§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what percentage of primary school children were in classes of 31 or more in 1997(a) in each authority and (b) in Scotland as a whole. [45971]
§ Mr. WilsonThe information requested is as follows:
Education authority primary schools in Scotland, September 1997—number and percentage of pupils in mainstream classes of 31 or over1 Number of pupils in classes of 31 pupils or over Number of pupils in classes of 31 pupils or over as a percentage of all primary pupils Scotland 85,793 19.5 Aberdeen City 3,767 23.8 Aberdeenshire 2,222 10.4 Angus 1,429 15.3 Argyll and Bute 1,215 15.6 Clackmannanshire 780 17.2 Dumfries and Galloway 2,381 18.5 Dundee City 3,583 29.2 East Ayrshire 1,926 16.9 East Dunbartonshire 2,873 27.0 East Lothian 1,026 12.9 East Renfrewshire 3,444 40.1 Edinburgh, City of 8,713 28.5 Eilean Siar 0 0.0 Falkirk 3,432 27.9 Fife 4,050 13.2 Glasgow City 9,551 19.5 Highland 1.818 9.5 Inverclyde 1,331 17.0 Midlothian 1,462 19.7 Moray 1,363 16.9 North Ayrshire 2,563 20.3 North Lanarkshire 5,330 17.9 Orkney Islands 32 1.7 Perth and Kinross 1,856 17.2 Renfrewshire 4,786 30.3 Scottish Borders 889 10.0 Shetland Islands 0 0.0 South Ayrshire 2,771 29.2 South Lanarkshire 4,329 16.1 Stirling 630 9.2 West Dunbartonshire 1,589 17.9 West Lothian 4,652 31.4 1Provisional Source:
School Census
§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what(a) number and (b) percentage of children in primary one and two were in classes of 31 or more in 1997 (i) in each authority and (ii) in Scotland as a whole. [45968]
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§ Mr. WilsonThe information requested is as follows:
Education authority primary schools in Scotland, September 1997—number and percentage of P1 and P2 pupils in mainstream single stage classes of 31 or more pupils by Education Authority1 Number of P1 and P2 pupils in single stage classes of 31 or more pupils P1 and P2 pupils in single stage classes of 31pupils or more as percentage of the total number of pupils in P1 and P2 single stage classes Scotland 21,276 20.7 Aberdeen City 673 15.8 Aberdeenshire 286 7.1 Angus 317 15.6 Argyll and Bute 189 14.8 Clackmannanshire 97 7.9 Dumfries and Galloway 549 27.9 Dundee City 1,129 34.2 East Ayrshire 351 12.6 East Dunbartonshire 766 28.0 East Lothian 319 15.5 East Renfrewshire 1,016 43.5 Edinburgh, City of 2,889 34.3 Eilean Siar 0 0.0 Falkirk 1,123 36.4 Fife 473 7.1 Glasgow City 2,544 20.4 Highland 391 11.7 Inverclyde 352 17.0 Midlothian 258 14.0 Moray 255 13.5 North Ayrshire 603 19.0 North Lanarkshire 1,295 18.5 Orkney Islands 0 0.0 Perth and Kinross 574 25.7 Renfrewshire 1,339 33.4 Scottish Borders 287 17.0 Shetland Islands 0 0.0 South Ayrshire 515 22.4 South Lanarkshire 766 12.2 Stirling 188 12.0 West Dunbartonshire 507 23.8 West Lothian 1,225 32.2 1Provisional Source:
School Census