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<p>The Department for Education has reviewed academic studies on the relationship
between class size and attainment. The effect of class sizes on attainment in primary
schools has long been contested and complicated by debates about how it can be accurately
measured. The most robust studies have been reviewed and suggest class sizes have
little effect beyond the early years when smaller classes have some positive impact.</p><p>The
review ‘Class size and education in England evidence report’ was published on the
Department’s website in December 2011 and is available online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/class-size-and-education-in-england-evidence-report"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/class-size-and-education-in-england-evidence-report</a></p><p>Children
are only permitted to join classes of 30 or more in exceptional cases - if for instance
they are in care or from military families and admitted outside the normal admission
round. On 12 June, the Department published data that showed the average infant class
size currently stands at 27.4, which is well within the statutory limit of 30 pupils
per teacher. This is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2014</a></p>
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