§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education the numbers of classes of over 40, and over 50, pupils, respectively, in the primary and secondary schools of England and Wales on 1st January, 1957, and the comparable figures for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydThe numbers fix maintained and assisted schools are set out in the following table. The figures for classes with over 40 pupils include those with over 50.
Year (January) Junior Classes Senior Classes over 40 over 50 over 40 over 50 1952 … 35,163 1,180 3,863 60 1953 … 40,046 1,330 3,156 50 1954 … 40,447 1,145 3,304 44 1955 … 37,011 917 3,734 36 1956 … 33,589 621 4,181 64 1957 … 31,907 558 4,115 56