Maintained Primary Schools

HC Deb 01 March 2002 vol 380 c1599W

Mr. Barker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills(a) how many and (b) what

Number and percentage of pupils in one teacher classes of 31 or more in Maintained Primary Schools1
Position in January each year
	East Sussex Local Education Authority	South East Government Office Region	England
	Number of pupils in classes of 31 or more	%of pupils in classes of 31 or more	Number of pupils in classes of 31 or more	% of pupils in classes of 31 or more	Number of pupils in classes of 31 or more	% of pupils in classes of 31 or more
2001	12,687	36.0	132,487	21.5	848,961	21.1
2000	13,960	40.1	172,262	27.7	1,071,720	26.5
1999	18,621	50.8	210,761	35.6	1,278,607	31.5
1998	17,511	49.1	219,040	35.1	1,411,366	34.8
1997	23,330	45.7	205,178	33.3	1,344,231	33.4

Source:

Annual Schools' Census.

¹Includes middle deemed primary schools.