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Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Thursday, 16 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2009. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 September 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Schools: Wakefield

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average class size was in Wakefield local authority area for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools (i) in 1997 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available.
Answer

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Average class size in Wakefield local authority area
School type 1997 2008
Primary 28.2 26.2
Secondary 22.2 21.8
Notes: 1. Classes as taught by one teacher on the day of the Census in January. 2. The 1997 figures exclude the three middle schools that existed in Wakefield local authority at that time. 3. In 2008 there were no middle schools in Wakefield local authority. Source: School Census.

More detailed information can be found in the 'Pupil Characteristics and Class Sizes in Maintained Schools in England (tables B12 and B14)' Statistical First Release:"http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000786/LATablesWeb.xls"

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
496 c1825-8W; 289119
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Class sizes Schools Wakefield
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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