§ Ms Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will publish a table showing the pupil-teacher ratio in(a) all public sector schools and (b) all non-maintained schools in each year since 1970. [19371]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe available information is shown in the table.
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Pupil:Teacher ratios (PTR) in Schools in England 1970–1994 Position in January each year 1 2Maintained Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools 1 3Independent Schools 1970 n/a 13.7 1971 n/a 13.7 1972 n/a 13.6 1973 n/a 13.6 1974 20.7 13.6 1975 20.0 13.5 1976 19.8 13.4 1977 19.7 13.2 1978 19.4 12.9 1979 18.9 13.0 1980 18.7 12.7 1981 18.6 12.5 1982 18.5 12.2 1983 18.1 11.9 1984 17.9 11.6 1985 17.8 11.4 1986 17.6 11.3 1987 17.3 11.3 1988 17.0 11.3 1989 17.0 11.1 1990 16.9 10.9 1991 17.2 10.8
Pupil:Teacher ratios (PTR) in Schools in England 1970–1994 Position in January each year 1 2Maintained Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools 1 3Independent Schools 1992 17.4 10.6 1993 17.7 10.4 1994 18.1 10.3 1 Counting each part-time pupil as 0.5 full-time equivalents. 2 This is the Overall PTR which includes the full-time equivalent of all qualified teachers (including those not in schools and teachers providing short term cover), student teachers, instructors and licensed teachers employed in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary sector, including grant-maintained schools. Includes Sixth Form Colleges prior to 1994. 3 Includes the full-time equivalent of all teachers employed by independent schools, whether qualified or not. Includes CTCs and direct grant nursery schools. n/a Not readily available.