Cameron breaks his promise on smaller class sizes as the number of infants taught in large classes soars

• Before the General Election, David Cameron promised “small schools with smaller class sizes”.

• New figures out today show that the number of infants taught in classes of over 30 has tripled since 2010 – now nearly 100,000 infants are being crammed into large classes.

• The number of "titan" primary schools is also soaring - there are 5 times the number of primary schools with over 800 pupils than in 2010.

Tristram Hunt MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, said:

“David Cameron and Michael Gove promised small schools with smaller class sizes. Yet in government their decisions have meant thousands more children are being crammed into overcrowded classes, threatening school standards. They have created a crisis in school places, spending hundreds of millions of pounds on Free Schools in areas that already have enough schools places - and children are paying the price.

“A future Labour Government will have the right priorities for driving up school standards. We will prioritise new school places in areas where there are shortages, have rigorous local oversight of schools and ensure that all teachers have or are working towards qualified teacher status.”

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