§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 3 March,Official Report, column 775, concerning priorities in educational expenditure, if she will publish the text of the letters she has sent to her hon. Friends on this topic.
§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what were the average sizes of single teacher classes in each year since 1979–80 in maintained(a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) overall.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe average sizes of single teacher classes in maintained primary and secondary schools in England between 1980 and 1994, the latest date for which information is available, are shown in the table.
Average sizes of single teacher classes in maintained primary and secondary schools in England 1980–1994 Position in January each year Primary Schools 1Secondary Schools Primary and Secondary Schools 1980 25.4 21.0 23.2 1981 25.2 21.0 23.0 1982 25.1 20.9 22.9 1983 24.8 20.8 22.7 1984 24.7 20.6 22.5 1985 24.9 20.6 22.7 1986 25.5 20.6 22.9 1987 25.4 20.4 22.9 1988 25.4 20.1 22.8 1989 25.7 20.1 23.0 1990 25.9 20.3 23.2 1991 26.3 20.6 23.7 1992 26.4 20.9 23.8 1993 26.6 21.2 24.1 1994 26.9 21.4 24.3 1 excluding Sixth Form Colleges which ceased to be classified as schools from 1 April 1993.