Children, Schools and Families written question – answered at on 21 July 2009.
Mike Penning
Shadow Minister (Health)
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many children were taught in classes of more than 30 pupils in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) the South East in each year since 1997.
Vernon Coaker
Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners)
The available information is shown in the table.
Dacorum is a local government district within the local authority of Hertfordshire. Data for Dacorum have been included for three years only as to provide for the full 12-year period would incur disproportionate cost.
The tables cover classes in primary and secondary schools. There is a legal limit of 30 pupils for infant classes.
| Maintained primary( 1) and state-funded secondary( 1,2) schools: number of pupils in classes( 3) of more than 30 pupils-As at January each year in south-east Government office region, Hertfordshire, Dacorum, and Hemel Hempstead constituency | ||||||
| South-east | Hertfordshire | |||||
| Number of pupils in classes of over 30 | Number of pupils in all classes | Percentage of pupils in classes of over 30 | Number of pupils in classes of over 30 | Number of pupils in all classes | Percentage of pupils in classes of over 30 | |
| 1997 | 237,350 | 1,042,040 | 22.7 | 32,560 | 146,600 | 22.2 |
| 1998 | 252,170 | 1,054,520 | 23.9 | 35,670 | 150,260 | 23.7 |
| 1999 | 251,730 | 1,070,060 | 23.5 | 34,380 | 150,990 | 22.8 |
| 2000 | 218,240 | 1,077,710 | 20.3 | 32,750 | 156,080 | 21.0 |
| 2001 | 183,500 | 1,085,990 | 16.9 | 26,910 | 158,410 | 17.0 |
| 2002 | 157,560 | 1,082,100 | 14.6 | 23,620 | 158,840 | 14.9 |
| 2003 | 153,540 | 1,086,920 | 14.1 | 22,770 | 158,650 | 14.3 |
| 2004 | 151,480 | 1,087,090 | 13.9 | 21,690 | 159,090 | 13.6 |
| 2005 | 149,830 | 1,080,500 | 13.9 | 20,270 | 158,740 | 12.8 |
| 2006 | 152,350 | 1,071.640 | 14.2 | 20,540 | 158,070 | 13.0 |
| 2007 | 149,460 | 1,065,150 | 14.0 | 18,920 | 156,880 | 12.1 |
| 2008 | 140,970 | 1,059,350 | 13.3 | 18,940 | 155,670 | 12.2 |
| Dacorum | Hemel Hempstead | |||||
| Number of pupils in classes of over 30 | Number of pupils in all classes | Percentage of pupils in classes of over 30 | Number of pupils in classes of over 30 | Number of pupils in all classes | Percentage of pupils in classes of over 30 | |
| 1997 | 3,980 | 19,350 | 20.6 | 3,050 | 13,870 | 22.0 |
| 1998 | - | - | - | 3,360 | 14,260 | 23.5 |
| 1999 | - | - | - | 2,770 | 14,110 | 19.6 |
| 2000 | - | - | - | 2,910 | 14,690 | 19.8 |
| 2001 | 2,300 | 14,740 | 15.6 | |||
| 2002 | 3,040 | 20,580 | 14.8 | 2,410 | 14.830 | 16.2 |
| 2003 | - | - | - | 1,740 | 14,720 | 11.8 |
| 2004 | - | - | - | 1,640 | 14,720 | 11.1 |
| 2005 | - | - | - | 1.840 | 14,490 | 12.7 |
| 2006 | - | - | - | 1,680 | 14,460 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | - | - | - | 1,390 | 14,290 | 9.7 |
| 2008 | 2,120 | 19,090 | 11.1 | 1,700 | 13,980 | 12.1 |
| (1) Includes middle schools as deemed. (2) Includes CTCs and academies. (3) One teacher classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January. Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10- Source: School Census | ||||||
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