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Classroom Assistants

Commons · Question 106507 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in England and Wales in primary school have a classroom assistant full time.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 27 Jan 2026

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The department does not hold data on whether a child has access to a teaching assistant full time or for part of their school day.Schools in England are asked to re...