§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the average class size of primary and secondary schools in the United Kingdom for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. ForthThe average size of classes taught by one teacher in maintained primary and secondary schools in England for the years requested is shown in the table. Information on schools in other parts of the United Kingdom is the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales and my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Average size of one teacher classes in maintained primary and secondary schools in England Position as at January each year Year Primary Secondary 19921 26.4 20.6 1991 26.3 20.3 1990 25.9 20.0 1989 25.7 19.9 1988 25.4 19.9 1987 25.4 20. 1986 25.5 20.3 1985 24.9 20.4 1984 24.7 20.4 1983 24.8 20.6 1982 25.1 20.7 1981 25.2 20.8 1980 25.4 20.9 1 Provisional.