§ Mr. GroganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what are the(a) average and (b) maximum numbers of children in primary school classes in the parliamentary constituency of Selby. [9974]
§ Mr. ByersThe available information is shown in the tables. The information in table 2 puts into context the information on maximum class sizes in table 1.
278WThe information derives from classes as taught during a single selected period on the census date in January. This can include some unusually large classes. Classes can include nursery as well as infant classes, classes engaged in activities such as physical educations, games, drama, music, singing, watching television or listening to a radio programme, and classes supported by one or more members of the non-teaching staff of the school. Class sizes can be affected by one or more of these factors.
Table 1: Average and maximum class size for classes taught by one teacher in maintained primary schools in the Selby
Parliamentary Constituency in January 1997
(Provisional estimates)
Average class size Maximum class size Selby 27.4 38
Table 2: Numbers of classes and pupils by class size for classes taught by one teacher in maintained primary schools in the Selby
Parliamentary Constituency in January 1997
(Provisional estimates)
Sizes of class Number of classes Number of pupils 1–20 27 403 21–30 191 5,060 31–35 89 2,886 36–40 8 297 41 or more 0 0 Total 315 8,646