§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on average class sizes in secondary schools in Buckinghamshire local education authority in(a) 1997–98, (b) 1998–99, (c) 1999–2000 and (d) 2000–01. [15768]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested is shown in the table.
Average class sizes 1: maintained secondary schools Average class size January each year Buckinghamshire LEA England 1998 21.0 21.7 1999 21.6 21.9 2000 22.2 22.0 2001 21.6 22.0 1 Classes taught by one teacher. The average size of a secondary class in Buckinghamshire is below the national average and improved in January 2001 after rising for the last two years.