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Dept for Education and Employment

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Mr. Woodward: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what the average class sizes were for (a) 11, (b) 10, (c) 9, (d) 8, (e) 7, (f) 12, (g) 13, (h) 14, (i) 15, (j) 16, and (k) 17 year olds in each school in the Witney constituency over the past three years; and what were the national averages in the same period. [109093] Ms Estelle Morris: Information on class sizes for individual schools is not normally published. Where individual school information is published, as in the School Performance tables, the information is first checked with the schools concerned. The available information on class sizes in the parliamentary constituency of Witney, and in England, is shown in the table. In Witney parliamentary constituency, the large majority of classes in maintained primary schools involve mixed year groups so these have also been shown for completeness. Average size of classes taught by one teacher by age band in maintained secondary schools{1} in the parliamentary constituency of Witney, and England, 1996-99 (position as at January) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Witney Ages{2} England Ages{2} Mainly Mainly 14 16 or older Total Mainly Mainly 14 16 or older Total under 14s and 15 under 14s and 15 1999 Average class size 25.5 20.7 10.2 21.3 25.1 21.7 10.5 21.7 Number of classes 130 106 43 279 61,085 46,891 18,615 126,591 Number of pupils 3,320 2,190 440 5,950 1,532,646 1,016,561 195,247 2,744,454 1998 Average class size 25.0 21.2 9.9 21.1 24.9 21.6 10.7 21.6 Number of classes 131 103 46 280 59,836 46,936 18,433 125,205 Number of pupils 3,273 2,185 457 5,915 1,488,715 1,013,579 197,077 2,699,371 1997 Average class size 24.5 21.9 10.3 21.1 24.7 21.6 10.8 21.5 Number of classes 135 103 50 288 59,160 46,784 18,093 124,037 Number of pupils 3,305 2,253 517 6,075 1,460,685 1,011,036 194,560 2,666,281 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excludes middle schools {2} Ages as at the start of the academic year (August 31)

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

109093; 344 c394W

Session

1999-00

Subjects

Class sizes Primary education Secondary education Witney

Contains statistics

Yes