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School Workforce

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

Teaching AssistantsOther Support Staff
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Amber Valley Constituency11031020012021090
Ashfield Constituency150330180120240120
Bassetlaw Constituency10029019090200110
Blaby Constituency50260210140300160
Bolsover Constituency1102901808014060
Boston and Skegness Constituency90320230120230110
Bosworth Constituency60280220160300140
Broxtowe Constituency9023014010019090
Charnwood Constituency60270210140290150
Chesterfield Constituency130310180110260150
Corby Constituency120350230160390230
Daventry Constituency110280170200420220
Derby North Constituency170380210140270130
Derby South Constituency170500330130240110
Erewash Constituency14031017012021090
Gainsborough Constituency10032022012021090
Gedling Constituency10022012090230140
Grantham and Stamford Constituency150420270130270140
Harborough Constituency90240150210400190
High Peak Constituency12029017015023080
Kettering Constituency150330180190420230
Leicester East Constituency160390230210430220
Leicester South Constituency110290180170320150
Leicester West Constituency160370210180430250
Lincoln Constituency140410270130230100
Loughborough Constituency90290200160300140
Louth and Horncastle Constituency14043029015023080
Mansfield Constituency140340200150280130
Newark Constituency110320210120260140
North East Derbyshire Constituency70260190110230120
North West Leicestershire Constituency80260180140270130
Northampton North Constituency190440250200500300
Northampton South Constituency120340220160360200
Nottingham East Constituency15041026080250170
Nottingham North Constituency210490280120300180
Nottingham South Constituency1103102008017090
Rushcliffe Constituency90230140110220110
Rutland and Melton Constituency9029020016024080
Sherwood Constituency10030020010019090
Sleaford and North Hykeham Constituency100320220130240110
South Derbyshire Constituency90310220150260110
South Holland and The Deepings Constituency100320220120220100
Wellingborough Constituency120280160170430260
West Derbyshire Constituency80230150120220100
East Midlands Region5,07014,1609,0905,97012,2106,240
England61,260165,380104,12075,200147,00071,800

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Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Amber Valley Constituency3203503032038060
Ashfield Constituency3103504035042070
Bassetlaw Constituency340330-1025033080
Blaby Constituency3303603033038050
Bolsover Constituency3103302023027040
Boston and Skegness Constituency2903102035041060
Bosworth Constituency2903001040042020
Broxtowe Constituency310310032036040
Charnwood Constituency3303401028035070
Chesterfield Constituency2903102036042060
Corby Constituency400380-20420550130
Daventry Constituency4604903047051040
Derby North Constituency33035020290450160
Derby South Constituency4604802033039060
Erewash Constituency35036010320420100
Gainsborough Constituency3103302037042050
Gedling Constituency30030003903900
Grantham and Stamford Constituency3403501041050090
Harborough Constituency32033010480600120
High Peak Constituency350350033040070
Kettering Constituency39042030490590100
Leicester East Constituency490470-204604600
Leicester South Constituency440430-1028030020
Leicester West Constituency410380-30370360-10
Lincoln Constituency320290-3031039080
Loughborough Constituency300280-2044046020
Louth and Horncastle Constituency3003101035042070
Mansfield Constituency280340604504500
Newark Constituency3203503044047030
North East Derbyshire Constituency2903405036044080
North West Leicestershire Constituency3003303029035060
Northampton North Constituency31039080560510-50
Northampton South Constituency330430100430370-60
Nottingham East Constituency360350-10150290140
Nottingham North Constituency4404501040041010
Nottingham South Constituency320250-7028032040
Rushcliffe Constituency3203705042050080
Rutland and Melton Constituency3203503032035030
Sherwood Constituency3403602036042060
Sleaford and North Hykeham Constituency35042070440550110
South Derbyshire Constituency35044090470590120
South Holland and The Deepings Constituency29033040340440100
Wellingborough Constituency4004101041048070
West Derbyshire Constituency2603509042049070
East Midlands Region14,95015,86091016,20018,7602,560
England183,930188,8604,930184,330214,27029,940

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Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Amber Valley Constituency2622-4.017.616.8-0.8
Ashfield Constituency26.223.8-2.417.716.2-1.5
Bassetlaw Constituency24.422.3-2.117.517.50.0
Blaby Constituency23.923.3-0.617.318.20.9
Bolsover Constituency25.721.4-4.317.516.8-0.7
Boston and Skegness Constituency24.423.3-1.115.617.31.7
Bosworth Constituency2423.4-0.617.818.30.5
Broxtowe Constituency25.423-2.417.117.20.1
Charnwood Constituency24.823.9-0.91818.80.8
Chesterfield Constituency26.722.4-4.317.716.8-0.9
Corby Constituency2322-1.015.816.81.0
Daventry Constituency23.721.9-1.816.617.30.7
Derby North Constituency26.322.1-4.217.616.2-1.4
Derby South Constituency23.821.8-2.016.515.9-0.6
Erewash Constituency27.422.8-4.618.517-1.5
Gainsborough Constituency23.521.7-1.816.316.70.4
Gedling Constituency25.823.7-2.117.617.60.0
Grantham and Stamford Constituency24.222.6-1.615.916.50.6
Harborough Constituency24.423.4-1.018.317.9-0.4
High Peak Constituency2521.9-3.11716.1-0.9
Kettering Constituency23.522.5-1.01716.5-0.5
Leicester East Constituency23.122.3-0.817.116.8-0.3
Leicester South Constituency22.521.8-0.716.116.40.3
Leicester West Constituency22.920.5-2.416.416.80.4
Lincoln Constituency2422.5-1.515.916.10.2
Loughborough Constituency24.123.9-0.216.517.51.0
Louth and Horncastle Constituency23.821.4-2.415.617.21.6
Mansfield Constituency25.222.6-2.618.617.1-1.5
Newark Constituency24.922.3-2.617.416.7-0.7
North East Derbyshire Constituency27.522-5.518.416.8-1.6
North West Leicestershire Constituency22.921.5-1.417.416.7-0.7
Northampton North Constituency22.922.2-0.717.817.6-0.2
Northampton South Constituency23.221.6-1.617.418.30.9
Nottingham East Constituency22.620-2.615.313.9-1.4
Nottingham North Constituency25.121.1-4.016.415.7-0.7
Nottingham South Constituency23.122.6-0.516.614.9-1.7
Rushcliffe Constituency25.323.2-2.117.117-0.1
Rutland and Melton Constituency22.620.3-2.316.517.10.6
Sherwood Constituency24.722-2.717.316.8-0.5
Sleaford and North Hykeham Constituency23.421.8-1.615.816.50.7
South Derbyshire Constituency25.822.4-3.416.316.2-0.1
South Holland and The Deepings Constituency2423.6-0.416.617.20.6
Wellingborough Constituency24.323-1.31615.8-0.2
West Derbyshire Constituency25.620.4-5.217.116.8-0.3
East Midlands Region24.422.2-2.21716.8-0.2
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
East Midlands Region22,80033,310(p)10,510
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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