HC Deb 23 July 1964 vol 699 cc123-4W
Mr. Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many overcrowded classes there are in primary and secondary schools, respectively, in the Dearne Valley constituency area.

Mr. Hogg

In January, 1963, the number of primary classes over 40 and secondary classes over 30 in maintained schools in the Dearne Valley constituency were as follows:

— Primary Schools Secondary Schools
Number of classes exceeding the prescribed sizes 16 95
This number expressed as percentage of all classes 5.5% 39.1%

Mr. Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many overcrowded classes there are in primary and secondary schools, respectively, in the West Riding County Council area.

Mr. Hogg

In January, 1963, the number of primary classes over 40 and secondary classes over 30 in schools maintained by the Yorkshire West Riding Local Education Authority were as follows:

— Primary Schools Secondary Schools
Number of classes exceeding the prescribed sizes 314 1,627
This number expressed as percentage of all classes 6.0 46.7