HC Deb 04 May 2004 vol 420 cc1415-6W
Mr. Pike

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Burnley were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. [167923]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools1: number of pupils in

classes of 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher—January 2003
Number of pupils in classes

of 31 or more
Burnley parliamentary

constituency

 Total pupils

all classes

 Number

of pupils

 Percentage

of pupils2
Maintained Primary 7,651 1,395 18.2
Maintained Secondary 6,272 995 15.9
1 Includes middle schools as deemed.
2 Percentage of pupils in those classes expressed as a percentage of

pupils in all classes taught by one teacher.
Source:
Annual Schools' Census

Mr. Kaufman

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Manchester, Gorton were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. [167444]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools1: Number of pupils in

classes of 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher—January 2003
Number of pupils in classes

of 31 or more
Manchester, Gorton

parliamentary constituency

 Total pupils

in all classes

 Number

of pupils

 Percentage

of pupils2
Maintained Primary 6,750 808 12.0
Maintained Secondary 5,662 535 9.4
1 Includes middle schools as deemed.
2 Percentage of pupils in those classes expressed as a percentage of

pupils in all classes taught by one teacher.
Source:
Annual Schools' Census

Jim Dobbin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Heywood and Middleton were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. [168498]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools1: number of pupils in

classes of 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher—January 2003
Number of pupils in classes

of 31 or more
Heywood and Middleton

parliamentary constituency

 Total pupils

all classes

 Number

of pupils

 Percentage

of pupils2
Maintained Primary 8,744 2,142 24.5
Maintained Secondary 5,954 711 11.9
1 Includes middle schools as deemed.
2 Percentage of pupils in those classes expressed as a percentage of

pupils in all classes taught by one teacher.
Source:
Annual Schools' Census

James Purnell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skill; how many children in Stalybridge and Hyde were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. [168756]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools1: number of pupils in

classes of 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher—January 2003
Number of pupils in classes

of 31 or more
Stalybridge and Hyde

parliamentary constituency

 Total pupils

in all classes

 Number of

pupils

 Percentage

of pupils2
Maintained Primary 7,930 1,274 16.1
Maintained Secondary 5,685 854 15.0
1 Includes middle schools as deemed.
2 Percentage of pupils in those classes expressed as a percentage of

pupils in all classes taught by one teacher.
Source:
Annual Schools' Census