To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average class size in schools in Salford was in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009. (317388)

The average class size in maintained primary schools in Salford constituency was 26.0 in 1997 and 24.6 in 2009; the figures for state funded secondary schools were 21.4 and 18.4 respectively.

Figures include middle schools as deemed. City technology colleges and academies are included under secondary.