§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what was the pupil-teacher ratio in Staffordshire(a) in all schools and (b) in secondary schools in each year since 1979;
(2) what was the pupil-teacher ratio in each shire county in England in the most recent year for which figures are available (a) in primary schools and (b) in secondary schools.
§ Mr. EggarThe pupil-teacher ratios for the categories requested are shown in the following tables.
Pupil-teacher ratios in Staffordshire local education authority 1979 to 19911 Maintained secondary schools1 All maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools1 1991 15.8 17.7 1990 15.7 18.0 1989 15.9 18.0 1988 16.3 18.0 1987 16.4 18.0 1986 16.5 18.3 1985 16.1 17.9 1984 16.3 17.8 1983 16.4 18.0 1982 16.5 18.7 1981 16.4 17.7 1980 16.5 18.5 1979 16.7 19.2 298W
Pupil-teacher ratios in non-metropolitan counties, in England, as at January 1991 Maintained primary schools1 Maintained secondary schools1 Isles of Scilly 15.1 8.0 Avon 22.4 16.0 Bedfordshire 21.6 16.8 Berkshire 23.4 15.6 Buckinghamshire 22.9 16.0 Cambridgeshire 23.0 16.1 Cheshire 24.2 16.4 Cleveland 23.4 14.9 Cornwall 23.3 16.3 Cumbria 22.2 15.0 Derbyshire 21.7 14.1 Devon 22.7 16.1 Dorset 22.9 16.4 Durham 22.3 16.1 East Sussex 22.2 15.8 Essex 23.1 16.6 Gloucestershire 21.3 15.7 Hampshire 22.8 15.8 Hereford and Worcester 22.4 16.5 Hertfordshire 22.0 15.4 Humberside 22.6 15.7
Maintained primary schools1 Maintained secondary schools1 Isle of Wight 22.8 16.9 Kent 24.3 16.6 Lancashire 23.1 15.7 Leicestershire 22.9 15.0 Lincolnshire 23.5 16.2 Norfolk 22.1 15.3 North Yorkshire 22.4 15.3 Northamptonshire 22.6 16.3 Northumberland 23.5 16.7 Nottinghamshire 22.0 14.9 Oxfordshire 22.6 16.6 Shropshire 21.4 15.0 Somerset 22.1 15.7 Staffordshire 23.1 15.8 Suffolk 21.6 16.4 Surrey 21.3 15.1 Warwickshire 21.7 15.5 West Sussex 22.1 16.2 Wiltshire 21.9 15.5 1 The pupil-teacher ratios presented for individual types of school take account only of qualified teachers within schools, whereas the calculation of the overall PTRs take account of all teachers employed by LEAs and grant-maintained schools.
§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent per pupil in Staffordshire in each year since 1979(a) in primary schools and (b) in secondary schools at 1992 prices.
§ Mr. EggarSpending per pupil in primary schools and in secondary schools in Staffordshire is shown in the table. The table shows actual spending from 1979–80 to 1989––90, the latest year for which the information is available, at 1991–92 prices.
Net institutional expenditure1 per pupil at 1991–92 prices2 Year Primary (£) Secondary (£) 1979–80 1,000 1,400 1980–81 1,085 1,470 1981–82 1,145 1,510 1982–83 1,170 1,505 1983–84 1,215 1,565 1984–85 1,175 1,555 1985–86 1,175 1,625 1986–87 1,230 1,755 1987–88 31,310 1,895 1988–89 31,300 1,990 41989–90 31,340 2,080 1 Net institutional expenditure covers the direct costs in schools of salaries and wages, premises and certain supplies and services. It does not include the costs of school meals, home to school transport, LEA central administration, and financing costs of capital expenditure. 2Figures for earlier years have been repriced to 1991–92 prices using the GDP (market prices) deflator index. 3/ Spending on nursery and primary schools was not collected separately for years after 1986–87, so per pupil figures for these years cover both nursery and primary schools. 4 The figures in the tables are derived from local education authorities' returns of their spending to the Department of the Environment and of their pupil numbers to the Department of Education and Science.
§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many pupils attended schools in Staffordshire in each year since 1979; and how many of these attended secondary schools and how many attended primary schools.
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§ Mr. EggarInformation on the number of full-time equivalent pupils, who attended maintained schools in Staffordshire local education authority, for each year since 1979 is given, by type of school, in the following table.
Full-time equivalent of pupils in maintained schools in Staffordshire local education authority 1979 to 1991 Nursery Primary Secondary Special Total 1991 1,500 88,400 67,200 2,100 159,200 1990 1,400 87,000 67,400 2,000 157,800 1989 1,500 84,300 69,400 2,000 157,200 1988 1,400 80,800 75,000 2,100 159,300 1987 1,400 79,200 79,800 2,200 162,600 1986 1,400 79,100 83,800 2,200 166,500 1985 1,400 78,200 88,600 2,300 170,500 1984 1,400 80,300 91,600 2,400 175,700 1983 1,400 84,600 89,900 2,400 178,300 1982 1,400 89,300 90,500 2,400 183,600 1981 1,400 94,700 90,800 2,500 189,400 1980 1,400 100,100 88,600 2,500 192,600 1979 1,400 104,800 86,700 2,500 195,400
§ Mr. KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent on school education in Staffordshire in each year since 1979 at constant prices.
§ Mr. EggarNet recurrent spending on nursery, primary and secondary school education in Staffordshire is shown in the table. The figures are shown at 1989–90 prices, the latest year for which actual spending information is available.
Year Net recurrent expenditure (£ million) 1979–80 201.3 1980–81 211.1 1981–82 216.8 1982–83 212.8 1983–84 215.5 1984–85 209.5 1985–86 206.6 1986–87 214.0 1987–88 221.3 1988–89 221.2 1989–90 229.6 Notes:
- 1. Net recurrent expenditure on education includes total expenditure other than costs of financing capital expenditure, less income other than from specific grants.
- 2. Figures for earlier years have been repriced to 1989–90 prices using the GDP (market prices) deflator index.
- 3. The figures in the tables are derived from local education authorities' returns of their spending to the Department of the Environment.