Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 March 2004. It was answered by Stephen Twigg (Labour) on Monday, 22 March 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many children in Buckingham were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children in Buckingham were taught in classes of more than 30 on the latest date for which figures are available. [161309] Mr. Stephen Twigg: The data requested are shown in the table. Maintained primary and secondary schools: classes of more than 301 Buckingham Parliamentary Constituency--January 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total number of classes Total number of pupils Number of classes with more Number of pupils in classes of than 30 pupils more than 30 Primary schools Key Stage 1 113 2,610 1 33 Key Stage 2 161 4,208 26 838 Secondary schools All secondary classes 180 3,976 7 229 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 One teacher classes. Source: Annual Schools' Census

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 419 c612-3W;419 c614-5W; 161309
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Class sizes Primary education Schools Secondary education Buckinghamshire Buckingham
Contains statistics: Yes
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