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Written question asked by Kerry McCarthy (Labour) on Thursday, 6 July 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 July 2006. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 July 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Teachers (Bristol)

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the pupil to teacher ratio was for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Bristol local education authority in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) the most recent school year for which figures are available.
Answer

The following table shows the pupil to teacher ratio in maintained primary and secondary schools in Bristol local authority, January 1997 and January 2005 (the latest year for which information is available at local authority level). Information for England is also given to enable comparison.It is anticipated that local authority level pupil to teacher ratios for January 2006 will become available in September.

Pupil:teacher ratios¹ in maintained primary and secondary schools in Bristol local authority and England, January 1997 and 2005
Pupil:teacher ratio
Primary Secondary
Bristol local authority England Bristol local authority England
1997 23.0 23.4 15.6 16.7
2005 22.6 22.5 15.4 16.7
¹ The pupil:teacher ratio is the full-time equivalent number of pupils divided by the full-time equivalent number of qualified teachers. Dually registered pupils are excluded.
Source:
Annual School Census

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
448 c1876W;448 c1877W; 84608
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Bristol Teachers
Link
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