Class Sizes Michael Gove To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average size of (a) primary and (b) secondary school classes was in (i) 1997, (ii) 2002, (iii) 2005 and (iv) the last year for which figures are available. Mr. Coaker The requested information is shown in the table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |Primary|State-funded secondary| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1997 |27.5 |21.6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2002 |26.3 |21.9 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2005 |26.2 |21.6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |2009 |26.2 |20.6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Includes middle schools as deemed.2 Includes CTCs and academies.3 One teacher classes as taught during a single selected period in each school on the day of the census in January.Source:School Census.| | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------