§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average infant class size in(a) Suffolk, (b) Norfolk, (c) Essex and (d) Cambridgeshire was in each year since 1977. [104797]
§ Mr. MilibandInformation on infant class size has been collected in the September Class Size Count which started in 1998. The available figures are shown in the table.
Maintained Primary Schools: Infant class sizes taught by one teacher Position in September each year Average infant class size By local education authority 19982 19993 20003 20013 20023 Suffolk1 24.1 23.1 22.9 22.8 22.7 Norfolk 26.1 23.5 23.0 22.7 22.9 Essex1 26.4 24.7 24.2 23.9 24.1 Cambridgeshire 27.7 26.5 25.7 25.5 25.1 1 In 2000, less than 95 per cent. of expected returns were received from these local education authorities. 2 For Essex and Cambridgeshire, before Local Government reorganisation. 3 For Essex and Cambridgeshire, after Local Government reorganisation. Source:
September Class Size Count