§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest figures for average class sizes in(a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) nursery schools for each local education authority in Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsDetails of average class sizes are given in the following table. The information given for primary schools relates to the average size of registered classes. In the case of secondary schools the information given is based on the size of classes actually taught. Information is not collected centrally on class sizes in nursery schools.
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Primary Schools (Average size of registered classes) Secondary Schools (Average size of one teacher classes as taught) Clwyd 25.8 20.1 Dyfed 21.8 18.6 Gwent 26.4 18.6
Primary Schools (Average size of registered classes) Secondary Schools (Average size of one teacher classes as taught) Gwynedd 21.6 17.7 Mid Glamorgan 26.2 19.6 Powys 20.3 16.3 South Glamorgan 26.7 20.4 West Glamorgan 24.8 19.3