HC Deb 10 February 1955 vol 536 c247W
Mr. M. Stewart

asked the Minister of Education to give an estimate of the capital costs of providing sufficient additional school places and the number of additional teachers required, to ensure that no secondary class shall contain more than 30, and no primary class more than 40 children.

— Academic year 1951–52 Academic year 1952–53 Academic year 1953–54
Total No. of Students No. of State Scholars Total No. of Students No. of State Scholars Total No. of Students No. of State Scholars
Cambridge University 7,991 1,859 7,839 2,189 7,830 2,262
Oxford University 7,093 1,590 6,878 1,803 7,037 2,011
Other universities in England and Wales 53,363 3,456 52,539 4,394 51,737 5,468
TOTAL 68,447 6,905 67,256 8,386 66,604 9,741