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Table 2.10: Average primary class sizes by type of class and stage, 2001-2008 (1)

Class Type

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

All

24.3

24.0

23.7

23.9

23.6

23.6

23.3

23.2

Single stage

25.7

25.5

25.1

25.3

25.1

25.1

24.8

24.7

Composite

20.6

20.2

20.1

20.2

19.9

20.0

20.0

20.0

Single stage classes by stage

P1

23.7

23.5

23.2

23.2

23.1

22.9

21.1

21.1

P2

24.8

24.6

24.3

24.6

24.2

24.2

24.2

23.6

P3

25.3

25.3

24.6

25.1

25.1

25.0

24.8

24.7

P4

26.5

26.3

25.9

26.1

26.0

25.9

26.0

26.1

P5

26.7

26.5

26.2

26.5

26.3

26.4

26.1

26.3

P6

26.7

26.6

26.3

26.2

26.2

26.3

26.2

26.3

P7

26.2

26.0

25.7

25.9

25.4

25.6

25.6

25.6

(1) see background note 5.1.

Local authority figures on pages 53 and 54.

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