HC Deb 03 February 1972 vol 830 cc182-3W
Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, how many classes of over 30 children there are in first, middle and secondary schools in Southampton; and, in each case, what this represents as a percentage of the total number of classes.

Mr. van Straubenzee

In January, 1971, 361 classes as registered in first schools, 170 classes as taught in middle schools and 61 classes as taught in secondary schools, representing 75.2, 53.3 and 9.8 per cent. of all classes in these schools.