HC Deb 25 November 1970 vol 807 c172W
Mr. Marks

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what is the number of teachers and pupils in primary and in secondary schools in the Lancashire Education Committee's Division No. 24, Ashton; and how many primary classes contain over 40 children.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The information for September is as follows:

Qualified Teachers
Full-time Part-time Pupils
Primary schools 468 31 13,897
Secondary schools 419 20 8,059

There were 30 primary school classes with more than 40 pupils.