Class Sizes

Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 18 February 2008.

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Photo of Matthew Taylor Matthew Taylor Liberal Democrat, Truro and St Austell

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average class sizes were in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Cornwall, (ii) the south-west and (iii) England in 2006-07.

Photo of Jim Knight Jim Knight Minister of State (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families, Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners)

The average class sizes for both primary and secondary schools in Cornwall, the south-west and England are all shown in the following table.

Average class size
Primary schools Secondary schools
Cornwall 26.2 21.3
South-west 26.1 21.4
England 26.2 21.2
Source:

School Census

These figures are for classes taught by one teacher. The figures were taken from table 21 and table 23 of the Statistical First Release 'Schools and Pupils in England: January 2007', available at:

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000744/index.shtml.

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