§ Ms. MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the current pupil— teacher ratios for both primary and secondary education in each local education authority.
§ Mr. ButcherIn January 1988 the pupil—teacher ratios in maintaned primary and secondary schools in each local education authority in England were as follows:
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Pupil teacher ratios by LEA January 1988 Primary Pupil: teacher ratio Secondary Pupil: teacher ratio Barking 20.9 14.7 Barnet 20.1 14.2 Bexley 22.4 16.0 Brent 18.5 11.1 Bromley 23.0 15.8 Croydon 21.8 15.1 Ealing 19.3 13.9 Enfield 21.7 15.1 Haringey 19.0 11.9 Harrow 21.8 15.6 Havering 22.6 15.1 Hillingdon 22.0 15.6 Hounslow 20.1 14.9 Kingston upon Thames 21.5 14.2 Morton 21.6 15.9 Newham 21.5 14.1 Redbridge 24.0 16.1 Richmond upon Thames 20.9 15.5 Sutton 22.7 16.5 Waltham Forest 21.2 11.8 Inner London 17.6 13.1 Birmingham 23.2 16.0 Coventry 22.5 14.4 Dudley 22.7 14.0 Sandwell 22.4 14.0 Solihull 23.1 15.5 Walsall 20.8 13.9 Wolverhampton 20.1 13.8 Knowsley 20.7 13.4 Liverpool 21.0 14.4 St. Helens 22.3 14.0 Sefton 23.2 16.1 Wirral 21.6 15.7 Bolton 22.9 15.1 Bury 22.4 15.0 Manchester 21.4 12.9 Oldham 22.4 15.5 Rochdale 22.3 14.1 Salford 21.7 13.8 Stockport 23.3 15.0 Tameside 23.4 15.5 Trafford 21.9 14.8 Wigan 21.2 13.6
Primary Pupil: teacher ratio Secondary Pupil: teacher ratio Barnsley 21.6 15.2 Doncaster 21.4 15.4 Rotherham 21.2 15.3 Sheffield 19.9 14.0 Bradford 19.8 15.2 Calderdale 22.8 15.5 Kirklees 20.9 15.0 Leeds 20.0 14.7 Wakefield 21.8 15.2 Gateshead 20.7 14.6 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 19.7 13.8 North Tyneside 18.6 12.9 South Tyneside 20.6 14.3 Sunderland 22.1 15.1 Isles of Scilly 13.1 9.1 Avon 23.8 16.4 Bedfordshire 22.0 16.8 Berkshire 23.4 16.0 Buckinghamshire 24.0 16.2 Cambridgeshire 23.4 16.2 Cheshire 23.6 16.2 Cleveland 22.3 15.1 Cornwall 23.4 16.3 Cumbria 21.7 14.9 Derbyshire 21.2 14.4 Devon 23.3 16.6 Dorset 23.3 16.3 Durham 22.0 16.0 East Sussex 22.7 16.2 Essex 22.7 16.6 Gloucestershire 22.6 16.0 Hampshire 22.5 16.2 Hereford and Worcester 23.7 16.6 Hertfordshire 21.7 15.4 Humberside 22.2 15.0 Isle of Wight 23.5 16.4 Kent 24.0 16.4 Lancashire 23.3 15.6 Leicestershire 22.9 15.0 Lincolnshire 23.9 16.6 Norfolk 22.6 15.9 North Yorkshire 22.0 15.9 Northamptonshire 22.9 16.1 Northumberland 22.8 16.1 Nottinghamshire 21.0 14.8 Oxfordshire 23.0 16.6 Shropshire 21.4 15.3 Somerset 23.1 16.3 Staffordshire 23.2 16.3 Suffolk 22.4 16.7 Surrey 21.4 15.4 Warwickshire 21.9 16.0 West Sussex 22.9 16.7 Wiltshire 22.6 15.4 England 22.0 15.4
§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in tabular form(a) the number of teachers in each local education authority in England and Wales, (b) the number of pupils in each and (c) the pupil-teacher ratio of each.
§ Mr. Butcher[pursuant to his answer, 11 April 1989, c. 428.]: The figures for England are as follows. Corresponding figures for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon.. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Pupils, Teachers and PTR's by LEA January 1988 Local Education Authority Total FTE Pupils Total FTE Teachers Pupil/ Teacher ratios Barking 22,615 1,388 16.3 Barnet 39,078 2,545 15.4 Bexley 31,480 1,783 17.7 Brent 32,136 2,523 12.7 Bromley 35,033 1,979 17.7 Croydon 41,475 2,541 16.3 Ealing 36,445 2,346 15.5 Enfield 37,304 2,255 16.5 Haringey 25,026 1,827 13.7 Harrow 25,170 1,471 17.1 Havering 35,533 2,157 16.5 Hillingdon 30,839 1,808 17.1 Hounslow 29,681 1,863 15.9 Kingston upon Thames 16,621 1,063 15.6 Merton 20,242 1,268 16.0 Newham 33,862 2,281 14.8 Redbridge 29,574 1,664 17.8 Richmond upon Thames 15,992 958 16.7 Sutton 21,668 1,250 17.3 Waltham Forest 29,644 2,184 13.6 Birmingham 166,487 9,575 17.4 Coventry 46,820 2,895 16.2 Dudley 44,721 2,713 16.5 Sandwell 47,655 2,842 16.8 Solihull 32,633 1,859 17.6 Walsall 45,199 2,831 16.0 Wolverhampton 39,795 2,598 15.3 Knowsley 26,398 1,670 15.8 Liverpool 75,461 4,701 16.1 St. Helens 30,051 1,819 16.5 Sefton 44,397 2,419 18.4 Wirral 50,463 2,950 17.1 Bolton 43,365 2,567 16.9 Bury 25,578 1,509 17.0 Manchester 67,376 4,445 15.2 Oldham 37,224 2,218 16.8 Rochdale 34,648 2,207 15.7 Salford 36,042 2,108 17.1 Stockport 42,922 2,529 17.0 Tameside 34,839 1,878 18.6 Trafford 28,088 1,706 16.5 Wigan 50,753 3,284 15.5 Barnsley 33,998 2,012 16.9 Doncaster 47,000 2,799 16.8 Rotherham 41,776 2,488 16.8 Sheffield 70,448 4,524 15.6 Bradford 79,596 4,946 16.1 Calderdale 31,271 1,837 17.0 Kirklees 60,719 3,725 16.3 Leeds 103,174 6,574 15.8 Wakefield 47,421 2,865 16.6 Gateshead 29,415 1,842 16.0 Newcastle upon Tyne 38,401 2,513 15.3 North Tyneside 29,625 2,082 14.2 South Tyneside 23,594 1,437 16.4 Sunderland 48,987 2,832 17.3 Isles of Scilly 279 27 10.3 Inner London 269,994 20,020 13.5 Avon 130,030 7,121 18.3 Bedfordshire 81,988 4,772 17.2 Berkshire 104,683 5,890 17.8 Buckinghamshire 92,589 4,949 18.7 Cambridgeshire 95,504 5,110 18.7 Cheshire 150,143 8,362 18.0 Cleveland 96,211 5,480 17.6 Cornwall 66,779 3,744 17.8 Cumbria 72,926 4,407 16.5 Derbyshire 137,654 8,353 16.5 Devon 129,531 7,109 18.2 Dorset 79,911 4,480 17.8 Durham 91,765 5,019 18.3 East Sussex 79,267 4,445 17.8 Essex 223,116 11,969 18.6 Gloucestershire 73,987 4,193 17.6 Hampshire 208,983 11,674 17.9
Local Education Authority Total FTE Pupils Total FTE Teachers Pupil/ Teacher ratios Hereford and Worcester 94,764 5,273 18.0 Hertfordshire 146,085 8,828 16.5 Humberside 136,026 7,895 17.2 Isle of Wight 16,606 973 17.1 Kent 216,556 11,784 18.4 Lancashire 208,597 11,828 17.6 Leicestershire 135,891 7,658 17.7 Lincolnshire 82,384 4,556 18.1 Norfolk 101,307 5,527 18.3 North Yorkshire 97,533 5,548 17.6 Northamptonshire 92,508 5,236 17.7 Northumberland 47,362 2,684 17.6 Nottinghamshire 146,479 8,702 16.8 Oxfordshire 71,946 4,103 17.5 Shropshire 60,732 3,595 16.9 Somerset 62,256 3,379 18.4 Staffordshire 157,255 8,746 18.0 Suffolk 88,751 4,929 18.0 Surrey 120,234 6,946 17.3 Warwickshire 70,929 4,085 17.4 West Sussex 89,580 4,817 18.6 Wiltshire 77,496 4,371 17.7 ENGLAND 6,832,378 401,507 17.0