Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size was in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
This information is published annually. The most recent figures can be found in the underlying data of the statistical first release available at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2016
Average class size in St Helens North constituency as at January each year: 2010 to 2016
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
State-funded primary schools | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.6 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 27.2 |
State-funded secondary schools | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 19.6 |
Source: January school census
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
State-funded primary schools | N/A | 25.7 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
State-funded secondary schools | N/A | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 19.1 |
Average class size in Merseyside LAs (Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) as at January each year: 2010 to 2016
Source: January school census
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
State-funded primary schools | 26.4 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 27.1 |
State-funded secondary schools | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.4 |
Average class size in England as at January each year: 2010 to 2016
Source: January school census
A UK figure is not available. As education is a devolved matter statistics on schools are published separately by the four administrations.