§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average size of reception classes for rising fives for each local authority in(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland; and what is the comparable average primary class size.
§ Mr. Dunn[holding answer 14 December 1987]: The information on reception classes for England and Wales is not collected centrally. The average size of reception classes and comparable primary classes for each local education authority in Northern Ireland in January 1987 is as follows.
Average class size1 for reception classes and primary classes m Northern Ireland—January 1987 Education and Library Board Reception classes 2 Primary classes Belfast 21.0 26.2 Western 14.0 26.5 North-Eastern 11.4 26.5 South-Eastern 13.5 26.8 Southern 12.5 25.8 1 Classes as taught. 2 Excludes nursery and reception classes.