HC Deb 14 March 1996 vol 273 cc731-2W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the range of class sizes in which five, six and seven-year-olds are taught; and how many children are taught in classes of each size. [20297]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

The available information, which is in respect of pupils in P1, P2 and P3 single stage classes and P1/P2 and P2/P3 composite stage classes, is given in the table.

Number of classes and pupils by class size band in education authority primary schools (P1, P2 and P3) at September 19931
Class size Number of classes Number of pupils
1–5 20 58
6–10 29 253
11–15 158 2,156
16–20 862 16,042
21–25 2,608 60,652
26–30 2,477 69,132
31 and over 927 29,646
Total 7,081 177,939
1 Excludes pupils in P3/P4 composite classes and multi-stage classes.