Class Sizes: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average class size for (a) 5, (b) 6 and (c) 7 year-olds in primary schools was in each London borough in (i) 1990, (ii) 1992, (iii) 1997, (iv) 2001, (v) 2005 and (vi) the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (311850)

Class size information was first collected in 1998. Information for 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2009 is shown in the table.

*Average class sizes*¹ *for year groups*² *1, 2 and 3 in local authority maintained primary schools*³*, years: 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2009, coverage: London boroughs*
	1998	2001	2005	2009
	Year group 1	Year group 2	Year group 3	Year group 1	Year group 2	Year group 3	Year group 1	Year group 2	Year group 3	Year group 1	Year group 2	Year group 3
Barking and Dagenham	27.6	27.7	25.8	26.9	26.5	28.1	26.7	27.5	27.2	27.9	27.9	27.0
Barnet	28.2	27.6	26.9	27.5	26.8	27.7	27.7	28.1	27.6	28.9	27.2	27.4
Bexley	29.3	30.2	29.8	27.8	27.1	29.0	27.7	27.3	27.6	28.1	27.6	28.3
Brent	26.9	24.6	27.0	27.6	27.6	28.4	26.6	27.2	28.6	29.2	28.1	27.9
Bromley	30.3	29.4	30.0	27.9	24.9	29.8	27.4	27.4	28.9	28.2	27.5	29.4
Camden	27.5	27.5	27.6	27.8	28.4	28.3	27.3	27.0	27.9	28.3	27.3	27.9
City of London	25.0	n/a	n/a	30.0	30.0	n/a	n/a	27.0	30.0	29.0	30.0	n/a
Croydon	28.4	28.1	29.5	27.3	26.7	27.8	26.8	28.1	28.3	28.7	27.9	28.0
Ealing	28.0	27.5	27.9	27.0	26.6	27.9	28.1	28.2	28.1	28.8	27.1	27.6
Enfield	29.9	29.9	29.7	27.8	27.5	28.7	27.8	27.4	29.1	28.9	28.7	28.7
Greenwich	26.1	26.8	27.6	25.6	25.9	26.8	26.7	27.2	26.8	27.2	26.2	26.1
Hackney	26.0	26.3	27.1	27.0	26.9	27.0	26.3	27.1	27.8	27.8	25.8	26.2
Hammersmith and Fulham	24.8	27.5	27.5	27.7	28.2	26.1	26.7	25.6	27.9	27.7	27.3	27.6
Haringey	27.9	26.9	27.3	28.2	28.2	27.7	26.6	28.2	28.3	28.4	27.8	26.7
Harrow	28.2	29.1	28.4	26.9	27.6	27.9	27.4	26.7	27.9	29.0	27.6	26.8
Havering	28.3	28.4	28.3	27.2	26.9	26.4	27.1	26.6	27.3	28.0	27.6	27.6
Hilling don	28.6	29.1	27.8	26.6	26.2	26.9	26.9	26.2	26.9	28.0	26.9	27.4
Hounslow	28.7	27.4	26.9	27.1	27.4	26.1	27.2	25.9	26.9	28.9	26.5	27.4
Islington	28.6	26.1	28.4	26.5	27.6	27.8	26.9	26.3	26.2	26.5	25.2	26.6
Kensington and Chelsea	25.6	26.4	26.0	27.0	26.7	25.7	27.7	28.8	27.4	27.0	27.3	25.8
Kingston upon Thames	33.1	31.3	31.4	27.1	23.3	29.8	28.5	28.5	27.2	28.8	27.1	28.2
Lambeth	25.8	27.2	25.6	26.5	26.5	26.6	27.2	26.2	27.0	27.5	26.9	26.1
Lewisham	28.2	28.1	27.4	28.3	26.6	26.8	25.9	26.9	27.3	28.8	26.4	26.9
Merton	30.8	28.0	28.1	26.5	24.7	28.3	26.7	26.5	26.5	27.3	26.9	27.3
Newham	29.4	29.1	29.2	28.6	28.2	28.8	27.2	27.2	28.0	27.8	27.6	27.4
Redbridge	28.8	28.5	29.6	28.7	26.8	29.1	28.7	28.4	29.2	29.4	28.7	29.0
Richmond upon Thames	27.9	28.8	27.7	26.9	27.2	27.1	28.2	27.8	27.1	29.0	27.2	27.6
Southwark	27.1	27.4	27.6	26.9	26.8	27.4	25.7	26.6	26.7	26.0	25.2	25.0
Sutton	27.2	28.6	28.0	26.1	25.8	28.3	27.5	28.0	29.3	28.1	27.8	28.4
Tower Hamlets	28.5	27.7	28.1	28.0	27.2	26.8	27.1	27.8	27.6	28.6	27.4	26.6
Waltham Forest	27.4	28.9	27.5	27.7	27.1	28.8	28.6	27.2	27.1	28.8	29.1	28.4
Wandsworth	26.0	25.5	25.7	25.5	24.9	27.2	27.6	26.1	26.5	27.3	26.0	26.0
Westminster	26.3	24.0	26.0	28.3	27.8	25.6	26.7	27.2	27.6	25.9	27.6	26.5
n/a = Not applicable—no children in this year group. ¹ One teacher classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January. ² Year groups 1, 2 and 3 refer to children aged five, six and seven respectively, with the exception of a small number of children who are placed outside of their year group. ³ Includes middle schools as deemed. Source: School Census

Volume 506: debated on Tuesday 23 February 2010