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Teachers: Secondary Education

Volume 506: debated on Monday 1 March 2010

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Mr. Soames

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average staff to pupil ratio is in secondary schools in (a) Mid Sussex constituency and (b) England. (314779)

Ms Diana R. Johnson

The following table provides the pupil:adult ratios for local authority maintained secondary schools in Mid Sussex parliamentary constituency and England, January 2009.

Within school pupil:adult ratio (PAR)1 in local authority maintained secondary schools. Year: January 2009. Coverage: Mid Sussex parliamentary constituency and England

PAR

Mid Sussex

11.3

England

10.7

1 The within school PAR is calculated by dividing the total full-time equivalent (FTE) number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of all teachers and support staff employed in schools, excluding administrative and clerical staff. Source: School Census.