§ Mr. HendrickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Preston were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. [168132]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is shown in the table.
Maintained primary and secondary schools1 number of pupils in classes of 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher—Preston Parliamentary Constituency January 2003 Total pupils in all classes Number of pupils in classes of 31 or more Number of pupils Percentage of pupils Maintained Primary 7,736 1,686 21.8 Maintained Secondary 3,627 646 17.8 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Percentage of pupils in those classes expressed as a percentage of pupils in all classes taught by one teacher. Source: Annual Schools' Census