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Class Sizes

Commons · Question 2375 · Tabled 30 Jul 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 2 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to increase class sizes to accommodate children moving from the independent sector to the state sector.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 2 Sep 2024

The number of pupils who may switch schools as a result of changes in the independent sector is expected to represent a very small proportion of overall pupil numbers in the state sector. Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) research has estimated that up t...