HC Deb 17 November 1987 vol 122 c462W
Sir Fergus Montgomery

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current pupil-to-teacher ratio for primary and secondary schools in Trafford; and what was the ratio for the four previous years.

Mr. Dunn

The pupil-teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in Trafford in January 1987 and the four previous years are:

January each year Primary Secondary
1983 23.0 16.5
1984 22.7 16.6
1985 22.9 16.4
1986 22.9 16.3
1987 22.4 15.5