HC Deb 30 October 1995 vol 265 c103W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average class size for primary schools in Wales in January in each local education authority; and what was the actual and percentage change from January 1994 in each Welsh local education authority. [40222]

Mr. Richards

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Average size of ordinary, special and nursery classes in maintained primary schools in each local education authority area in 1994 and 1995 (provisional)
Average class size
LEA area 1994 1995 Actual change 1994–95 Percentage change 1994–95
Clwyd 26.2 26.6 0.4 1.6
Dyfed 21.7 22.6 0.9 4.3
Gwent 27.4 27.7 0.3 1.3
Gwynedd 22.8 22.9 0.1 0.3
Mid Glamorgan 27.0 27.1 0.1 0.2
Powys 22.1 22.4 0.3 1.4
South Glamorgan 27.5 27.1 -0.4 -1.4
West Glamorgan 25.7 25.9 0.2 0.8
Wales 25.6 25.8 0.2 1.0

Sorce:

Schools Census.