§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing the number of classes in each local education authority with 30 and under, 31 to 35, 36 to 40 and over 40 pupils per class for primary and secondary schools in 1979, 1983 and for the most recent year for which figures are available, respectively.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe number of classes in the four size bands requested in maintained primary and secondary schools for each local education authority in England for 1979, 1983 and 1986 are as follows. The analyses are in respect of classes taught by one teacher on a specified 645W school period within the day of the census count in January of each year. The figures may not, therefore, be representative of the pattern of classes over the academic year as a whole.
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Classes in primary and secondary schools January 1979 Primary Secondary 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 301 Barking 461 102 9 2 573 15 — — 302 Barnet 676 208 16 2 876 98 2 — 303 Bexley 441 237 26 1 762 54 1 — 304 Brent 786 97 23 — 797 58 — — 305 Bromley 675 197 23 — 887 89 3 1 306 Croydon 794 224 45 1 1,058 124 7 2 307 Ealing 898 159 31 — 744 52 I 1 308 Enfield 496 311 43 1 701 193 15 — 309 Haringey 652 105 2 1 661 55 — — 310 Harrow 531 149 33 1 527 47 4 — 311 Havering 605 230 18 2 861 110 5 — 312 Hillingdon 541 160 33 — 772 69 1 — 313 Hounslow 510 127 29 1 661 92 — — 314 Kingston upon Thames 286 89 16 — 369 63 — — 315 Merton 267 78 11 1 595 101 2 — 316 Newham 746 91 4 — 689 34 1 — 317 Redbridge 439 174 41 — 646 70 4 1 318 Richmond upon Thames 268 87 12 1 305 33 — — 319 Sutton 315 128 31 — 454 131 1 1 320 Waltham Forest 628 172 12 — 821 21 — — 427 Inner London 6,725 775 60 5 7,544 501 10 7 330 Birmingham 2,375 1,425 71 — 3,636 460 16 — 331 Coventry 961 286 19 3 1,162 109 1 — 332 Dudley 571 426 65 6 832 127 12 1 333 Sandwell 817 400 54 3 1,165 89 3 — 334 Solihull 605 240 21 3 794 41 — — 335 Walsall 922 192 24 1 1,158 97 4 — 336 Wolverhampton 818 182 34 1 1,028 65 2 — 340 Knowsley 535 199 24 1 812 55 1 — 341 Liverpool 1,807 272 59 4 1,966 168 1 1 342 St. Helens 535 191 65 3 635 88 — — 343 Sefton 753 338 60 I 971 178 13 — 344 Wirral 901 318 64 — 1,055 155 10 — 350 Bolton 534 328 122 6 827 103 3 — 351 Bury 463 168 44 — 548 68 1 1 352 Manchester 1,589 252 28 3 1,746 170 7 1 353 Oldham 495 259 79 2 594 112 7 — 354 Rochdale 567 144 51 1 853 58 8 1 355 Salford 696 209 66 4 1,005 45 6 — 356 Stockport 490 418 77 3 972 128 3 — 357 Tameside 530 248 71 3 748 61 4 — 358 Trafford 602 161 31 1 832 30 1 — 359 Wigan 943 274 110 1 1,184 132 5 — 370 Barnsley 684 222 8 — 857 26 — — 371 Doncaster 1,025 152 16 3 1,064 76 8 1 372 Rotherham 702 292 29 3 815 154 5 1 373 Sheffield 1,804 323 42 5 1,653 225 8 1 380 Bradford 1,246 196 13 — 1,818 233 25 — 381 Calderdale 553 202 37 1 581 93 1 — 382 Kirklees 880 421 80 8 1,223 178 13 1 383 Leeds 1,292 679 105 3 2,470 524 37 3 384 Wakefield 767 273 43 1 1,048 149 9 — 390 Gateshead 775 94 8 1 695 76 2 2 391 Newcastle upon Tyne 917 61 — 1 1,103 66 — 1 392 North Tyneside 602 63 6 — 885 58 6 — 393 South Tyneside 616 58 3 1 620 47 — 2 394 Sunderland 911 296 25 — 1,112 67 8 1 420 Isles of Scilly 9 1 — — 10 — — — 901 Avon 1,782 958 100 1 2,724 342 12 1 902 Bedfordshire 1,318 297 19 — 2,054 157 2 2
Primary Secondary 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 903 Berkshire 1,611 597 71 3 2,209 255 11 1 904 Buckinghamshire 1,661 576 63 6 1,521 118 4 1 905 Cambridgeshire 1,586 506 34 2 1,782 I14 6 1 906 Cheshire 2,508 864 155 8 3,064 344 11 1 907 Cleveland 1,737 491 58 1 2,070 185 5 1 908 Cornwall 1,006 365 108 4 1,357 132 5 — 909 Cumbria 1,412 369 21 1 1,712 108 — — 910 Derbyshire 2,285 844 174 2 2,687 455 18 2 911 Devon 2,006 724 192 7 2,316 393 26 1 912 Dorset 1,060 420 112 4 1,509 207 12 3 913 Durham 2,009 413 37 4 1,908 273 15 1 914 East Sussex 1,355 446 70 4 1,513 188 14 3 915 Essex 3,258 1,670 77 6 4,627 516 12 6 916 Gloucestershire 1,150 521 82 1 1,607 238 3 1 917 Hampshire 3,450 1,617 168 10 4,606 415 18 3 918 Hereford and Worcester 1,270 541 67 3 1,954 377 18 3 919 Hertfordshire 2,515 751 70 3 3,687 276 7 2 920 Humberside 2,547 492 50 2 3,427 384 27 2 921 Isle of Wight 172 71 11 — 395 81 7 1 922 Kent 3,177 1,492 167 9 4,854 377 17 5 923 Lancashire 3,031 1,374 447 23 4,292 515 20 1 924 Leicestershire 2,504 623 53 8 2,977 184 6 — 925 Lincolnshire 1,479 478 94 2 1,718 181 13 1 926 Norfolk 2,095 504 35 6 1,814 167 15 2 927 North Yorkshire 1,789 486 65 3 2,131 244 17 1 928 Northampton 1,317 507 52 2 1,970 207 22 2 929 Northumberland 559 232 25 — 1,097 155 11 — 930 Nottinghamshire 2,157 1,097 190 4 3,354 334 12 5 931 Oxfordshire 1,108 363 28 3 1,726 188 8 5 932 Shropshire 969 351 69 2 1,296 127 2 — 933 Somerset 815 427 34 2 1,123 174 8 — 934 Staffordshire 2,821 856 154 7 3,277 405 41 3 935 Suffolk 1,368 375 27 2 1,935 264 14 3 936 Surrey 2,690 692 81 4 2,568 194 7 1 937 Warwickshire 1,482 477 50 — 1,312 164 6 2 938 West Sussex 1,260 560 99 1 1,675 293 11 — 939 Wiltshire 1,360 443 36 3 1,636 200 12 1 England 118,711 39,033 5,617 249 151,264 16,452 762 99
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Classes in primary and secondary schools January 1983 Primary Secondary 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 301 Barking 504 31 5 — 546 9 — — 302 Barnet 796 72 6 — 903 47 1 — 303 Bexley 410 177 11 — 792 39 1 1 304 Brent 739 55 3 — 811 25 — — 305 Bromley 610 147 4 — 894 82 1 — 306 Croydon 754 163 6 2 1,025 83 — — 307 Ealing 870 78 5 — 717 29 — — 308 Enfield 622 157 7 1 815 106 1 1 309 Haringey 649 6 — — 647 17 1 — 310 Harrow 554 88 9 — 487 32 — — 311 Havering 662 96 1 1 915 49 3 1 312 Hillingdon 527 130 15 1 786 40 1 2 313 Hounslow 549 91 2 4 695 43 1 — 314 Kingston upon Thames 268 81 7 — 362 43 1 1 315 Merton 258 53 4 — 546 98 1 — 316 Newham 739 36 — 1 768 23 — 317 Redbridge 413 159 10 — 683 49 3 1 318 Richmond upon Thames 310 39 3 — 283 21 — — 319 Sutton 261 114 18 — 474 93 4 2 320 Waltham Forest 556 97 5 1 805 12 3 1 427 Inner London 6,506 191 8 — 6,874 217 2 1 330 Birmingham 2,024 1,184 57 1 3,259 448 6 3 331 Coventry 765 222 20 1 1,065 100 — 1
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Primary Secondary 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 332 Dudley 779 197 19 3 1,034 57 2 2 333 Sandwell 876 227 14 1 1,187 79 2 — 334 Solihull 529 134 12 2 779 81 5 — 335 Walsall 951 70 3 — 1,216 84 1 1 336 Wolverhampton 907 51 5 1 999 44 — — 340 Knowsley 491 110 11 2 676 42 2 — 341 Liverpool 1,560 202 27 1 1,590 221 7 3 342 St. Helens 527 125 29 2 698 75 3 — 343 Sefton 809 166 9 — 1,014 96 3 — 344 Wirral 897 238 30 — 1,090 74 2 — 350 Bolton 568 224 51 5 868 101 2 — 351 Bury 435 122 19 — 597 45 — — 352 Manchester 1,189 247 23 4 1,519 118 5 — 353 Oldham 550 180 43 4 689 85 1 1 354 Rochdale 563 118 9 — 910 33 1 — 355 Salford 757 81 11 5 922 45 1 — 356 Stockport 682 184 10 — 1,069 76 3 1 357 Tameside 589 156 22 799 60 2 — — 358 Trafford 452 121 33 1 725 33 — 1 359 Wigan 864 171 54 1 1,316 65 1 2 370 Barnsley 730 60 6 — 856 37 — — 371 Doncaster 983 75 6 1 1,117 72 1 — 372 Rotherham 756 135 9 3 944 84 3 — 373 Sheffield 1,643 110 20 1 1,765 86 7 — 380 Bradford 1,107 113 6 2 1,880 194 24 — 381 Calderdale 640 93 6 — 693 60 — — 382 Kirklees 956 264 35 1 1,381 142 4 1 383 Leeds 1,352 389 39 4 2,752 300 18 1 384 Wakefield 722 156 14 — 1,125 129 7 — 390 Gateshead 759 33 3 — 699 39 — — 391 Newcastle upon Tyne 819 30 — 2 1,091 19 — — 392 North Tyneside 558 37 2 — 867 35 — — 393 South Tyneside 531 23 — 1 594 27 1 1 394 Sunderland 929 150 4 2 1,138 63 1 — 420 Isles of Scilly 7 — — — 11 — — — 901 Avon 1,731 807 90 1 2,890 200 10 — 902 Bedfordshire 1,071 222 41 3 2,098 153 2 — 903 Berkshire 1,599 422 54 3 2,362 211 7 3 904 Buckinghamshire 1,553 524 67 7 1,663 72 2 — 905 Cambridgeshire 1,455 426 41 1 1,805 147 3 2 906 Cheshire 2,405 623 97 2 3,177 346 12 — 907 Cleveland 1,867 190 38 2 2,214 99 7 1 908 Cornwall 980 320 59 2 1,392 143 5 1 909 Cumbria 1,464 170 4 — 1,781 92 3 — 910 Derbyshire 2,303 565 72 5 2,954 336 10 — 911 Devon 2,049 543 89 5 2,596 284 6 2 912 Dorset 992 324 61 3 1,765 173 12 1 913 Durham 1,683 346 14 1 1,992 182 2 — 914 East Sussex 1,419 256 32 3 1,592 157 — 1 915 Essex 3,444 1,073 38 3 4,937 384 11 2 916 Gloucestershire 1,125 371 45 — 1,617 168 7 1 917 Hampshire 3,200 1,226 136 5 4,401 367 12 2 918 Hereford and Worcester 1,092 512 43 — 2,164 317 19 6 919 Hertfordshire 2,345 591 54 1 3,708 208 2 — 920 Humberside 2,472 248 22 2 3,537 291 12 2 921 Isle of Wight 182 42 2 — 441 61 1 1 922 Kent 2,789 1,264 109 1 5,122 296 6 — 923 Lancashire 3,047 1,021 228 11 4,340 458 25 2 924 Leicestershire 2,364 450 30 9 3,088 138 3 1 925 Lincolnshire 1,203 432 87 2 1,741 130 10 1 926 Norfolk 2,050 362 31 1 2,013 109 2 — 927 North Yorkshire 1,622 379 47 3 2,230 216 11 — 928 Northampton 1,444 273 25 — 2,147 177 5 1 929 Northumberland 517 185 8 — 1,206 155 11 1 930 Nottinghamshire 2,820 353 47 3 3,720 223 4 2 931 Oxfordshire 954 317 21 1 1,757 134 6 1 932 Shropshire 1,110 176 27 — 1,427 88 6 — 933 Somerset 743 359 35 1 1,181 201 5 1
Primary Secondary 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 934 Staffordshire 2,900 396 39 4 3,648 357 11 1 935 Suffolk 1,427 198 6 1 2,229 150 8 — 936 Surrey 2,449 492 28 2 2,467 173 4 3 937 Warwickshire 1,337 370 41 1 1,376 146 3 — 938 West Sussex 1,341 400 60 2 1,841 236 12 2 939 Wiltshire 1,219 367 26 1 1,727 138 9 — England 115,570 25,854 2,784 154 156,108 12,422 425 70
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Classes in primary and secondary schools January 1986 Primary Secondary 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 301 Barking 519 22 4 — 430 2 — — 302 Barnet 753 59 9 — 849 69 2 — 303 Bexley 464 126 — 2 627 35 1 — 304 Brent 698 31 1 — 691 12 1 — 305 Bromley 561 142 3 — 773 51 — — 306 Croydon 702 143 7 — 854 45 1 2 307 Ealing 748 100 7 — 629 20 2 — 308 Enfield 531 184 4 — 766 59 5 3 309 Haringey 638 2 — 1 518 2 — — 310 Harrow 467 109 8 — 460 17 1 2 311 Havering 600 81 2 2 843 36 1 1 312 Hillingdon 516 107 9 1 647 39 — 1 313 Hounslow 480 96 11 — 601 40 — — 314 Kingston upon Thames 244 85 — — 358 24 3 2 315 Merton 250 48 7 1 504 51 1 — 316 Newham 722 21 2 2 687 11 — — 317 Redbridge 355 190 6 — 580 44 2 3 318 Richmond upon Thames 290 39 1 — 276 12 — — 319 Sutton 229 100 31 — 421 53 — 1 320 Waltham Forest 516 67 8 — 659 8 — 1 427 Inner London 5,589 111 1 2 5,352 104 3 — 330 Birmingham 2,299 854 23 — 2,936 322 1 3 331 Coventry 716 174 21 — 934 65 2 — 332 Dudley 742 195 15 1 938 45 1 — 333 Sandwell 826 166 9 2 1,089 33 — 2 334 Solihull 468 132 8 — 710 49 3 — 335 Walsall 838 67 2 1 1,156 37 2 — 336 Wolverhampton 802 62 6 2 933 23 — 1 340 Knowsley 523 69 5 1 543 16 3 — 341 Liverpool 1,515 181 11 2 1,410 103 2 2 342 St. Helens 481 94 16 2 693 40 — — 343 Sefton 685 177 13 — 905 80 1 — 344 Wirral 713 248 31 3 990 79 1 2 350 Bolton 538 213 25 6 894 55 1 1 351 Bury 386 116 9 1 499 41 — — 352 Manchester 1,150 187 17 6 1,378 59 4 1 353 Oldham 496 157 37 1 724 47 4 — 354 Rochdale 435 120 12 — 769 27 — 3 355 Salford 717 69 8 2 772 30 — 1 356 Stockport 686 147 12 1 909 83 3 1 357 Tameside 512 157 13 — 637 39 — 1 358 Trafford 380 155 31 2 618 29 — — 359 Wigan 727 167 32 3 1,187 47 3 — 370 Barnsley 673 46 4 2 798 9 — — 371 Doncaster 865 87 5 1 979 54 — — 372 Rotherham 789 68 3 — 858 71 4 — 373 Sheffield 1,453 84 9 6 1,474 49 1 4 380 Bradford 1,000 121 11 — 1,793 102 2 1 381 Calderdale 547 89 9 — 630 48 — — 382 Kirklees 918 233 22 1 1,335 84 3 — 383 Leeds 1,242 312 33 4 2,478 199 7 2 384 Wakefield 743 110 15 1 1,080 64 1 2
Primary Secondary 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 30 and under 31 to 35 36 to 40 41 and over 390 Gateshead 688 22 3 2 599 36 2 — 391 Newcastle upon Tyne 636 81 1 2 923 17 — 3 392 North Tyneside 655 12 1 — 754 21 — — 393 South Tyneside 506 34 3 — 468 12 — — 394 Sunderland 989 90 — 1 1,057 39 — 2 420 Isles of Scilly 12 — — — 10 — — — 901 Avon 1,500 835 94 2 2,520 175 3 3 902 Bedfordshire 1,030 250 29 3 1,829 151 1 1 903 Berkshire 1,404 474 36 — 2,196 198 4 1 904 Buckinghamshire 1,290 592 95 3 1,603 88 1 1 905 Cambridgeshire 1,428 399 31 5 1,695 158 5 3 906 Cheshire 2,014 678 76 6 2,928 348 14 2 907 Cleveland 1,625 201 42 2 1,994 65 — 4 908 Cornwall 975 304 39 4 1,347 124 9 1 909 Cumbria 1,325 149 6 1 1,658 61 2 — 910 Derbyshire 2,186 578 53 1 2,719 229 6 — 911 Devon 1,819 568 90 1 2,443 252 9 3 912 Dorset 895 329 65 3 1,688 106 10 5 913 Durham 1,532 349 15 1 1,723 157 — 1 914 East Sussex 1,113 435 22 3 1,495 156 5 4 915 Essex 3,075 1,143 21 2 4,438 304 5 4 916 Gloucestershire 1,028 392 22 2 1,492 128 5 4 917 Hampshire 2,904 1,238 106 1 4,076 255 8 — 918 Hereford and Worcester 1,230 371 36 — 2,170 213 6 2 919 Hertfordshire 2,232 518 34 2 3,120 237 1 3 920 Humberside 2,249 258 15 7 3,270 166 4 2 921 Isle of Wight 160 45 2 — 388 53 2 — 922 Kent 2,788 1,096 80 7 4,538 258 4 4 923 Lancashire 2,790 1,055 183 10 3,989 296 11 4 924 Leicestershire 2,235 410 18 6 2,791 85 2 4 925 Lincolnshire 1,028 456 68 2 1,639 130 1 4 926 Norfolk 1,858 322 26 — 2,015 78 2 2 927 North Yorkshire 1,536 329 54 — 1,933 163 10 7 928 Northampton 1,391 254 5 — 2,006 111 5 — 929 Northumberland 514 212 6 2 1,223 75 7 — 930 Nottinghamshire 2,635 202 43 5 3,182 133 5 — 931 Oxfordshire 1,048 232 10 3 1,550 134 5 2 932 Shropshire 1,000 163 16 — 1,336 90 1 1 933 Somerset 764 329 29 4 1,204 140 5 — 934 Staffordshire 2,397 463 50 4 3,295 261 13 5 935 Suffolk 1,375 195 1 1 2,026 97 3 2 936 Surrey 2,186 449 24 2 2,162 158 3 3 937 Warwickshire 1,057 403 27 2 1,219 111 — — 938 West Sussex 1,271 445 23 2 1,818 152 12 1 939 Wiltshire 1,243 275 11 — 1,590 99 5 1 England 106,353 24,555 2,199 167 140,693 9,083 268 134