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Mr. Hardy
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total number of children being taught in classes of over 30 at the present time and five years ago in both primary and secondary schools.
Miss Margaret Jackson
The latest in formation available relates to January in 1978. The numbers of full-time and part
| 1974 (January) | 1978 (January) | ||||||
| Peimary Schools | |||||||
| classes as registered | … | … | … | … | … | 2,957,842 | 2,082,517 |
| classes as taught | … | … | … | … | … | Not available | 1,850,776 |
| Middle schools | |||||||
| classes as taught | … | … | … | … | … | 191,504 | 195,700 |
| Secondary schools | |||||||
| classes as taught | … | … | … | … | … | 948,483 | 755,044 |