Statistical Telford
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Statistical Telford
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158,285 in 2001141,500 in 1991
Area: 112 square miles
Unemployment: 2% (3.1%)
Politics
Borough council: Lab 29; Con 10; Lib Dem 4; Ind 10; NA: 1. Cabinet 8 (all Lab).
MPs: Peter Bradley, The Wrekin (Lab); David Wright, Telford (Lab)
Education
Net budget pound;76.418m, 87% delegated to schools.
Schools: 2 nurs; 65 primary; 13 secondary; 4 special.
Teachers. Full-time: 1,293.
Part-time: 247 (FTE 125)
Exam passes (in %)
KS1 L2: reading 85 (84); writing 89 (86); maths 92 (90)
KS2 L4: English 69 (75); maths 70 (73); science 85 (86)
KS3 L5: English 68 (66); maths 67 (67); science 68 (66)
GCSE 5 A-Cs: 49.7 (51).
1998 37.8; 1999 41.6; 2000 43.7; 2001 43.9
National averages given in brackets
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