Infant Class Sizes (Worcestershire) (Hansard, 14 December 1999)

HC Deb 14 December 1999 vol 341 cc171-2W 171W

Mr. Michael J. Foster
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many infant pupils were172W in classes of over 30 taught by one teacher in maintained primary schools in Worcestershire in (a) September 1996 and (b) September 1997. [101503]

§ Ms Estelle Morris
Information on infant class sizes in September has only been collected since 1998.
Between September 1998 and September 1999 the number of infants in Worcestershire in classes of 31 or more fell from 3,156 (18 per cent. of total) to 1,962 (or 11 per cent. of total).
Prior to local government re-organisation in April 1998 maintained primary schools in Worcestershire formed part of the local education authority of 'Hereford and Worcester'.