Class sizes - state-funded primary and secondary schools
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Number of pupils and classes and average class sizes for state-funded primary and secondary schools, including infant and key stage 2 class sizes
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Data set details
- Theme
- Pupils and schools
- Publication
- Schools, pupils and their characteristics
- Release
- Academic year 2023/24
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Average class size
- Number of classes
- Number of pupils
- Filters
- Size of class
- Type of class
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2023/24
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | classtype | size | number_of_classes | number_of_pupils | average_class_size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000020 | Gateshead | Infant (Reception plus KS1) | 1 to 30 | 220 | 5632 | 25.6 |
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000020 | Gateshead | Infant (Reception plus KS1) | 31 to 35 | 9 | 279 | 31 |
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000020 | Gateshead | Infant (Reception plus KS1) | 36 plus | 0 | 0 | z |
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000020 | Gateshead | Infant (Reception plus KS1) | Total | 229 | 5911 | 25.81222707 |
| 201516 | Academic year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 390 | E08000020 | Gateshead | KS2 | 1 to 30 | 262 | 6513 | 24.85877863 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| average_class_size | Average class size |
| classtype | Type of class - Type of class (Infant (Reception plus KS1), KS2, Primary or Secondary) |
| number_of_classes | Number of classes |
| number_of_pupils | Number of pupils |
| size | Size of class - Class size (1 to 30, 31 to 35, 36 plus) |
Footnotes
- Totals include state-funded nursery, primary, secondary, alternative provision (AP) schools and special schools, and non-maintained special schools. Does not include independent schools
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