HC Deb 01 December 1999 vol 340 c227W
Sir Sydney Chapman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment in each of the last five years, what have been the total number of pupils attending state primary and secondary schools in the Borough of Barnet; what proportion of them have been out-of-borough; and what were the numbers of full-time equivalent teachers. [100218]

Ms Estelle Morris

The information available is shown in the following table.

Pupils and teachers in Barnet LEA—January each year
Maintained primary schools Maintained secondary schools
Headcount of pupils Full-time equivalent number of teachers Headcount of pupils Full-time equivalent number of teachers
1999 26,441 1,179.3 20,437 1,339.8
1998 26,177 1,172.7 20,106 1,322.7
1997 25,981 1,167.3 19,783 1,336.0
1996 24,809 1,136.4 19,437 1,312.2
1995 24,443 1,107.0 19,158 1,290.0