HC Deb 03 March 1993 vol 220 cc164-5W
Mr. Dafis

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the average class size in primary schools in Wales within each local education authority area during each of the last five years, expressed in average numbers and teacher-pupil ratios.

Sir Wyn Roberts

Information on the average class size and pupil-teacher ratios in primary schools within each local education authority during each of the last five years is given in the following tables:

Table 2: pupil-teacher ratios
1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Clwyd 24.0 24.7 24.6 24.2 24.1
Dyfed 20.8 20.2 19.9 19.9 19.7
Gwent 22.5 22.8 23.1 23.4 23.6
Gwynedd 20.3 20.8 21.0 20.8 21.2
Mid Glamorgan 22.9 23.2 23.4 24.0 23.5
Powys 19.3 19.7 20.0 20.5 20.5
South Glamorgan 22.7 22.7 22.2 21.6 21.8
West Glamorgan 21.3 21.6 21.4 21.5 21.5
Wales 22.1 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.3

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