Class Sizes: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average pupil: teacher ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Tamworth and (ii) Staffordshire in each year since 1997. (187719)

The following table provides the pupil: teacher ratios in local authority maintained primary and secondary schools in Tamworth constituency, Staffordshire local authority and England, January 1997 to 2007 the latest information available.

*Pupil:teacher ratios in local authority maintained primary and secondary schools in Tamworth constituency, Staffordshire local authority and England, January 1997 to 2007*
	Tamworth	Staffordshire	England
	Primary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary
1997	24.1	17.4	24.9	17.7	23.4	16.7
1998	24.6	17.6	25.1	18.1	23.7	16.9
1999	24.5	17.5	24.5	17.9	23.5	17.0
2000	24.4	17.0	24.3	17.9	23.3	17.2
2001	23.7	16.7	23.7	17.6	22.9	17.1
2002	22.8	16.5	23.2	17.3	22.5	16.9
2003	22.5	17.0	23.3	17.3	22.6	17.0
2004	22.8	16.7	23.5	17.3	22.7	17.0
2005	22.6	16.4	23.5	16.9	22.5	16.7
2006	22.1	16.0	22.5	16.6	22.0	16.6
2007	22.3	15.2	22.5	16.3	21.8	16.5
Note: The within-school PTR is calculated by dividing the total full-time equivalent(FTE) number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. Source: School Census

Volume 472: debated on Monday 25 February 2008