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Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the pupil-teacher ratio in special schools, excluding hospital schools, for each year since 1979–80.
Mr. Dunn
The pupil-teacher ratios in maintained and non-maintained special schools in England from January 1980 to January 1984 were:
| January | Pupil-teacher ratios* |
| 1980 | 7·7 |
| 1981 | 7·7 |
| 1982 | 7·5 |
| 1983 | 7·4 |
| 1984 | 7·1 |
| * Excluding hospital schools. | |