§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many and what percentage of five, six arid seven-year-olds were in classes of 31 or more, for 1995 and provisionally for 1996, per education authority and in Wales. [2425]
(2) what percentage of primary schools pupils were in classes of 31 or more for each year since 1990 (a) in Wales and (b) per authority; and what was the percentage change between 1995 and 1996. [2478]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansThe information requested is not collected centrally. Data are collected about the number of classes by size band of class, but no data are collected about the exact number of pupils, or the age of pupils, in those classes. The following table shows the number of ordinary classes in maintained primary schools, by size band.
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Numbers of ordinary classes in maintained primary schools in Wales, by class size and local education authority September 1990 September 1991 September 1992 January 1994 January 1995 January 19961 Gwent Up to 15 24 15 14 11 13 16 16–20 86 59 60 65 74 49 21–25 313 289 301 331 256 239 26–30 631 648 723 688 653 660 31–35 374 403 338 357 440 460 36–40 11 16 22 24 40 61 41–45 2 1 1 1 2 1 46+ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1,442 1,431 1,459 1,477 1,478 1,486 Gwynedd Up to 15 108 102 106 87 96 90 16–20 201 191 162 175 153 154 21–25 267 244 273 255 259 248 26–30 213 231 216 228 238 248 31–35 33 40 61 70 82 93 36–40 2 2 4 7 8 9 41–45 1 1 2 1 4 2 46+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 825 811 824 823 840 844 Mid Glamorgan Up to 15 12 11 7 7 10 6 16–20 58 60 67 57 47 44 21–25 279 332 331 352 360 357 26–30 862 831 854 898 901 886 31–35 491 488 486 483 487 517 36–40 24 30 30 29 22 24 41–45 0 1 2 5 3 1 46+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1,726 1,753 1,777 1,831 1,830 1,835 Powys Up to 15 78 71 73 50 44 45 16–20 107 114 108 105 96 105 21–25 127 122 130 160 166 166 26–30 81 93 107 118 115 128 31–35 25 28 23 24 34 29 36–40 3 1 2 0 4 0 41–45 1 2 0 0 0 2 46+ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Total 423 431 443 457 461 475 South Glamorgan Up to 15 20 20 14 11 10 2 16–20 80 108 91 43 54 53 21–25 377 378 372 284 334 322 26–30 632 613 624 642 664 714 31–35 177 192 222 344 304 289 36–40 0 3 3 19 10 11 41–45 0 0 0 1 1 0 46+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1,286 1,314 1,326 1,344 1,377 1,391 West Glamorgan Up to 15 28 17 16 14 16 20 16–20 75 78 90 92 71 95 21–25 343 327 365 392 368 382 26–30 593 564 541 530 563 548 31–35 177 209 202 209 203 200 36–40 11 5 13 5 11 2 41–45 0 0 0 0 1 0 46+ 0 0 1 0 1 1 Total 1,227 1,200 1,228 1,242 1,234 1,248
Numbers of ordinary classes in maintained primary schools in Wales, by class size and local education authority September 1990 September 1991 September 1992 January 1994 January 1995 January 19961 Wales Up to 15 599 588 560 453 429 407 16–20 1,089 1,063 1,065 952 852 837 21–25 2,387 2,369 2,472 2,475 2,428 2,441 26–30 3,781 3,736 3,860 3,940 3,995 4,050 31–35 1,634 1,725 1,658 1,885 1,989 2,044 36–40 97 98 124 134 161 167 41–45 7 6 9 11 16 11 46+ 2 0 1 0 1 1 Total 9,596 9,612 9,749 9,850 9,871 9,958 1 Provisional.