Social distance headache
SCHOOLS WILL STRUGGLE TO MEET MAXIMUM 15 PUPILS A CLASS ADVICE
THE majority of schools in Kirklees will struggle to implement social distancing measures, new data has revealed.
Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 classes returned yesterday, with secondary school pupils in year 10 and 12 returning in two weeks from Monday, June 15. However, classes will struggle to be set at the recommended maximum of 15.
Within Kirklees, the average class size across all schools stands at 18 pupils per teacher. In fact, 85% of all schools in the area have a pupil/ teacher ratio of more than 15 children per class - 92% of primary schools, and 76% of secondary schools.
One primary school - St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (Dewsbury) - has 27 pupils for every teacher, while Manor Croft Academy, a secondary
school, has 20 per class.
School name // Average number of pupils per teacher
St Joseph’s Catholic
School (Dewsbury) // 26.8
Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School // 26.7
Carlton Junior and Infant School // 26.3
Lepton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School // 25.1
Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School // 24.7
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School // 24.7
St Peter’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior, Infant and Early Years School // 24.6
Skelmanthorpe Academy // 24.3 Lindley Church of England Infant School // 24.3
Millbridge Junior Infant and Nursery School // 24.2
Primary
School name // Average number of pupils per teacher
Manor Croft Academy // 19.9 Kirkburton Middle School // 19.6 Colne Valley High School // 19.3 Upper Batley High School // 18.9 Salendine Nook High School Academy // 18.4
Heckmondwike Grammar School // 18.4
Holmfirth High School // 18.3
BBG Academy // 18.2
Scissett Middle School // 18.1 Shelley College // 17.9