§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many(a) teaching staff and (b) non-teaching staff were employed by local education authorities in each of the years 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985 and the latest date for which figures are available; and what was the number of pupils on roll in each year listed.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthFigures are given in the table. Information prior to 1970 is not readily available.
Full-time equivalents of teacher staff and pupils on roll in nursery, primary and secondary schools maintained by local education
authorities in England in January 1970–1989
Thousands Teacher numbers Pupil numbers 1Non-teaching staff 1970 328.7 7,514.2 n/a 1975 417.6 8,458.1 409.4 1980 438.1 8,183.1 400.0 1985 405.3 7,201.6 361.8 1989 397.4 6,761.7 381.3 n/a Not available.
1 Figures in this column relate to all non-teaching education staff employed by local authorities in England, not to nursery, primary and secondary schools alone All figures relate to March of each year.