§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the average class size in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each of the past 10 years. [10654]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe information requested is shown in the following table:
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Average class size1 Year Primary schools Secondary schools January 1996 25.9 20.2 January 1995 25.9 20.2 January 1994 25.6 20.1 September 1992 25.0 21.4 September 1991 25.0 21.5 September 1990 24.8 21.0 September 1989 24.8 20.5 September 1988 24.8 20.7 September 1987 24.5 21.3 September 1986 24.4 21.6 Notes: 1 Average class size is calculated as the number of pupils divided by the number of classes. In the case of primary schools, the number of classes used is the number of registered classes (including ordinary, special and nursery classes) whereas for secondary schools it is the number of classes in which the pupils were taught in a specified period on the day of the schools' census.
§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average class size in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area in Wales. [10673]
§ Mr. EvansThe information requested is shown in the following table. Both LEA maintained and GM schools are included.
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Average class size Local education authority Primary schools Secondary schools Blaenau Gwent 27.8 18.9 Bridgend 27.7 20.2 Caerphilly 26.9 20.7 Cardiff 27.4 22.3 Carmarthenshire 22.9 20.1 Ceredigion 21.2 19.3 Conwy 25.6 19.5 Denbighshire 25.8 20.0 Flintshire 27.5 19.6
Average class size Local education authority Primary schools Secondary schools Gwynedd 22.6 18.0 Isle of Anglesey 22.6 19.5 Merthyr Tydfil 26.9 19.5 Monmouthshire 27.2 19.8 Neath Port Talbot 25.0 20.5 Newport 28.8 22.3 Pembrokeshire 23.9 20.1 Powys 22.1 17.9 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 27.0 19.6 Swansea 26.1 20.8 Torfaen 27.6 20.0 The Vale of Glamorgan 26.9 20.4 Wrexham 26.9 21.8 Wales 25.9 20.2 Source:
January 1996 Schools' Census.