HC Deb 14 December 1999 vol 341 cc172-3W
Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the percentage of nursery classes in primary schools with(a) 31 or more pupils and (b) 36 or more pupils in (i) January 1993 and (ii) January 1994. [102519]

Ms Estelle Morris

The information requested is shown in the following table.

Percentage of nursery classes in maintained primary schools taught by one teacher by size: 1993–94—England
Percentage of nursery classes
Position as at January of size 31 or more of size 36 or more
1994 19 13
1993 21 16

Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the percentage of classes at Key Stage Two with 31 or more pupils in(a) January 1993, (b) January 1994 and (c) January 1995. [102521]

Ms Estelle Morris

Information on the size of key stage two classes is available only from 1996 onwards.

The percentage of primary classes in England with 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher was as follows: Position as at January 1995: 24.4 per cent. 1994: 23.2 per cent. 1993: 21.6 per cent.

Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the percentage of secondary school classes with(a) 31 or more pupils and (b) 36 or more pupils in January (i) 1990, (ii) 1991, (iii) 1992, (iv) 1993 and (v) 1994. [102520]

Ms Estelle Morris

The information requested is shown in the following table.

Percentage of classes taught by one teacher in maintained secondary schools by size: 1990–1994 England
Position as a January Percentage of classes with 31 or more pupils Percentage of classes with 36 or more pupils
1994 5.3 0.1
1995 4.9 0.1
1996 4.5 0.1
1997 4.1 0.1
1998 4.1 0.1