Department for Education · 13 December 2019 – 5 July 2024
Average primary class size during the Conservative 2019–2024 government
2018/19 academic year → 2022/23 academic year · 4 periods
↓ 1.5%−0.4 pupils
Average primary class size fell by 1.5% over the period, from 27.1 pupils (2018/19 academic year, the level when the government took office) to 26.7 (2022/23 academic year, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2018/19 academic year: 27.1
Level when it left 2022/23 academic year: 26.7
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The average number of pupils per class in state-funded primary schools in England at the January census.
Doesn’t measure: Teaching assistants, or how much attention any pupil receives.