HC Deb 26 February 1992 vol 204 cc519-20W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will show the full-time equivalent number of teachers employed in(a) Leeds city council infant and primary schools, (b) Leeds city council middle schools and (c) Leeds city council secondary schools in (i) each year since 1974 and (ii) broken down into constituency areas.

Mr. Fallon

The full-time equivalent numbers of qualified teachers in maintained primary, middle and secondary schools in Leeds local education authority in January of each year are shown in the table. Information on constituency areas is not held centrally.

Full-time equivalent numbers of qualified teachers in maintained primary, middle and secondary schools in Leeds Local Education Authority—January 1974–1991.
(thousands)
Primary1 Middle Secondary
1974 2.5 1.2 2.5
1975 2.5 1.2 2.6
1976 2.5 1.2 2.7
1977 2.5 1.2 2.8
1978 2.5 1.2 2.8

one or more passes and (ii) three or more passes at A-level in (a) each London borough/ILEA, (b) Greater London, (c) outer London, (d) inner London and (e) England for each year from 1980–81 to 1990–91.

Mr. Eggar

The table shows the proportions of school leavers from maintained schools with the specified achievements in GCSE/O-level/CSE or A-level, according to the areas requested, for the three-year period ending 1989–90. Information for earlier years is not readily available and to provide it would involve disproportionate cost. Information for 1990–91 and 1991–92 is not yet available.

Primary1 Middle Secondary
1979 2.4 1.3 2.9
1980 2.6 1.4 2.9
1981 2.3 1.4 2.9
1982 2.1 1.3 2.8
1983 2.0 1.3 2.9
1984 2.0 1.2 2.9
1985 2.0 1.2 2.8
1986 2.2 1.1 2.8
1987 2.3 1.1 2.8
1988 2.4 1.1 2.7
1989 2.5 1.1 2.6
1990 2.6 1.0 2.5
1991 2.5 0.9 2.4
1 Includes infant schools.