§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the total number of teachers employed on a permanent basis in maintained schools in England in 1990–91 with comparable figures for each of the past 12 years.
§ Mr. FallonFigures for teachers employed on a permanent basis cannot be separately identified. The table gives the total number of teachers—full-time equivalents—employed for one month and more in local education authority maintained and grant-maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools 1979–91.
Year (January) Numbers of Teachers (000's) 1991 1382.4 1990 385.7 1989 385.4 1988 389.5 1987 392.6 1986 392.1 1985 395.6 1984 401.8 1983 406.1
Average class sizes, pupil: teacher ratios in maintained schools in inner London and teachers employed by the Inner London Education Authority 1985 to 1990 Nursery, primary and secondary Primary1 Secondary Teachers employed by ILEA (FTEs) Overall PTR2 within school PTR3 average class size4 within school PTR average class size 1990 City n.a. n.a. 17.40 26.0 — — Camden n.a. n.a. 19.20 24.4 14.90 20.7 Greenwich n.a. n.a. 19.70 24.9 15.80 22.2 Hackney n.a. n.a. 18.30 23.33 14.15 21.5 Hammersmith and Fulham n.a. n.a. 18.30 23.2 14.30 19.5 Islington n.a. n.a. 18.50 24.1 16.45 22.1 Kensington and Chelsea n.a. n.a. 18.50 24.2 13.65 18.4 Lambeth n.a. n.a. 19.15 24.2 14.20 20.7 Lewisham n.a. n.a. 19.60 24.9 14.70 19.9 Southwark n.a. n.a. 19.95 24.5 15.60 22.6 Tower Hamlets n.a. n.a. 18.10 25.0 14.05 21.2 Wandsworth n.a. n.a. 17.95 22.5 14.35 19.5 Westminster n.a. n.a. 17.25 23.6 14.20 20.7 ILEA 1990 18,524.9 14.65 18.80 24.1 14.75 20.8 1989 18,295.4 14.70 18.30 23.5 14.40 20.2 1988 20,0200 13.50 17.60 22.3 13.10 19.0 1987 20,492.1 13.30 17.15 22.1 12.60 18.4 1986 20,569.1 13.40 17.15 21.8 12.80 18.6 1985 20,394.6 13.75 17.15 20.6 13.05 18.4 1 Excluding nursery. 2 Based on all teachers employed by ILEA. 3 Based on qualified teachers only in schools. 4 Classes with one teacher.