HC Deb 11 February 2002 vol 380 c97W
Mr. Woodward

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) five, (b) six and (c) seven-year-olds in (i) St. Helens, South, (ii) St. Helens metropolitan borough authority and (iii) Merseyside were in class sizes of over 30 in (A) 1997, (B) 1998, (C) 1999, (D) 2000 and (E) 2001. [33696]

John Healey

The information requested is shown in the table.

Number of key stage 1 pupils in classes of 31 or more taught by one teacher in maintained primary schools1—as at January each year
St. Helens, South St. Helens local education authority Merseyside Government office region England
1997 1,080 2,463 15,859 476,822
1998 1,087 2,519 16,293 485,311
1999 990 2,271 11,746 356,586
2000 561 1,050 2— 176,962
2001 32 32 2— 35,813
1 Includes middle schools as deemed
2 Not applicable

Source:

Annual Schools Census

From January 2000 the Merseyside region was included within the north-west Government office region.