§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will give the total number of pupils on school rolls and the pupil-to-teacher ratio in primary schools in Northumberland for each year since 1988 to 1994.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested is shown in the table.
Pupils and pupil: teacher ratios in maintained primary schools in Northumberland LEA 1988–94 Position in January each year Pupils (FTEs1) Pupil:teacher ratio2 1988 19,382 22.8 1989 19,168 22.5 1990 19,505 23.0 1991 19,468 23.5 1992 19,710 23.2 1993 20,131 23.8 1994 20,243 24.3 1 Counting each part-time pupil as 0.5 full-time equivalent. 2 Including the full-time equivalent of part-time teachers.