§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what progress has been made since 1 May 1997 in reducing the size of infant classes in Gloucestershire. [93138]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThere are no figures available for May 1997.
185WThe number of five, six and seven-year olds in infant classes of more than 30 pupils in Gloucestershire fell from 5,001 in January 1998 to 4,418 in 1999; a reduction from 26.7 per cent. to 23.2 per cent. The average class size at Key Stage 1 also fell from 26.8 to 26.6 during the same period.
A further substantial fall is expected in September 1999 following the allocation of £804,000 revenue funding and £629,000 capital investment in 1999–2000.
§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list those Gloucestershire schools where infant classes contain more than 30 pupils. [93151]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisInformation on class sizes for individual schools is not published centrally.
Information for Gloucestershire local education authority as a whole is shown in the table.
Key stage 1 classes with 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher in maintained primary schools January 1998 January 19991 Number of classes 154 136 Number of pupils 5,001 4,418 1 Provisional