HC Deb 25 October 1993 vol 230 cc444-5W
Sir David Knox

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent per(a) primary and (b) secondary school pupil in each of the local authorities in England and, on average, in England as a whole in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in 1978–79 at constant prices.

Mr. Forth

Figures for expenditure on nursery and primary pupils are not collected separately. Spending per pupil by each English LEA and on average in nursery and primary schools combined and in secondary schools in 1978–79 and 1991–92 at 1992–93 prices is as shown in the table.

1978–79 1991–92
Nursery and Primary £ Secondary £ Nursery and Primary £ Secondary £
Manchester 1,250 1,846 1,421 2,285
Oldham 948 1,393 1,582 2,261
Rochdale 1,057 1,591 1,310 2,134
Salford 982 1,505 1,299 2,192
Stockport 926 1,398 1,319 2,135
Tameside 1,001 1,466 1,419 2,100
Trafford 1,038 1,396 1,281 2,107
Wigan 954 1,485 1,257 2,288
Barnsley 1,082 1,519 1,374 2,043
Doncaster 1,275 1,382 1,323 1,997
Rotherham 1,001 1,468 1,465 2,151
Sheffield 1,136 1,589 1,476 2,181
Bradford 1,175 1,387 1,652 1,796
Calderdale 1,043 1,502 1,570 2,010
Kirklees 965 1,343 1,423 2,056
Leeds 1,166 1,225 1,642 1,979
Wakefield 1,052 1,371 1,494 2,113
Gateshead 1,102 1,496 1,562 2,117
Newcastle upon Tyne 1,326 1,762 1,646 2,066
North Tyneside 1,130 1,519 1,402 2,075
South Tyneside 1,253 1,569 1,435 2,041
Sunderland 1,063 1,522 1,427 2,047
Isles of Scilly 1,499 3,133 1,849 4,161
Avon 1,068 1,513 1,435 2,048
Bedfordshire 1,217 1,541 1,511 2,036
Berkshire 1,021 1,488 1,506 2,156
Buckinghamshire 1,018 1,608 1,358 2,095
Cambridgeshire 1,001 1,508 1,417 2,023
Cheshire 1,013 1,527 1,364 2,106
Cleveland 1,060 1,471 1,271 2,111
Cornwall 940 1,496 1,403 1,957
Cumbria 1,049 1,547 1,460 2,175
Derbyshire 976 1,457 1,452 2,199
Devon 951 1,452 1,394 2,004
Dorset 1,035 1,471 1,410 1,922
Durham 1,113 1,485 1,386 2,020
East Sussex 1,010 1,550 1,421 2,018
Essex 948 1,485 1,261 2,274
Gloucestershire 990 1,449 1,425 1,757
Hampshire 943 1,494 1,457 2,132
Hereford and Worcester 962 1,421 1,473 1,961
Hertfordshire 1,105 1,670 1,482 2,237
Hurnberside 1,057 1,457 1,422 2,065
Isle of Wight 1,043 1,393 1,488 1,937
Kent 957 1,491 1,263 2,075
Lancashire 923 1,452 1,535 2,225
Leicestershire 979 1,496 1,498 2,253
Lincolnshire 979 1,550 1,348 2,081
Norfolk 1,032 1,513 1,465 2,116
North Yorkshire 1,063 1,508 1,442 2,152
Northamptonshire 934 1,432 1,355 1,970
Northumberland 1,088 1,494 1,477 1,964
Nottinghamshire 985 1,480 1,625 2,492
Oxfordshire 1,060 1,485 1,635 2,108
Shropshire 934 1,505 1,497 2,349
Somerset 926 1,387 1,349 1,951
Staffordshire 1,068 1,544 1,397 2,045
Suffolk 1,054 1,373 1,250 1,698
Surrey 1,029 1,659 1,460 2,202
Warwickshire 948 1,466 1,338 2,090
West Sussex 934 1,435 1,338 2,085
Wiltshire 965 1,463 1,408 1,947
ENGLAND AVERAGE 988 1,429 1,469 2,145

Note:

1. N/a—Figures currently being reviewed by City of Westminster local education authority.