Class Sizes (Hansard, 26 October 1983)

HC Deb 26 October 1983 vol 47 c89W 89W

§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennett
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children currently are in classes of over 30, 35 and 40 pupils, respectively.

§ Mr. Dunn
The provisional numbers of pupils in maintained schools in England in January 1983 who were taught in the class sizes specified were as follows:

Maintained Primary^* Schools Maintained Secondary^* Schools Total

Classes with 31–35 pupils 873,083 411,278 1,284,361

Classes with 36–40 pupils 120,447 22,567 143,014

Classes with 41+ pupils 60,262 109,890 170,152

^* Including middle schools as deemed.

	Maintained Primary^* Schools	Maintained Secondary^* Schools	Total
Classes with 31–35 pupils	873,083	411,278	1,284,361
Classes with 36–40 pupils	120,447	22,567	143,014
Classes with 41+ pupils	60,262	109,890	170,152
^* Including middle schools as deemed.