HC Deb 29 October 1998 vol 318 cc232-3W
Jacqui Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many first schools in three-tier systems have(a) fewer than 100 pupils, (b) between 100 and 200, (c) between 200 and 300, (d) between 300 and 400, (e) between 400 and 500 and (f) more than 500 pupils. [56740]

Ms Estelle Morris

The latest available information is shown in the following table.

Numbers of maintained first schools by size1 in England in January 1998
Size of school (number of pupils) Number of schools
less than 100 439
100 to 199 466
200 to 299 479
300 to 399 227
400 to 499 55
500 and over 8
Total 1,674
1 Number of full-time pupils