asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the pupil-teacher ratio in primary schools in each region in each of the last five years: and what action has been taken to reduce it ;(2) what is the pupil-teacher ratio in each region in secondary education ; and what action has been taken to reduce it.
The following pupil-teacher ratios relate to maintained schools in English regions:
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the pupil-teacher ratio in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the public and private sectors of education in each of the last five years.
Separate primary and secondary ratios for direct grant and independent schools are not available, otherwise the information requested is as follows:
| Maintained schools | ||||
| Primary | Secondary | All Direct Grant schools* | All Inde pendent schools* | |
| January: | ||||
| 1974 | 24·9 | 17·5 | 15·1 | 13·0 |
| 1975 | 24·2 | 17·2 | 15·0 | 13·0 |
| 1976 | 24·0 | 17·0 | 15·0 | 12·7 |
| 1977 | 23·9 | 17·0 | 14·7 | 12·5 |
| 1978 | 23·6 | 16·9 | 14·4 | 12·4 |
| * Includes unqualified teachers. | ||||