Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number of schools that deliver a school week of less than 32.5 hours.

The Department’s review of time in schools found that the average mainstream school day is 6 hours and 30 minutes, which equates to a 32.5 hour week. This data draws on the COVID-19 school snapshot panel findings from a survey conducted in July 2021.The review can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-time-in-school-and-16-to-19-settings.