Saturday, 22 June 2013
Primary-school class sizes in England surge as effects of baby boom are felt
The demographic bulge has led the National Audit Office to predict that admissions will rise by another 240,000 in September. Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PAThe demographic strain on England's schools has been revealed by official statistics showing a sharp rise in the number of pupils being taught in packed primary classrooms.The latest figures published in the annual school census reveal that 2,299 classes of five to seven-year-olds were above the government's guideline of 30 pupils per class
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