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Class size
4.11 At September 1999, the average class size in publicly funded mainstream classes was 24.6, compared with 18.1 in independent schools.
4.12 In single stage classes of publicly funded primary schools, the average class size was lower in the early stages of P1-P3 at 25.2 pupils per class, compared with 26.7 in single stage P4-P7 classes. A composite class is a class of pupils from two consecutive stages, multi-stage composites include pupils from more than two consecutive stages. The average composite class size was 20.6. A similar pattern was recorded for independent schools, although there were fewer composite classes in independent schools.
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Average class sizes in primary schools(1), by school sector and type of class, September 1999 |
Table 8 |
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School sector |
All classes |
Single stage classes |
Composite stage classes(2) |
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P1-P3 |
P4-P7 |
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Total |
24.4 |
24.9 |
26.4 |
20.4 |
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Publicly funded |
24.6 |
25.2 |
26.7 |
20.6 |
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Independent |
18.1 |
17.8 |
19.5 |
11.0 |
(1) Including a small number of classes taught by two teachers.
(2) Composite classes includes multi-stage composite classes.
See Annex note 3.6.
4.13 The average class size for single stage and composite classes varies depending upon the size of the school, along with other factors. Table 9 shows that the smallest publicly funded primary schools had the lowest average class sizes.
4.14 As the school size increases, so does the average class size for both single stage and composite classes, rising to 29.7 and 23.7 for single stage and composite classes respectively.
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Average class sizes in publicly funded primary schools(1), by size of school and type of class, September 1999 |
Table 9 |
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School roll |
Number of schools |
All classes |
Single stage classes |
Composite classes(2) |
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Number |
Average size |
Number |
Average size |
Number |
Average size |
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Scotland |
2,293 |
17,484 |
24.6 |
12,837 |
26.1 |
4,647 |
20.6 |
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<20 |
132 |
163 |
9.6 |
7 |
2.3 |
156 |
10.0 |
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20 - 50 |
339 |
767 |
15.1 |
24 |
6.0 |
743 |
15.4 |
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51 - 100 |
312 |
1,182 |
19.5 |
126 |
14.6 |
1,056 |
20.1 |
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101 - 150 |
238 |
1,401 |
21.4 |
660 |
20.3 |
741 |
22.3 |
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151 - 200 |
304 |
2,238 |
23.8 |
2,021 |
24.0 |
217 |
21.6 |
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201 - 250 |
261 |
2,311 |
25.3 |
1,774 |
26.1 |
537 |
22.5 |
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251 - 300 |
213 |
2,275 |
25.4 |
1,668 |
26.2 |
607 |
23.2 |
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301 - 400 |
299 |
3,934 |
26.2 |
3,510 |
26.5 |
424 |
23.7 |
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401 - 600 |
182 |
2,924 |
28.3 |
2,765 |
28.6 |
159 |
23.4 |
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>600 |
13 |
289 |
29.5 |
282 |
29.7 |
7 |
23.3 |
(1) Including a small number of classes taught by two teachers.
(2) Composite classes includes multi-stage composite classes.
See Annex note 3.6.
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