Class Sizes (Hansard, 16 July 2003)

§ Mr. Reed
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children aged(a) five, (b) six and (c) seven were in class sizes of over 30 in each year since 1996–97 to 2002–03. [125231]

§ Mr. Stephen Twigg
The available information is shown in the following table.
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Maintained Primary Schools: Key Stage 1 Classes taught by One Teacher Position in January each year: 1997 to 2003 (provisional) England Key Stage 1 Classes¹

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003^2,3,4

Number of pupils in classes with 31 or more pupils 476,822 485,311 356,586 176,962 35,813 10,263 16,399

Percentage of pupils in classes with 31 or more pupils 29.0 29.3 21.9 11.0 23 0.6 1.1

Number of classes with 31 or more pupils 14,584 14,826 10,960 5,487 1124 325 515

Percentage of classes with 31 or more pupils 23.9 24.2 17.8 8.7 1.8 0.5 0.9

¹ Classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.

² Includes reception classes due to an underlying change in the data collection.

³ Only 88 of the 515 large classes had no e excepted pupils or were engaged in ordinary teaching sessions which meant they did not comply with Class Size regulations,

⁴ provisional

Source:
Annual Schools' Census

§ Mr. Reed
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average class sizes were in(a) primary and (b) middle schools in Leicestershire Local Education Authority since 1991–92. [125250]

§ Mr. Stephen Twigg
The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained Primary Schools and Middle Schools: Average Size of Classes Taught by one Teacher¹ Position in January each year: 1992 to 2003 (Provisional)

Leicestershire LEA

Primary Middle²

1992³ 25.8 24.3

1993³ 26.1 24.5

1994³ 25.8 24.6

1995³ 26.5 23.8

1996³ 26.7 25.4

1997³ 26.7 25.0

1998 26.9 25.1

1999⁴ 26.7 25.7

2000⁴ 26.7 26.1

2001⁴ 26.3 26.6

2002⁴ 25.9 25.7

2003^4,5 26.4 25.6

¹ Classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.

² Middle deemed secondary schools only as there are no middle deemed primary schools in Leicestershire LEA.

³ Before local government reorganisation, Leicestershire LEA also incorporated Leicester City, Rutland and rest of Leicestershire

⁴ After local government reorganisation

⁵ Provisional

Source:
Annual Schools' Census

Maintained Primary Schools: Key Stage 1 Classes taught by One Teacher Position in January each year: 1997 to 2003 (provisional) England Key Stage 1 Classes¹
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003^2,3,4
Number of pupils in classes with 31 or more pupils	476,822	485,311	356,586	176,962	35,813	10,263	16,399
Percentage of pupils in classes with 31 or more pupils	29.0	29.3	21.9	11.0	23	0.6	1.1
Number of classes with 31 or more pupils	14,584	14,826	10,960	5,487	1124	325	515
Percentage of classes with 31 or more pupils	23.9	24.2	17.8	8.7	1.8	0.5	0.9
¹ Classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.
² Includes reception classes due to an underlying change in the data collection.
³ Only 88 of the 515 large classes had no e excepted pupils or were engaged in ordinary teaching sessions which meant they did not comply with Class Size regulations,
⁴ provisional

Maintained Primary Schools and Middle Schools: Average Size of Classes Taught by one Teacher¹ Position in January each year: 1992 to 2003 (Provisional)
	Leicestershire LEA
	Primary	Middle²
1992³	25.8	24.3
1993³	26.1	24.5
1994³	25.8	24.6
1995³	26.5	23.8
1996³	26.7	25.4
1997³	26.7	25.0
1998	26.9	25.1
1999⁴	26.7	25.7
2000⁴	26.7	26.1
2001⁴	26.3	26.6
2002⁴	25.9	25.7
2003^4,5	26.4	25.6
¹ Classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.
² Middle deemed secondary schools only as there are no middle deemed primary schools in Leicestershire LEA.
³ Before local government reorganisation, Leicestershire LEA also incorporated Leicester City, Rutland and rest of Leicestershire
⁴ After local government reorganisation
⁵ Provisional