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Pupil-Teacher Ratios

Volume 955: debated on Monday 31 July 1978

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asked the Secretary for Wales (1) what is the average pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools and in secondary schools in Wales, respectively;(2) what is the average pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools in each of the Welsh counties;(3) what is the average pupil-teacher ratio in secondary schools in each of the Welsh counties.

The following table shows the number of pupils per teacher as at January 1978:

Maintained primary schoolsMaintained secondary schools
Wales22·317·1
Clwyd22·316·9
Dyfed19·017·9
Gwent23·816·7
Gwynedd21·317·3
Mid Glamorgan23·817·2
Powys18·316·3
South Glamorgan23·217·2
West Glamorgan21·816·7