Written question asked by Mike Penning (Conservative) on Monday, 20 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 October 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 12 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Class Sizes: Hertfordshire

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

Answer

The information requested is shown in the table.

Average class size¹ of primary and secondary schools, 1997 and 2009, Dacorum
	Primary²	Secondary², ³
	Number of pupils	Number of classes	Average class size	Number of pupils	Number of classes	Average class size
1997	11,440	417	27.4	7,910	390	20.3
2009	10,650	399	26.7	9,120	455	20.1
¹ One teacher classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.
² Includes middle schools as deemed.
³ Includes CTCs and academies.
Note:
Pupil numbers rounded to the nearest 10.
Source:
School Census.

Secondary information