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Written question asked by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 July 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Class Sizes

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) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) the South East in each year since 1997.
Answer

The available information is shown in the table.Dacorum is a local government district within the local authority of Hertfordshire. Data for Dacorum have been included for three years only as to provide for the full 12-year period would incur disproportionate cost.The tables cover classes in primary and secondary schools. There is a legal limit of 30 pupils for infant classes.

Maintained primary¹ and state-funded secondary¹,² schools: number of pupils in classes³ of more than 30 pupils—As at January each year in south-east Government office region, Hertfordshire, Dacorum, and Hemel Hempstead constituency
South-east Hertfordshire
Number of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in all classes Percentage of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in all classes Percentage of pupils in classes of over 30
1997 237,350 1,042,040 22.7 32,560 146,600 22.2
1998 252,170 1,054,520 23.9 35,670 150,260 23.7
1999 251,730 1,070,060 23.5 34,380 150,990 22.8
2000 218,240 1,077,710 20.3 32,750 156,080 21.0
2001 183,500 1,085,990 16.9 26,910 158,410 17.0
2002 157,560 1,082,100 14.6 23,620 158,840 14.9
2003 153,540 1,086,920 14.1 22,770 158,650 14.3
2004 151,480 1,087,090 13.9 21,690 159,090 13.6
2005 149,830 1,080,500 13.9 20,270 158,740 12.8
2006 152,350 1,071.640 14.2 20,540 158,070 13.0
2007 149,460 1,065,150 14.0 18,920 156,880 12.1
2008 140,970 1,059,350 13.3 18,940 155,670 12.2
Dacorum Hemel Hempstead
Number of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in all classes Percentage of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in classes of over 30 Number of pupils in all classes Percentage of pupils in classes of over 30
1997 3,980 19,350 20.6 3,050 13,870 22.0
1998 — — — 3,360 14,260 23.5
1999 — — — 2,770 14,110 19.6
2000 — — — 2,910 14,690 19.8
2001 2,300 14,740 15.6
2002 3,040 20,580 14.8 2,410 14.830 16.2
2003 — — — 1,740 14,720 11.8
2004 — — — 1,640 14,720 11.1
2005 — — — 1.840 14,490 12.7
2006 — — — 1,680 14,460 11.6
2007 — — — 1,390 14,290 9.7
2008 2,120 19,090 11.1 1,700 13,980 12.1
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.
Note:
Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10-
Source:
School Census

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c1410-2W; 285892
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Class sizes South East
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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