§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will state the ratio of pupils to teaching assistants in(a) Key Stage One and (b) Key Stage Two in each of the last five years. [7486]
§ Mr. TimmsInformation on the number of teaching assistants by Key Stage is not collected centrally. However, the average number of children per adult in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 classes with one teacher is shown in the table.
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Average number of children per adult1 Year Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 2001 15.5 19.8 2000 17.2 21.7 1999 17.6 22.5 1998 17.9 22.9 1997 18.4 23.1 1The number of children in classes divided by the total number of adults present at the time of the census The latest pupil:teacher ratio and class size data were published in a Statistical Volume 'Schools in England January 2001' on 28 September, copies of which are available from the Library, or alternatively can be accessed from the Department for Education and Skills statistical website, www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics.