HC Deb 15 October 2002 vol 390 cc769-71W
Mr. Flook

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average teacher to pupil ratio in(a) primary school and (b) secondary school classes in Taunton was in each year since 1996. [74091]

Mr. Miliband

The available information is shown in the table.

Pupil: Teacher Ratio1 in Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools in the Taunton Constituency Position in January each year.
Primary2 Secondary2
2002 (provisional) 22.0 18.7
2001 22.8 18.9
2000 23.9 18.6
1999 24.7 18.3
1998 24.5 17.9
1997 23.7 17.9
1996 . .

Notes:

1 The pupil:teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of full-time equivalent pupils on roll in schools by the total number of full-time equivalent qualified teachers employed in schools.

2 Includes middle schools as deemed

. Data is not available by parliamentary constituency prior to 1997.

Source:

Annual Schools Census

Mr. Flook

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) pupils, (b) teachers and (c) support staff there are in each school in the Taunton constituency at the end of the 2001–02 academic year; and if she will make a statement. [74092]

Mr. Miliband

The available information is shown in the table below. This relates to numbers of pupils published in the Primary and Secondary School Performance Tables for 2001. Otherwise, school level information is not routinely published.

Number of Pupils on Roll in Schools1 in Taunton Constituency
Name of School Number on Roll Number on Roll
Maintained Primary Schools
Wellesley Park Primary School 373
Bishops Hull Primary School 245
Churchstanton Primary School 98
Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary School 87
Milverton Community Primary School 206
Pitminster School 41
Sampford Arundel Community Primary School 82
Stawley Primary School 48
Halcon Community Primary School 135
North Town Community Primary School 387
Priorswood Primary School 219
Wellsprings Primary School 313
Beech Grove Primary School 318
West Buckland Community Primary School 69
Wiveliscombe Primary School 256
Parkfield Primary School 413
Lyngford Park Primary School 258
Oake and Bradford Community Primary School 64
Blackbrook Primary School 212
Holway Park Community Primary School 346
Bishops Lydeard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 256
Cheddon Fitzpaine Church of England Primary School 152
Creech St Michael Church of England Primary School 220
Hatch Beauchamp Church of England Primary School 42
Kingston St Mary Church of England Primary School 111
Langford Budville Church of England Primary School 72
North Curry CofE VC Primary School 131
Norton Fitzwarren Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community School 151
Nynehead Church of England Primary School 25
Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School 184
Staplegrove CofE Primary School 192
Stoke St Gregory Church of England Primary School 77
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 245
West Monkton Church of England Primary School 217
Burrowbridge Church of England Primary School 25
Ruishton Church of England Primary School 182
Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Community Primary School 355
Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School 304
Thurlbear Church of England Primary School 188
Trull Church of England VA Primary School 221
St George's Catholic School 201
Dulverton Middle and Community School 114
St John's Church of England Primary School 191
Maintained Secondary Schools
Bishop Fox's Community School 787
Court Fields Community School 736
Heathfield Community School 1071

Number of Pupils on Roll in Schools1 in Taunton Constituency
Name of School Number on Roll
Kingsmead Community School 679
Ladymead Community School 767
The Castle School 1132
The St Augustine of Canterbury School 552
Special Schools
Selworthy Special School 62

Note:

1 Only includes schools which have pupils eligible for Key Stage

2 tests or pupils aged 15 and for whom results are published in the Primary and Secondary Performance Tables. The Primary Performance Tables only include mainained primary schools with Key Stage 2 eligible pupils. Independent schools and infant schools are therefore excluded.

Source:

2001 Primary and Secondary Performance Tables