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Written question asked by Tom Blenkinsop (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 May 2011. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 May 2011 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Class Sizes: Middlesbrough

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the average number of pupils per class in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency was (i) in each year from May 2005 to April 2010 and (ii) on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Answer

The information requested is shown in the table.Information on class sizes is collected as part of the School Census in January each year. The classes are recorded as taught during a single selected period on the day of the census.The latest available information is for January 2010 and can be accessed at:"http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000925/index.shtml"Data for 2011 at national and local authority level is due to be published on 22 June 2011 and will be available as part of the 'Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics: January 2011' Statistical First Release at:"http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s001012/index.shtml"

Maintained primary and state-funded secondary schools¹,²: classes as taught³; as at January each year, in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency
Average class size
Primary¹ State-funded secondary¹,²
2005 23.4 22.9
2006 23.8 22.3
2007 24.0 21.2
2008 24.0 21.2
2009 24.1 20.5
2010 24.0 20.1
¹ Includes middle schools as deemed.
² Includes city technology colleges and academies.
³ One teacher classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.
Source:
School Census

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
56722; 528 c626-7W;528 c624-5W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Class sizes Middlesbrough
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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