HC Deb 29 January 2004 vol 417 cc518-9W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will state the average class size of(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Chorley and (ii) Lancashire in each year since 2000. [151277]

Mr. Stephen Twigg

The information requested is shown in the table.

Maintained primary and secondary schools 1: average class size2— Chorley parliamentary constituency and Lancashire local education authority
Classes taught by one teacher
Chorley parliamentary constituency Lancashire local education authority
Position in January each year: 2000 to 2003 Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
2000 28.3 23.6 27.7 22.7
2001 27.3 23.1 27.3 22.6
2002 26.9 23.6 26.7 22.4
2003 26.8 23.3 26.5 22.5
1 Includes middle schools as deemed.
2Classes as taught during one selected period in each school on the day of the Census in January.

Source:

The Annual Schools' Census.