HC Deb 07 November 1995 vol 265 cc798-801W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list by local education authority the number of(a) primary pupils and (b) secondary pupils and the number of teachers with the pupil-teacher ratio in both categories since 1989. [41157]

Mr. Richards

Information on pupils, teachers and pupil teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in each local education authority area since 1989 is as follows:

1992–95 1993–94 1994–952
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
Clwyd 37,882 27,269 38,407 26,753 38,978 27,172
Dyfed 31,645 24,289 31,567 24,571 31,816 24,861
Gwent 43,025 29,440 43,792 30,002 44,662 30,536
Gwynedd 19,544 15,445 19,680 15,318 20,220 15,303
Mid Glamorgan 56,976 37,743 56,814 38,590 56,881 39,479
Powys 10,588 7,885 10,688 7,927 10,941 8,071
South Glamorgan 38,234 27,229 39,472 27,364 39,840 28,150
West Glamorgan 35,115 23,263 35,242 23,876 35,282 24,325
Wales 272,009 192,563 275,662 194,401 278,620 197,897
1 Includes both GM and LEA schools. Secondary includes sixth form colleges prior to 1993–94. Full-time equivalent of pupils: each part-time pupil is treated as half of a pupil.
2 Provisional.

Number of qualified teachers (full-time equivalent)1
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1992–92
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
Clwyd 1,482 1,718 1,510 1,679 1,550 1,676 1,563 1,711
Dyfed 1,554 1,495 1,597 1,469 1,599 1,472 1,614 1,480
Gwent 1,756 1,966 1,798 1,889 1,801 1,857 1,801 1,841
Gwynedd 951 1,142 945 1,110 926 1,082 907 1,074
Mid Glamorgan 2,308 2,380 2,347 2,297 2,311 2,271 2,355 2,328
Powys 518 555 519 544 508 529 510 537
South Glamorgan 1,536 1,606 1,607 1,651 1,691 1,641 1,716 1,656
West Glamorgan 1,566 1,592 1,609 1,531 1,615 1,498 1,617 1,477
Wales 11,671 12,454 11,932 12,170 12,001 12,026 12,083 12,104

1992–93 1993–94 1994–952
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
Clwyd 1,610 1,746 1,588 1,641 1,565 1,599
Dyfed 1,625 1,517 1,636 1,535 1,599 1,528
Gwent 1,843 1,886 1,864 1,859 1,870 1,861
Gwynedd 926 1,074 915 1,035 953 1,019
Mid Glamorgan 2,386 2,378 2,416 2,452 2,409 2,500
Powys 513 535 524 544 533 553
South Glamorgan 1,737 1,675 1,747 1,652 1,798 1,698
West Glamorgan 1,646 1,486 1,673 1,516 1,668 1,531
Wales 12,286 12,297 12,363 12,234 12,395 12,289
1 Includes both GM and LEA schools. Secondary includes sixth form colleges prior to 1993–94. Full-time equivalent of teachers: the full-time equivalent of part-time teachers express the teachers' service in hours as a proportion of school week, normally 32.6.
1 Provisional.

Pupil teacher ratio1
1988–89 1989–90 1990–97 1991–92
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
Clwyd 24.7 15.9 24.6 15.8 24.2 15.7 24.1 15.7
Dyfed 20.2 15.8 19.9 15.8 19.9 15.8 19.7 16.2
Gwent 22.8 14.9 23.1 14.9 23.4 15.2 23.6 15.7
Gwynedd 20.8 14.3 21.0 14.0 20.8 14.1 21.2 14.3
Mid Glamorgan 23.2 15.8 23.4 15.7 24.0 15.8 23.5 15.8
Powys 19.7 14.4 20.0 14.4 20.5 14.6 20.5 14.5
South Glamorgan 22.7 16.6 22.2 15.6 21.6 15.8 21.8 16.0
West Glamorgan 21.6 14.6 21.4 14.7 21.5 15.1 21.5 15.5
Wales 22.3 15.4 22.3 15.3 22.3 15.4 22.3 15.6

1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
Clwyd 23.5 15.6 24.2 16.3 24.9 17.0
Dyfed 19.5 16.0 19.3 16.0 19.9 16.3
Gwent 23.4 15.6 23.5 16.1 23.9 16.4
Gwynedd 21.1 14.4 21.5 14.8 21.2 15.0
Mid Glamorgan 23.5 15.9 23.5 15.7 23.6 15.8
Powys 20.6 14.7 20.4 14.6 20.5 14.6
South Glamorgan 22.0 16.3 22.6 16.6 22.2 16.6
West Glamorgan 21.3 15.7 21.1 15.7 21.2 15.9
Wales 22.1 15.7 22.3 15.9 22.5 16.1
1 Includes both GM and LEA schools. Secondary includes sixth form colleges prior to 1993–94. Pupil teacher ratio is calculated as the ratio of full-time equivalent pupils t full-time equivalent teachers.
2 Provisional.