§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the pupil-teacher ratio in secondary grant-maintained schools and local education authority maintained schools in each local education authority in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested for schools in England is shown in the table. Information on schools in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
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Pupil: teacher ratios in LEA-maintained and self-governing secondary schools in each Local Education in England1 LEA Pupil: teacher ratios in: LEA-maintained schools2 Self-governing schools Corporation of London — — Camden 15.3 16.7 Greenwich 16.3 — Hackney 15.7 — Hammersmith 15.5 15.7 Islington 17.6 — Kensington and Chelsea 13.1 15.1 Lambeth 16.4 16.5 Lewisham 17.2 — Southwark 17.5 16.6 Tower Hamlets 13.8 16.8 Wandsworth 13.0 15.4 Westminster 14.7 — Barking 16.3 — Barnet 15.4 14.8 Bexley 16.7 16.9 Brent 13.9 14.5 Bromley 16.1 16.3 Croydon 16.0 16.4 Ealing 14.8 16.0 Enfield 15.9 16.1 Haringey 14.7 — Harrow 16.1 14.2 Havering 15.7 16.2 Hillingdon 15.0 16.2 Hounslow 15.9 16.9 Kingston upon Thames 15.0 14.7 Merton 15.6 — Newham 16.2 14.3 Redbridge 16.9 16.7 Richmond upon Thames 16.6 — Sutton 15.7 16.2 Waltham Forest 15.0 16.3 Birmingham 16.0 16.4 Coventry 14.5 — Dudley 15.3 15.6 Sandwell 15.2 14.5 Solihull 15.9 — Walsall 14.8 16.2 Wolverhampton 13.8 15.4 Knowsley 16.6 14.3 Liverpool 15.4 14.5 St Helens 15.3 — Sefton 16.0 — Wirral 15.5 16.0 Bolton 15.0 14.9 Bury 16.3 — Manchester 14.3 — Oldham 15.0 — Rochdale 15.5 15.4 Salford 14.8 — Stockport 16.0 — Tameside 16.3 16.6 Trafford 15.3 15.8 Wigan 15.1 — Barnsley 16.2 — Doncaster 16.0 — Rotherham 15.0 — Sheffield 14.9 16.7 Bradford 16.0 15.6
LEA Pupil: teacher ratios in: LEA-maintained schools2 Self-governing schools Calderdale 15.5 16.1 Kirklees 15.4 17.1 Leeds 15.6 16.5 Wakefield 16.0 — Gateshead 15.3 — Newcastle upon Tyne 15.1 — North Tyneside 15.5 — South Tyneside 16.1 — Sunderland 15.5 — Isles of Scilly 86 — Avon 16.2 15.9 Bedfordshire 17.3 16.9 Berkshire 15.9 14.8 Buckinghamshire 16.4 15.8 Cambridgeshire 16.3 17.0 Cheshire 16.4 16.2 Cleveland 15.9 — Cornwall 16.4 — Cumbria 15.1 15.2 Derbyshire 15.0 15.6 Devon 16.2 16.3 Dorset 16.8 16.3 Durham 16.2 — East Sussex 16.0 — Essex 16.7 17.1 Gloucestershire 16.3 16.4 Hampshire 16.4 16.7 Hereford and Worcester 16.7 18.0 Hertfordshire 15.8 16.0 Humberside 16.2 — Isle of Wight 16.9 — Kent 17.0 16.9 Lancashire 16.0 15.7 Leicestershire 15.6 17.3 Lincolnshire 15.8 16.4 Norfolk 15.4 15.5 North Yorkshire 15.6 — Northamptonshire 16.3 15.6 Northumberland 16.9 14.8 Nottinghamshire 15.3 15.1 Oxfordshire 16.7 — Shropshire 15.1 15.9 Somerset 16.3 11.5 Staffordshire 16.1 15.7 Suffolk 16.1 — Surrey 16.1 15.3 Warwickshire 16.2 16 0 West Sussex 16.6 — Wiltshire 15.8 16.3 England 15.9 16.2 1 Based on pupil and teacher numbers in schools in January 1992. Pupil: teacher ratios for schools which are now self-governing appear in the self-governing column of the table. 2 Excluding Sixth Form colleges.