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Written question asked by Ashok Kumar (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 July 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 5 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Class Sizes: North East

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children were taught in classes of more than 30 pupils in (a) the North East, (b) Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 10 years.
Answer

The requested information is shown in the table:

Maintained primary¹ and state-funded secondary¹,² schools: number of pupils in classes³ of more than 30 pupils—As at January each year in North East Government Office Region, Tees Valley and Middlesbrough South and East Parliamentary Constituency
North East Tees Valley4 Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Number of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in all classes % of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in all classes % of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in all classes % of pupils in classes of over 30
1999 75,720 389,610 19.4 21,300 109,210 19.5 2,040 14,170 14.4
2000 66,050 389,990 16.9 18,110 109,000 16.6 2,030 14,060 14.4
2001 57,500 387,080 14.9 16,710 106,820 15.6 1,870 13,590 13.7
2002 48,470 378,170 12.8 13,410 105,950 12.7 950 13,360 7.1
2003 47,770 378,370 12.6 13,440 103,830 12.9 1,660 12,810 13.0
2004 46,090 372,350 12.4 12,140 101,370 12.0 1,400 12,430 11.3
2005 44,240 366,680 12.1 11,180 100,440 11.1 1,150 12,230 9.4
2006 43,170 359,540 12.0 11,070 98,520 11.2 1,250 12,190 10.2
2007 39,010 351,140 11.1 9,610 95,800 10.0 730 11,560 6.3
2008 39,240 345,100 11.4 11,010 93,580 11.8 1,070 11,480 9.3
¹ Includes middle schools as deemed. ² Includes CTCs and academies. ³ One teacher classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January. 4 Tees Valley is Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington local authorities. Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census

The table covers classes in primary and secondary schools. There is a legal limit of 30 pupils for infant classes.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c2296-8W; 285330
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Class sizes North East
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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