Class Sizes: North East Dr. Kumar 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) the North East, (b) Tees Valley and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each of the last 10 years. Mr. Coaker The requested information is shown in the table: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |North East |Tees Valley4 |Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Number of pupils in classes of over 30|Number of pupils in all classes|% of pupils in classes of over 30 |Number of pupils in classes of over 30|Number of pupils in all classes|% of pupils in classes of over 30|Number of pupils in classes of over 30|Number of pupils in all classes|% of pupils in classes of over 30| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1999 |75,720 |389,610 |19.4 |21,300|109,210|19.5|2,040|14,170|14.4| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2000 |66,050 |389,990 |16.9 |18,110|109,000|16.6|2,030|14,060|14.4| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2001 |57,500 |387,080 |14.9 |16,710|106,820|15.6|1,870|13,590|13.7| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |48,470 |378,170 |12.8 |13,410|105,950|12.7|950|13,360|7.1| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2003 |47,770 |378,370 |12.6 |13,440|103,830|12.9|1,660|12,810|13.0| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2004 |46,090 |372,350 |12.4 |12,140|101,370|12.0|1,400|12,430|11.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |44,240 |366,680 |12.1 |11,180|100,440|11.1|1,150|12,230|9.4| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2006 |43,170 |359,540 |12.0 |11,070|98,520|11.2|1,250|12,190|10.2| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2007 |39,010 |351,140 |11.1 |9,610|95,800|10.0|730|11,560|6.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2008 |39,240 |345,100 |11.4 |11,010|93,580|11.8|1,070|11,480|9.3| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1Includes middle schools as deemed. 2Includes CTCs and academies. 3One teacher classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January. 4Tees Valley is Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington local authorities. Note: Pupil numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Source: School Census| | | ||||||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The table covers classes in primary and secondary schools. There is a legal limit of 30 pupils for infant classes.