HC Deb 18 July 2003 vol 409 cc720-1W
Mrs. Brooke

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average class size in secondary schools was in(a) Dorset and (b) Poole in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. [126440]

Mr. Miliband

The available information is shown in the table.

Maintained secondary schools1 average size of classes taught by one teacher2
Position in January each year 1992 to 20035
Secondary Schools
Dorset LEA3 Dorset LEA4 Pode LEA4
1992 21.8 6 6
1993 21.4 6 6
1994 21.5 6 6
1995 21.8 6 6
1996 22.0 6 6
1997 21.8 6 6
1998 6 22.5 20.5
1999 6 22.0 20.8
2000 6 22.6 21.4
2001 6 22.8 20.9
2002 6 22.7 20.2
20035 6 22.0 20.9
1 Includes middle schools as deemed.
2 Classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.
3 Before local government reorganisation Dorset LEA incorporated Pode LEA Bournemouth LEA and rest of Dorset.
4 After local government reorganisation.
5 provisional
6 not available

Source

Annual Schools' Census