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Mr. Grogan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average infant class size in North Yorkshire was in each year since 1997. [109009]
Mr. Stephen Twigg
Information on infant class size is collected in the September Class Size Count, which first took place in 1998. The available figures are shown in the table.
| Maintained primary schools: infant class sizes taught by one teacher | |
| Position in September each year | |
| North Yorkshire Local Education Authority | Average infant class size |
| 1998 | 25.5 |
| 1999 | 22.9 |
| 2000 | 22.4 |
| 2001 | 22.4 |
| 2002 | 22.4 |
Source:
September Class Size Count.