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Meta informationAverage Size of One Teacher Classes, Maintained Primary Schools

20052006200720082009201020112012
Local Authorities
Bedford2525.326.126.5
Bedfordshire24.624.924.724.524.4
Cambridgeshire26.926.926.82727.127.127.127.2
Central Bedfordshire24.12424.624.8
Essex26.626.626.526.526.726.92727.3
Hertfordshire26.626.726.626.726.92727.327.4
Luton2727.127.627.627.527.428.127.5
Norfolk25.825.725.325.325.225.325.825.8
Peterborough2727.2272726.626.627.127.2
Southend-on-Sea27.527.527.226.726.927.927.628
Suffolk24.524.624.424.32424.224.625.4
Thurrock26.726.626.626.626.927.127.627.8
Regions
East of England26.226.226.126.126.226.326.626.8
National
ENGLAND26.226.326.226.226.226.426.626.8

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Meta informationAverage Size of One Teacher Classes, Maintained Secondary Schools

20052006200720082009201020112012
Local Authorities
Bedford2120.421.621.2
Bedfordshire22.221.821.421.421.4
Cambridgeshire23.12322.62221.721.721.521.1
Central Bedfordshire21.721.521.421.2
Essex2221.721.421.52120.920.720.8
Hertfordshire20.820.620.3202019.819.820.1
Luton22.823.422.722.322.421.922.222.2
Norfolk21.521.221.321.220.520.920.420.1
Peterborough21.120.720.720.620.319.919.319.8
Southend-on-Sea20.820.920.820.819.92019.619.5
Suffolk21.621.621.421.220.920.620.820.9
Thurrock23.923.623.423.422.421.721.722.7
Regions
East of England21.721.521.321.120.820.720.620.7
National
ENGLAND21.721.521.220.920.620.520.420.5

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National Summary

The average size of classes taught by one teacher in Maintained Primary Schools in 2012 was 26.8 up from 26.2 in 2005.

In Maintained Secondary Schools the average size of classes taught by one teacher in 2012 20.5 down from 21.7 in 2005.

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Dataset Title
Average Size of One Teacher Classes, Maintained Primary/Secondary Schools
Geographic Coverage
England
Contact Name
Contact Address
Contact E-mail Address
schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk
Statistical Metadata
Scope and Purpose
Maintained primary including middle deemed.
Maintained secondary including middle deemed.
Administrative / Methodological Procedures
Concepts and Definitions
Figures are rounded to one decimal place.

. = Not Applicable
.. = Not Available
- = Nil or negligible
(p) = Provisional data

Data Classifications
Edit and Imputation Procedures
Validation and Quality Assurance
Geographic Referencing
Local Authority (LA) and Government Office Region (GOR) - Each school was allocated to it's administrative LA and GOR using the LA element of the individual schools establishment number.

Ward, Local Authority and Parliamentary Constituency - Geographic Referencing was carried out by the DfE using reference data provided by the Office for National Statistics. Each school was allocated to a 2003 Census Area Statistics (CAS) Ward, local/unitary authority and Parliamentary Constituency using its postcode.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality
Sources for Further Information or Advice
e-mail schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk
Web http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway

Meta Information

Dataset Title
Average Size of One Teacher Classes, Maintained Primary/Secondary Schools
Geographic Coverage
England
Contact Name
Contact Address
Contact E-mail Address
schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk
Statistical Metadata
Scope and Purpose
Maintained primary including middle deemed.
Maintained secondary including middle deemed.
Administrative / Methodological Procedures
Concepts and Definitions
Figures are rounded to one decimal place.

. = Not Applicable
.. = Not Available
- = Nil or negligible
(p) = Provisional data

Data Classifications
Edit and Imputation Procedures
Validation and Quality Assurance
Geographic Referencing
Local Authority (LA) and Government Office Region (GOR) - Each school was allocated to it's administrative LA and GOR using the LA element of the individual schools establishment number.

Ward, Local Authority and Parliamentary Constituency - Geographic Referencing was carried out by the DfE using reference data provided by the Office for National Statistics. Each school was allocated to a 2003 Census Area Statistics (CAS) Ward, local/unitary authority and Parliamentary Constituency using its postcode.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality
Sources for Further Information or Advice
e-mail schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk
Web http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway