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Written question asked by Stephen Morgan (Labour) on Monday, 28 January 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 January 2019. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 February 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Class Sizes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average state school class size is in (a) the UK, (b) Hampshire and (c) the city of Portsmouth.

Answer

information on average class sizes in state-funded schools in England is published in the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018.

In January 2018, the average primary school class size was 27.1, while the average secondary school class size was 21.2.

In Hampshire, the average class size for state-funded primary schools is 27.7, while the average class size for state-funded secondary schools is 23.0.

In Portsmouth, the average class size for state-funded primary schools is 27.6, while the average class size for state-funded secondary schools is 21.9.

​This only covers England, as education in the UK is a devolved matter.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
213450
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Class sizes
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk