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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Wigan
England > North West Region > Wigan LA
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 service in the maintained sector. £'s
Numbers of Teaching Assistants and Other Support Staff (FTE), Maintained Schools 
| Teaching Assistants | Other Support Staff | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | Difference | 1997 | 2007 | Difference | |
| Wigan LA | 340 | 1,160 | 820 | 360 | 730 | 370 |
| North West Region | 8,910 | 24,080 | 15,170 | 8,910 | 18,140 | 9,230 |
| England | 61,260 | 165,380 | 104,120 | 75,200 | 147,000 | 71,800 |
Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools
| Primary | Secondary | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | Difference | 1997 | 2007 | Difference | |
| Wigan LA | 1,270 | 1,150 | -120 | 1,260 | 1,340 | 80 |
| North West Region | 28,030 | 26,380 | -1,650 | 26,590 | 29,590 | 3,000 |
| England | 183,930 | 188,860 | 4,930 | 184,330 | 214,270 | 29,940 |
Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools
| Primary | Secondary | |||||
| 1997 | 2007 | Difference | 1997 | 2007 | Difference | |
| Abram Ward | 21.6 | 22.1 | 0.5 | . | . | . |
| Ashton-Golborne Ward | 21.4 | 23.4 | 2.0 | 16 | 16.9 | 0.9 |
| Aspull-Standish Ward | 23.9 | 21.9 | -2.0 | . | . | . |
| Atherton Ward | 23.4 | 22.1 | -1.3 | 16.5 | 19.3 | 2.8 |
| Bedford-Astley Ward | 21.2 | 18.2 | -3.0 | 15.6 | 14.8 | -0.8 |
| Beech Hill Ward | 23.1 | 21.5 | -1.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | -0.1 |
| Bryn Ward | 24.3 | 22.5 | -1.8 | 16 | 14.8 | -1.2 |
| Hindley Ward | 24.2 | 22.3 | -1.9 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 0.5 |
| Hindley Green Ward | 22.7 | 20.1 | -2.6 | 17.5 | 15.1 | -2.4 |
| Hindsford Ward | 21.4 | 20.1 | -1.3 | 16 | 16.3 | 0.3 |
| Hope Carr Ward | 24.3 | 21.6 | -2.7 | 16.1 | 15.8 | -0.3 |
| Ince Ward | 23 | 23.2 | 0.2 | 14 | 15.6 | 1.6 |
| Langtree Ward | 23.5 | 20.8 | -2.7 | 16.9 | 17 | 0.1 |
| Leigh Central Ward | 22 | 20.4 | -1.6 | . | . | . |
| Leigh East Ward | 24.1 | 22.7 | -1.4 | . | . | . |
| Lightshaw Ward | 22.6 | 23.5 | 0.9 | 16.8 | 16 | -0.8 |
| Newtown Ward | 20 | 20.8 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 8.1 | -7.5 |
| Norley Ward | 22.1 | 19.9 | -2.2 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 1.9 |
| Orrell Ward | 23.7 | 22.4 | -1.3 | 17.1 | 15.8 | -1.3 |
| Swinley Ward | 25.8 | 23.6 | -2.2 | 15.9 | 14.8 | -1.1 |
| Tyldesley East Ward | 24.2 | 22.7 | -1.5 | . | . | . |
| Whelley Ward | 25.5 | 19.8 | -5.7 | . | . | . |
| Winstanley Ward | 23.1 | 23.8 | 0.7 | 16.3 | 14.8 | -1.5 |
| Worsley Mesnes Ward | 23.1 | 20 | -3.1 | 16.4 | 16 | -0.4 |
| Wigan LA | 23.1 | 21.8 | -1.3 | 16 | 15.7 | -0.3 |
| North West Region | 23.9 | 21.9 | -2.0 | 16.6 | 15.8 | -0.8 |
| England | 23.4 | 21.8 | -1.6 | 16.7 | 16.4 | -0.3 |
Average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers in service in the maintained sector. £'s
| 1997 | 2006 | Difference | |
| Wigan LA | 22,960 | ..(p) | -22,960 |
| North West Region | 22,650 | 33,640(p) | 10,990 |
| England | 23,000 | 34,010(p) | 11,010 |
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.
