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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Mr. Tony Clarke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average class size in Northampton, South for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools was in each year since 1997. [186521] Mr. Miliband: The requested information is given in the table. Maintained primary and secondary schools1: Average size of classes taught by one teacher2 Northampton, South parliamentary constituency3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Primary Secondary Position in January each Number of pupils Number of Average class Number of pupils Number of Average class year: 1997 to 2004 classes size classes size (provisional) 1997 7,400 270 27.1 6,930 330 21.3 1998 7,340 270 27.4 6,790 300 22.9 1999 7,360 270 27.4 6,890 290 23.5 2000 7,310 270 27.1 7,010 290 23.8 2001 7,170 270 26.3 8,480 380 22.5 2002 7,170 290 25.2 7,840 330 23.8 2003 7,440 300 25.0 7,320 320 22.7 20044, 5 9,500 370 25.8 5,700 260 22.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Classes as taught during the one selected period in each school on the day of the census in January. 3 Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. 4 Difference in figures from 2003 to 2004 is due to some schools within Northampton, South parliamentary constituency changing status from middle deemed secondary schools to primary school status. 5 Provisional. Source: Annual Schools' Census.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

424 c994W; 186521

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Class sizes Primary education Secondary education Northampton

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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