Norfolk 410 680 760 North Yorkshire 420 705 775 Northamptonshire 380 670 740 Northumberland 420 690 755 Nottinghamshire 385 760 840 Oxfordshire 420 730 815 Salop 370 675 765 Somerset 370 630 700 Staffordshire 430 755 815 Suffolk 420 700 770 Surrey 400 655 730 Warwickshire 385 670 765 West Sussex 375 610 705 Wiltshire 390 645 745 1 Provisional. 61W
Net institutional expenditure per pupil—Secondary schools 1979–80 (£) 1983–84 (£) 11985–86 (£) Barking 715 1,090 1,260 Barnet 690 1,190 1,330 Bexley 630 1,030 1,195 Brent 785 1,365 n.a. Bromley 660 1,090 1,255 Croydon 670 1,140 1,355 Ealing 720 1,220 1,460 Enfield 605 1,055 1,245 Haringey 760 1,475 1,710 Harrow 745 1,200 1,340 Havering 670 1,135 1,325 Hillindon 665 1,175 1,315 Hounslow 685 1,140 1,405 Kingston-upon-Thames 630 1,055 1,325 Merton 660 970 n.a. Newham 730 1,340 n.a. Redbridge 660 1,125 1,290 Richmond-upon-Thames 630 1,040 1,200 Sutton 605 1,000 1,135 Waltham Forest 785 1,305 1,540 ILEA 925 1,755 n.a. Birmingham 615 980 1,175 Coventry 630 1,065 1,310 Dudley 545 935 1,125 Sandwell 630 1,045 1,230 Solihull 570 915 1,115 Walsall 600 1,055 1,185 Wolverhampton 635 1,070 1,225 Knowsley 640 1,140 1,320 Liverpool 675 1,105 n.a. St Helens 605 990 1,150 Sefton 590 985 1,125
1979–80 (£) 1983–84 (£) 11985–86 (£) Wirral 580 990 1,125 Bolton 575 965 1,115 Bury 595 1,010 1,175 Manchester 770 1,190 1,425 Oldham 575 925 1,095 Rochdale 650 1,115 1,275 Salford 630 1,025 1,200 Stockport 560 945 1,115 Tameside 580 975 1,160 Trafford 550 965 1,140 Wigan 610 1,045 1,230 Barnsley 620 990 1,165 Doncaster 630 995 1,145 Rotherham 570 925 1,070 Sheffield 635 1,115 1,260 Bradford 540 890 1,085 Calderdale 565 940 1,110 Kirklees 540 870 1,055 Leeds 490 920 1,060 Wakefield 540 915 1,090 Gateshead 600 975 1,185 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 695 1,195 1,345 North Tyneside 610 1,060 1,295 South Tyneside 650 1,050 1,255 Sunderland 615 970 1,150 Isles of Scilly 920 1,360 1,875 Avon 580 1,020 1,160 Bedfordshire 610 985 1,140 Berkshire 575 980 1,150 Buckinghamshire 625 1,010 1,140 Cambridgeshire 590 920 1,040 Cheshire 580 940 1,090 Cleveland 610 1,005 1,175 Cornwall 555 915 1,045 Cumbria 585 990 1,095 Derbyshire 565 950 1,125 Devon 545 925 1,095 Dorset 560 930 1,030 Durham 570 905 1,095 62W
Pupil/Teacher Ratios1 Primary Schools Secondary Schools 1979 1983 1986 1979 1983 1986 Barking 22.3 21.6 21.1 18.6 15.9 15.8 Barnet 21.5 20.2 20.1 18.1 14.6 14.5 Bexley 25.1 24.3 23.3 20.6 16.8 16.5 Brent 18.7 18.4 18.5 16.0 13.5 12.0 Bromley 24.5 23.4 22.9 20.0 16.4 16.2 Croydon 23.0 22.0 22.0 19.2 15.8 15.2 Ealing 20.4 19.0 19.7 18.3 15.1 14.6 Enfield 24.0 22.4 23.0 19.9 15.8 15.3 Haringey 20.9 19.0 18.6 18.3 14.1 12.6 Harrow 22.1 20.8 21.1 18.7 14.6 14.6 Havering 23.6 22.9 22.6 19.9 15.7 15.3 Hillingdon 23.0 22.6 22.5 19.4 16.1 16.9 Hounslow 21.9 20.1 19.8 18.5 15.5 15.2 Kingston-upon-Thames 22.1 22.4 22.1 18.8 16.4 14.9 Merton 22.2 22.4 21.8 19.1 17.5 17.0 Newham 21.4 21.1 20.4 18.6 15.1 13.5 Redbridge 24.1 23.5 23.9 20.2 16.2 15.9 Richmond-upon-Thames 22.2 21.1 20.8 19.6 16.5 15.8 Sutton 24.0 24.7 24.9 20.0 17.1 16.9 Waltham Forest 22.4 21.1 20.9 18.1 14.0 13.6 Inner London 18.7 17.4 17.2 16.7 13.8 12.8 Birmingham 23.9 24.0 22.7 19.8 17.4 16.3 Coventry 22.7 22.3 22.1 19.1 16.6 15.2 Dudley 25.5 23.2 22.8 21.6 16.5 14.9 Sandwell 24.4 22.7 22.4 19.7 15.7 14.9 Solihull 23.5 23.0 22.8 19.5 16.9 16.1 Walsall 22.6 20.8 20.6 18.9 15.0 14.6 Wolverhampton 21.1 19.3 19.3 18.2 15.2 14.7 Knowsley 23.4 22.1 21.3 19.4 15.8 14.5 Liverpool 21.1 20.7 20.6 18.4 16.6 14.9
1979–80 (£) 1983–84 (£) 11985–86 (£) East Sussex 600 950 1,085 Essex 570 955 1,115 Gloucestershire 555 950 1,095 Hampshire 565 930 1,065 Hereford and Worcester 560 865 1,060 Hertfordshire 650 1,020 1,180 Humberside 570 975 1,125 Isle of Wight 535 895 1,030 Kent 545 895 1,015 Lancashire 575 940 1,095 Leicestershire 585 1,025 1,205 Lincolnshire 580 935 1,025 Norfolk 575 960 1,095 North Yorkshire 590 970 1,110 Northamptonshire 570 960 1,110 Northumberland 570 925 1,075 Nottinghamshire 575 1,030 1,220 Oxfordshire 590 1,010 1,190 Salop 575 965 1,125 Somerset 530 890 1,040 Staffordshire 600 970 1,125 Suffolk 525 915 1,030 Surrey 590 965 1,110 Warwickshire 570 930 1,085 West Sussex 540 900 1,060 Wiltshire 560 935 1,055 1 Provisional.
§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the pupil-teacher ratios for each local education authority for 1979, 1983 and 1986 for (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe pupil-teacher ratios within maintained primary and secondary schools in each local education authority in England in 1979, 1983 and 1986 were as follows: 63W
Primary Schools Secondary Schools 1979 1983 1986 1979 1983 1986 St. Helens 23.8 23.1 22.2 19.9 15.8 15.1 Sefton 23.6 22.2 23.3 20.1 16.7 16.6 Wirral 24.2 23.1 23.6 20.4 16.2 16.0 Bolton 25.2 24.0 23.8 20.6 16.2 15.6 Bury 23.5 23.0 22.3 19.8 15.8 15.2 Manchester 21.9 22.6 21.5 18.0 15.4 13.8 Oldham 25.2 23.6 22.8 21.3 17.4 16.4 Rochdale 22.9 22.4 22.2 18.6 15.0 14.6 Salford 23.5 21.5 21.6 19.3 15.7 15.0 Stockport 26.3 23.5 23.0 21.4 16.4 16.0 Tameside 24.1 23.2 23.3 20.1 16.2 15.8 Trafford 22.2 23.0 22.9 19.1 16.5 16.3 Wigan 22.6 21.3 21.1 19.0 15.3 15.0 Barnsley 23.6 21.5 21.6 20.0 16.7 15.8 Doncaster 22.2 21.3 21.5 19.3 16.3 16.5 Rotherham 24.0 22.7 21.3 20.4 17.0 16.3 Sheffield 21.8 20.7 20.0 19.1 15.9 15.1 Bradford 20.4 20.3 20.5 18.7 18.2 16.4 Calderdale 23.7 21.7 21.8 20.6 17.2 16.1 Kirklees 23.6 22.1 21.9 20.5 17.3 16.3 Leeds 24.6 23.0 21.4 20.3 16.8 16.0 Wakefield 23.3 22.9 21.4 20.3 17.8 16.3 Gateshead 21.2 19.3 19.5 18.8 16.7 15.2 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 18.7 18.2 19.1 16.4 14.3 14.5 North Tyneside 21.1 20.1 18.6 17.9 15.0 13.8 South Tyneside 20.3 19.9 20.7 18.0 15.4 14.4 Sunderland 23.5 22.3 22.0 19.8 16.3 15.6 Isles of Scilly 15.3 14.2 12.3 13.3 11.5 10.0 Avon 24.2 23.9 24.2 20.1 16.7 16.6 Bedfordshire 21.6 22.9 22.5 18.8 17.6 17.4 Berkshire 23.8 22.9 23.3 19.9 16.4 16.0 Buckinghamshire 24.2 24.1 24.4 20.8 16.4 16.2 Cambridgeshire 23.3 23.6 23.4 19.7 16.8 16.7 Cheshire 23.5 22.6 22.7 20.0 16.8 17.0 Cleveland 23.4 21.8 22.3 20.3 16.4 15.9 Cornwall 24.2 23.6 23.5 20.2 16.9 16.6 Cumbria 23.1 21.5 21.2 19.5 16.2 15.5 Derbyshire 23.7 22.3 22.3 20.4 17.2 16.2 Devon 24.3 23.3 23.6 20.9 17.0 16.6 Dorset 23.7 23.4 23.4 20.2 17.1 16.9 Durham 21.5 21.7 22.1 19.1 17.0 16.7 East Sussex 23.4 22.0 22.9 20.1 17.3 16.9 Essex 24.8 24.1 23.9 20.9 17.3 17.0 Gloucestershire 23.4 23.0 22.9 20.1 17.1 16.6 Hampshire 24.6 24.0 23.5 20.4 17.0 16.8 Hereford and Worcester 24.2 25.0 24.0 20.2 18.0 16.9 Hertfordshire 22.5 22.4 22.2 18.8 16.2 15.9 Humberside 22.1 20.9 21.3 19.0 16.3 15.9 Isle of Wight 23.9 23.0 23.9 20.3 18.1 17.6 Kent 24.3 23.9 23.9 20.6 17.3 16.8 Lancashire 24.7 23.8 23.7 20.2 16.6 16.4 Leicestershire 23.3 22.8 23.1 19.3 16.3 15.6 Lincolnshire 23.7 24.8 24.3 20.2 17.1 16.9 Norfolk 22.8 22.2 22.3 20.4 16.7 16.4 North Yorkshire 22.5 22.0 22.1 19.5 16.7 16.5 Northamptonshire 24.4 22.3 22.2 20.1 16.7 15.9 Northumberland 23.4 23.0 23.3 19.5 17.6 16.5 Nottinghamshire 24.7 21.6 20.8 20.3 16.2 15.4 Oxfordshire 24.2 24.2 23.3 20.5 17.4 17.0 Shropshire 23.8 21.9 21.8 19.9 16.3 15.8 Somerset 24.6 24.6 23.9 21.3 18.3 17.4 Staffordshire 23.2 22.0 22.8 19.8 16.4 16.5 Suffolk 23.4 22.2 22.4 20.2 17.2 17.0 Surrey 21.9 22.1 21.8 19.2 16.4 16.0 Warwickshire 23.1 22.4 22.4 20.2 17.1 16.7 West Sussex 24.3 23.3 23.3 20.9 17.2 16.7 Wiltshire 23.9 23.7 23.2 20.6 17.2 17.2 1 Within schools. Middle schools are included with primary and secondary schools as deemed.