§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of state for Wales what is the average class size in(a) grant-maintained secondary schools and (b) grant-maintained primary schools; and what changes in average class size have taken place in each of the last three years. [41169]
§ Mr. RichardsAverage class sizes in grant-maintained primary and secondary schools are shown as follows:
Average Class Size1 Year Primary Schools Secondary Schools September 1991 — 20.9 September 1992 — 22.5 January 19942 25.9 21.1 January 19953 25.2 20.8 1 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 in which the pupils were taught in a specified period on the day of the school census. 2 From 1993–94 onwards class size information has been collected in January not September. 3 Provisional data. Source:
School Census.
§ Mr. GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many pupils at(a) primary and (b) secondary level currently attend grant-maintained schools; and what was the percentage attended at each level listed by local education authority. [41155]
§ Mr. RichardsThe number of pupils in grant-maintained schools in each local authority as at January 1995 is as follows.
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Local Education Authority 1Number of pupils 2Per cent. Primary schools Clwyd 489 1.2 Dyfed — — Gwent 223 0.5 Gwynedd 270 1.3 Mid Glamorgan — —
Local Education Authority 1Number of pupils 2Per cent. Powys 26 0.2 South Glamorgan — — West Glamorgan — — Wales 1,008 0.3 Secondary schools Clwyd 3,739 13.8 Dyfed — — Gwent 1,573 5.2 Gwynedd — — Mid Glamorgan — — Powys — — South Glamorgan 3,144 11.2 West Glamorgan 975 4.0 Wales 9,431 4.8
16-year-olds in full-time education for each local education authority area in Wales1 1992–93 Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Population2 5,100 100 4,100 100 5,200 100 2,900 100 6,600 100 In schools3 4 1,938 38 2,310 57 1,977 38 1,166 40 2,898 44 In sixth Form colleges5 510 10 — — — — — — — — In FE institutions5 833 16 764 19 1,688 32 713 24 1,379 21 Total 3,281 64 3,074 75 3,665 70 1,879 64 4,277 65
Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Population2 1,400 100 4,600 100 4,400 100 34,400 100 In Schools3 4 632 44 1,921 42 882 20 13,724 40 In Sixth Form Colleges5 — — 347 7 — — 857 2 In FE Institutions5 388 27 1,045 23 2,268 52 9,078 26 Total 1,020 70 3,313 72 3,150 72 23,659 69
1993–94 Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Population2 4,900 100 4,000 100 5,100 100 2,600 100 6,200 100 In Schools3 4 1,829 38 1,965 49 2,031 40 847 33 2,868 47 In Sixth Form Colleges5 556 11 — — — — — — — — In FE Institutions5 865 18 996 25 1,733 34 995 38 1,316 21 Total 3,250 67 2,961 75 3,764 73 1,842 71 4,184 68
Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan Wales Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Population2 1,400 100 4,500 100 4,100 100 32,700 100 In Schools3 4 588 42 1,883 42 869 21 12,880 39 In Sixth Form Colleges5 — — 383 8 — — 939 3 In FE Institutions5 370 27 1,000 22 2,129 52 9,404 29 Total 958 69 3,266 72 2,998 73 23,223 71 794W
61994–95 Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Population2 4,800 100 4,100 100 5,000 100 2,700 100 6,300 100 In schools3 4 1,793 37 1,986 48 1,928 38 979 36 2,876 46 Notes:
1 The total number of full-time pupils in secondary schools and for primary schools the total number of full-time and part-time pupils. Provisional data.
2The total number of pupils in grant-maintained schools as a percentage of the total number of pupils in the local education authority. Provisional data.
Source:
Schools Census.