§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science of those children subject to assessment at seven years as part of the national curriculum(a) how many are in mixed age classes and (b) how many are in classes of over 30 in size.
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§ Mr. EggarInformation on the number of seven-year-old children in mixed age classes and in classes of over 30 in size is not collected regularly. In January 1990, 24 per cent. of all pupils in maintained primary schools in England were in classes of over 30 taught by one teacher.