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School Workforce

Numbers of Teaching Assistants and Other Support Staff (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

Teaching AssistantsOther Support Staff
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Barnsley LA360700340320690370
Bradford LA1,2402,0808408502,2401,390
Calderdale LA370940570330600270
Doncaster LA5309504205801,060480
East Riding of Yorkshire LA3401,040700470910440
Kingston upon Hull LA3701,010640360840480
Kirklees LA5901,4508606301,260630
Leeds LA1,5702,6101,0401,0202,3001,280
North East Lincolnshire LA220690470230540310
North Lincolnshire LA180580400220410190
North Yorkshire LA4401,8401,4007801,390610
Rotherham LA280940660340980640
Sheffield LA5801,5509706001,400800
Wakefield LA5401,140600460910450
York LA140520380180330150
Yorkshire and The Humber Region7,74018,03010,2907,37015,8308,460
England61,260165,380104,12075,200147,00071,800

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Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Barnsley LA82085030730870140
Bradford LA1,7202,2405202,5802,250-330
Calderdale LA810870608501,010160
Doncaster LA1,2201,140-801,2601,430170
East Riding of Yorkshire LA1,0401,1501101,2301,440210
Kingston upon Hull LA1,050960-90830980150
Kirklees LA1,5501,6801301,4901,660170
Leeds LA2,8202,620-2002,6703,020350
North East Lincolnshire LA670630-4063068050
North Lincolnshire LA590590060066060
North Yorkshire LA1,9902,0901002,2902,700410
Rotherham LA1,020980-401,1301,330200
Sheffield LA1,9201,840-801,6101,930320
Wakefield LA1,2701,140-1301,1801,350170
York LA5906001057063060
Yorkshire and The Humber Region19,06019,39033019,66021,9402,280
England183,930188,8604,930184,330214,27029,940

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Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Barnsley LA25.522.5-3.017.816.3-1.5
Bradford LA2322.1-0.918.116.1-2.0
Calderdale LA24.321.3-3.016.915.7-1.2
Doncaster LA24.422.4-2.016.615.7-0.9
East Riding of Yorkshire LA25.521.9-3.617170.0
Kingston upon Hull LA25.522-3.518.217.9-0.3
Kirklees LA23.820.8-3.017.416.5-0.9
Leeds LA24.122.4-1.716.916.4-0.5
North East Lincolnshire LA2521.9-3.117.917.4-0.5
North Lincolnshire LA24.623.9-0.717.517-0.5
North Yorkshire LA23.520.6-2.916.415.9-0.5
Rotherham LA2423-1.017.215.9-1.3
Sheffield LA23.322.2-1.117.316.8-0.5
Wakefield LA24.423.2-1.216.916.8-0.1
York LA24.321.7-2.616.316.30.0
Yorkshire and The Humber Region24.122.0-2.117.216.4-0.8
England23.421.8-1.616.716.4-0.3

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Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in service in the maintained sector. £'s Metadata

19972006Difference
Barnsley LA22,31033,240(p)10,930
Bradford LA22,52033,610(p)11,090
Calderdale LA22,61033,530(p)10,920
Doncaster LA22,50033,720(p)11,220
East Riding of Yorkshire LA22,59033,250(p)10,660
Kingston upon Hull LA22,70033,550(p)10,850
Kirklees LA22,82033,560(p)10,740
Leeds LA22,83033,420(p)10,590
North East Lincolnshire LA22,69033,570(p)10,880
North Lincolnshire LA22,66033,560(p)10,900
North Yorkshire LA22,76033,510(p)10,750
Rotherham LA22,67033,320(p)10,650
Sheffield LA23,44033,310(p)9,870
Wakefield LA22,11032,860(p)10,750
York LA22,56033,150(p)10,590
Yorkshire and The Humber Region23,33033,420(p)10,090
England23,00034,010(p)11,010

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National Summary

Teaching Assistants - in 2007 there were 165,380 teaching assistants in Maintained Schools up from 61,260 in 1997.

Other Support Staff - in 2007 there were 147,000 full time equivalent other support staff in Maintained Schools up from 75,000 in 1997.

Numbers of Teachers - in 2007 there were 188,860 full time equivalent teachers in Maintained Primary Schools up from 183,930 in 1997. In Maintained Secondary Schools there were 214,270 full time equivalent teachers in 2007 up from 184,330 in 1997.

Pupil Teacher Ratios - in 2007 the pupil : teacher ratio for Maintained Primary Schools was 21.8 down from 23.4 in 1997. For Maintained Secondary Schools the pupil : teacher ratio in 2007 was 16.4 down from 16.7 in 1997.

The average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers, in service in the maintained sector, in 2006 was £34,010 (provisional) up from £23,000 in 1997.


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