HC Deb 21 March 1972 vol 833 c323W
Mr. Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many, and what proportion of, classes in primary and secondary schools, respectively, in the South-East Cheshire No. 11 Divisional Executive have 40 or more pupils; and how these figures compare with the previous year;

(2) how many, and what proportion of, classes in primary and secondary schools, respectively, in the Cheshire No. 10 Divisional Executive have 40 or more pupils; and how these figures compare with the previous year;

(3) in what primary schools in the Cheshire No. 10 Divisional Executive there are classes of 40 or more pupils; and how many such classes there are in each school;

(4) in what primary schools in the South-East Cheshire No. 11 Divisional Executive there are classes of 40 or more pupils; and how many such classes there are in each school;

(5) what is the average pupil-teacher ratio in all the primary and secondary schools in the Cheshire No. 10 Divisional Executive Area;

(6) what is the average pupil-teacher ratio in all the primary and secondary schools in the South-East Cheshire No. 11 Divisional Executive Area.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The Department's data are not analysed by districts or divisions within a local education authority area. Such information can sometimes be obtained from the authority.