§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the average class size in Wales for the442W school years (a) 1991–92, (b) 1992–93, (c) 1993–94, (d) 1995–96.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe following table shows the average class size in Wales for both primary and secondary schools. Data are not available for 1994–95 and 1995–96.
Average class size as at (a) September 1991 September 1992 January 1994 Primary schools 25.0 25.0 25.6 Secondary schools 21.5 21.4 20.1 (a) Average class size is calculated as the number of pupils divided by the number of classes. In the case of primary schools, the number of classes used is the number of registered classes whereas for secondary schools it is the number of classes in which the pupils were taught during a specified period on the day of the schools' census.
Source:
schools census.