§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many primary school children in Gloucestershire have been taught in class sizes larger than 29 in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [5369]
Table 2: Numbers of classes and pupils by class size for classes taught by one teacher in maintained primary schools in the Harrow Parliamentary Constituencies in January 1997 (Provisional Estimates) Size of class 1–20 21–30 31–35 36–40 41 or more Total Number of classes Number of pupils Number of classes Number of pupils Number of classes Number of pupils Number of classes Number of pupils Number of classes Number of pupils Number of classes Number of pupils Harrow West 23 321 181 5,073 57 1,818 0 0 0 0 261 7,212 Harrow East 20 291 256 7,031 58 1,845 0 0 0 0 334 9,167