HC Deb 27 January 1997 vol 289 cc75-6W
Mr. William Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many full-time equivalent teachers were employed in Northamptonshire in(a) local education authority schools, (b) grant-maintained schools and (c) city technology colleges in the (i) nursery, (ii) primary and (iii) secondary sectors in (1) January 1996 and (2) January 1997. [12629]

Mr. Forth

The available information is in the following table.

Number of teachers in LEA maintained and grant-maintained schools1 and city technology colleges2 in Northamptonshire local education authority area
Position as at January 1996
Number
LEA maintained
Nursery 18.8
Primary 2,087.5
Secondary 2,076.2
Grant maintained
Primary 151.8
Secondary 617.2
City Technology Colleges 68.0
1 Full-time equivalent number of qualified teachers.
2 Includes all teaching staff.