HC Deb 25 November 1999 vol 339 c198W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the proportion of(a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils in class sizes of more than 30 in January 1993 and January 1994. [99580]

Ms Estelle Morris

The information requested is shown in the following table:

The proportion of pupils in maintained primary and secondary
schools in classes of size 31 or more taught by one teacher
Primary Secondary
19941 28.2 7.8
19931 26.5 7.4
1January each year