Computers in Schools

HC Deb 31 October 1995 vol 265 c145W

Sir Wyn Roberts

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what statistics she has on the change in the number of computers available to schools in England in the last decade. [38821]

Mr. Robin Squire

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Estimated computers available in maintained schools in England
	Primary	Secondary
Year	Average per school	Total available	Average per school	Total available
1984–85	1.7	33,500	13.4	58,700
1987–88	2.5	48,300	23.2	96,300
1989–90	4.3	82,400	41.1	163,400
1991–92	7.0	132,500	58.0	233,100
1993–94	9.9	185,000	85.1	308,800

Source:

DFEE Survey of Information Technology in Schools.

Further infromation on the availability and use of Information Technology in Schools is published in Statistical Bulletin 3/95, a copy of which is in the Library.