HC Deb 12 November 1975 vol 899 cc776-8W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the average size of classes in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) England and (ii) each region, in each year from 1970 to 1974.

Miss Joan Lestor

In January of the respective years, the average size of classes in maintained primary and secondary schools was as follows:

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Region Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
North … 32.1 23.5 31.4 23.2 31.0 22.8 30.3 22.4 29.6 23.2
Yorkshire and Humberside 32.2 24.0 31.5 23.6 30.9 23.5 30.4 23.3 29.8 23.8
North-West … 33.9 23.4 32.9 23.5 32.4 23.2 31.8 22.7 31.2 23.3
East Midlands … 32.6 23.3 31.8 23.4 31.4 23.1 31.0 23.0 30.6 23.6
West Midlands … 33.2 22.9 32.6 22.7 32.1 22.6 31.7 22.4 31.4 22.8
East Anglia … 29.8 23.2 29.4 22.9 29.4 23.2 29.1 23.0 28.4 24.4
South-East—
Greater London … 34.1 21.7 32.8 21.7 32.3 21.4 31.7 21.4 31.0 21.8
Other South-East … 32.7 22.9 32.1 22.7 31.6 22.6 31.0 22.4 30.3 22.7
South-West … 31.6 23.0 31.1 23.0 30.7 23.0 30.5 22.7 30.1 23.3
England … 32.8 23.0 32.1 22.9 31.6 22.7 31.1 22.5 30.5 23.0

Note: Primary classes are "as registered" and secondary are "as taught"