Publication: Education services- Performance indicators 1999/2000

The report shows that 96% of 4-year-olds and 76% of 3-year-olds had a place in pre-school education, the average number of pupils per class in primary schools fell slightly to just under 25, councils reported a welcome reduction in the average time taken for special educational needs assessments, to 30 weeks, there has been little headway in reducing the number of empty places in primary and secondary schools.