§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) five, (b) six and (c) sevenyear-old children in Nottingham, North were taught in class sizes of 30 or more (i) in 1997 and (ii) in the latest period for which figures are available. [98327]
§ Maria EagleInformation on the age of pupils within classes is not collected centrally.
The available information on the number of pupils in designated nursery classes and other classes of 31 or more in maintained primary schools in Nottingham, North parliamentary constituency is shown in the table.
Maintained primary schools1: number of classes of 31 or more and the number pupils within them2 Nottingham, North parliamentary constituency Taught by one teacher Nursery classes Other classes Position as at January each year Number of pupils Number of classes Number of pupils Number of classes 1997 563 14 3,502 107 1998 529 13 3,052 93 1999 617 16 2,633 79 2000 527 13 2,388 72 2001 493 12 1,763 53 2002 524 13 1,443 44 1Excludes middle schools as deemed. 2 Classes as taught during the one selected period in each school on the day of the census. Source:
Annual Schools' Census