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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Dan Norris: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what the pupil-computer ratio was in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2003; [136335] (2) how many computers there were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Bath and North East Somerset in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2003. [136336] Mr. Miliband: Information on the pupil-computer ratio and the number of computers in schools is not available in the form requested. Figures for England, which were derived from a sample of schools, are shown in the table. Average number of computers per school and average number of pupils1 per computer (used solely or mainly for teaching and learning purposes) by type of school--England--1998 and 2003 (position as at 31 March) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Maintained primary schools Maintained secondary schools Average number of Average number of pupils Average number of Average number of pupils computers per school per computer computers per school per computer 2003 28.6 7.9 192.7 5.4 1998 13.3 17.6 100.9 8.7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Full-time equivalent numbers of pupils within maintained primary and secondary schools. The latest information on ICT in schools was published in Statistical Bulletin "Survey of Information and Communications Technology in Schools 2003", which is available on the Department's website www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

412 c700W;412 c699-700W; 136335;136336

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Computers Primary education Schools Secondary education Somerset Bath

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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