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Education and Skills in Your Area - Parliamentary Constituency: Folkestone and Hythe
England > South East Region > Kent LA > Folkestone and Hythe Constituency
School Workforce
- Numbers of Teaching Assistants and Other Support Staff (FTE), Maintained Schools
- Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools
- Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
- Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units. £'s
Numbers of Teaching Assistants and Other Support Staff (FTE), Maintained Schools 
| Teaching Assistants | Other Support Staff | |||||
| 1997 | 2009 | Difference | 1997 | 2009 | Difference | |
| Folkestone and Hythe Constituency | 180 | 410 | 230 | 150 | 510 | 360 |
| Kent LA | 2,400 | 5,450 | 3,050 | 2,870 | 5,800 | 2,930 |
| South East Region | 10,090 | 27,940 | 17,850 | 14,210 | 28,730 | 14,520 |
| England | 61,260 | 185,530 | 124,270 | 75,200 | 164,750 | 89,550 |
Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools
| Primary | Secondary | |||||
| 1997 | 2009 | Difference | 1997 | 2009 | Difference | |
| Folkestone and Hythe Constituency | 340 | 400 | 60 | 360 | 430 | 70 |
| Kent LA | 5,680 | 5,210 | -470 | 6,600 | 6,800 | 200 |
| South East Region | 27,580 | 29,500 | 1,920 | 27,580 | 33,580 | 6,000 |
| England | 183,930 | 190,270 | 6,340 | 184,330 | 218,830 | 34,500 |
Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
| Primary | Secondary | |||||
| 1997 | 2009 | Difference | 1997 | 2009 | Difference | |
| Dymchurch and St Mary's Bay Ward | 25.2 | 17.2 | -8 | . | . | . |
| Elham and Stelling Minnis Ward | 22.8 | 18.4 | -4.4 | . | . | . |
| Folkestone Cheriton Ward | 23 | 19.9 | -3.1 | . | . | . |
| Folkestone East Ward | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Folkestone Foord Ward | 23.8 | 14.7 | -9.1 | . | . | . |
| Folkestone Harbour Ward | 23 | 21.5 | -1.5 | . | . | . |
| Folkestone Harvey Central Ward | 24.9 | 22.4 | -2.5 | . | . | . |
| Folkestone Harvey West Ward | . | 22.2 | . | . | . | . |
| Folkestone Morehall Ward | 22.8 | 22.1 | -0.7 | 16.2 | 17.9 | 1.7 |
| Folkestone Park Ward | 25.9 | 23.6 | -2.3 | 17.2 | 16.7 | -0.5 |
| Folkestone Sandgate Ward | 25.9 | 23.1 | -2.8 | 16.8 | 18 | 1.2 |
| Hythe Central Ward | 20.4 | 17.6 | -2.8 | . | . | . |
| Hythe East Ward | 23.4 | 23.6 | 0.2 | . | . | . |
| Hythe West Ward | 24.7 | 15.4 | -9.3 | . | . | . |
| Lydd Ward | 24.6 | 23.3 | -1.3 | . | . | . |
| Lympne and Stanford Ward | 24.8 | . | . | . | . | . |
| New Romney Coast Ward | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| New Romney Town Ward | 25.2 | 23.5 | -1.7 | 15.9 | . | . |
| North Downs East Ward | 24.2 | 20.9 | -3.3 | . | . | . |
| North Downs West Ward | 21.1 | 19 | -2.1 | . | . | . |
| Romney Marsh Ward | 20.7 | 20.1 | -0.6 | . | . | . |
| Tolsford Ward | 26.8 | 24.1 | -2.7 | 16 | 15.2 | -0.8 |
| Folkestone and Hythe Constituency | 23.8 | 20.4 | -3.4 | 16.4 | 25.1 | 8.7 |
| Kent LA | - | 21.3 | N/A | - | 16.5 | N/A |
| South East Region | 23.2 | 21.3 | -1.9 | 16.7 | 16.3 | -0.4 |
| England | 23.4 | 21.4 | -2 | 16.7 | 15.9 | -0.8 |
Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units. £'s
| 1997 | 2008 | Difference | |
| Kent LA | . | 37,040 | . |
| South East Region | 22,640 | 36,660 | 14,020 |
| England | 22,920 | 37,350 | 14,430 |
National Summary
Teaching Assistants - in 2009 there were 185,530 teaching assistants in Maintained Schools up from 61,260 in 1997.
Other Support Staff - in 2009 there were 164,750 full time equivalent other support staff in Maintained Schools up from 75,200 in 1997.
Numbers of Teachers - in 2009 there were 190,270 full time equivalent teachers in Maintained Primary Schools up from 183,930 in 1997. In Maintained Secondary Schools there were 218,830 full time equivalent teachers in 2009 up from 184,330 in 1997.
Pupil Teacher Ratios - in 2009 the pupil : teacher ratio for Maintained Primary Schools was 21.4 down from 23.4 in 1997. For Maintained Secondary Schools the pupil : teacher ratio in 2009 was 15.9 down from 16.7 in 1997.
The average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers, in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units in 2008 was £37,350 up from £22,920 in 1997.
