Free School Meals (Hansard, 15 March 2000)

§ Ms Estelle Morris

The proportions of pupils "known to be eligible for free school meals" averaged over the 500 maintained, mainstream secondary schools with the highest, and lowest, percentages of 15-year-old pupils achieving five or more GCSE/GNVQ grades A*-C in 1999 were 5 and 37 per cent., respectively.

Average size of classes taught by one teacher by year group in maintained primary schools in the Parliamentary constituency of Yeovil: 1996–99
		Year groups
Position as at January	Reception	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Mixed	Overall¹
1999
Average class size	25.8	28.1	28.6	29.1	29.5	28.8	28.1	²—	28.1	27.8
Pupils	1,085	478	658	640	649	518	561	²—	2,806	7,455
Classes	42	17	23	22	22	18	20	³—	100	268
1998
Average class size	27.1	28.2	28.1	29.0	28.9	29.6	26.4	³—	26.8	27.6
Pupils	1,058	479	674	697	693	621	476	³—	2,729	7,467
Classes	39	17	24	24	24	21	18	³—	102	271
1997
Average class size	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	27.0
Pupils	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	7,409
Classes	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	274
1996
Average class size	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	27.0
Pupils	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	7,159
Classes	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	³—	265
¹ Includes all year groups and nursery classes
² Not applicable (no classes of this type)
³ Not available

Average size of classes taught by one teacher by age band in maintained secondary schools in the Parliamentary constituency of Yeovil: 1996–99
		Ages ¹
Position as at January	Middle classes	Mainly under 14s	Mainly 14 and 15	16 or older	Overall
1999
Average class size	30.7	26.7	22.2	8.4	24.1
Pupils	736	2,885	2,088	135
Classes	24	108	94	16
1998
Average class size	30.3	25.6	23.1	9.3	24.2
Pupils	698	2,868	2,011	130
Classes	23	112	87	14
1997
Average class size	27.4	25.4	22.5	9.4	23.2
Pupils	795	2,793	2,043	198
Classes	29	110	91	21