§ Mr. PearsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what has been the average size of class taught by one teacher in primary schools in Dudley metropolitan borough in each year since 1983; [579]
323W(2) what has been the average size of class taught by one teacher in secondary schools in Dudley metropolitan borough in each year since 1983. [577]
§ Mr. Robin SquireInformation on average class sizes of single teacher classes in Dudley local education authority is shown in the table:
Average class sizes of single teacher classes in maintained schools in Dudley local education authority area Position in January each year Year Primary Secondary 1983 25.1 20.4 1984 24.8 20.1 1985 24.8 20.0 1986 25.4 19.9 1987 25.6 19.4 1988 25.6 19.1 1989 25.9 19.5 1990 25.9 19.4 1991 26.4 20.2 1992 25.7 21.5 1993 26.2 22.1 1994 27.0 22.7 19951 27.3 22.9 1Provisional data.