HC Deb 26 July 1990 vol 177 cc448-9W
Mr. Straw

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the numbers and proportions of primary pupils in classes(a) over 30 and (b) over 34.

Mr. MacGregor

The numbers and proportions of primary pupils in classes(a) over 30 and (b) over 34 in England at January 1989 are:

Number of pupils Proportion of all pupils
In Classes over 30 803,882 23.2
In Classes over 34 137,885 4.0

The analyses relate to classes taught by one teacher during a selected period on the day of the school census.