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SCHOOLS, PUPILS AND TEACHERS

Primary, Secondary and Nursery Schools: Time Series 1980 to 2000
Position in January each year
England

 

	Primary schools (1,2)					Secondary Schools (1)				Nursery Schools (5)
		Pupils					Pupils				Pupils
	Schools	Full-time	Part-time	Qualified Teachers(3)	Pupil:Teacher ratio (4)	Schools	Full-time	Qualified Teachers(3)	Pupil:Teacher ratio (4)	Schools	Full-time	Part-time	Qualified Teachers (3)	Pupil:Teacher ratio (4)
1980	21,242	4,210,328	150,517	188,603	22.7	4,680	3,866,102	232,457	16.6	599	14,274	34,538	1,595	19.8
1981	21,018	4,020,964	155,529	181,310	22.6	4,654	3,839,858	230,928	16.6	591	13,946	34,681	1,589	19.7
1982	20,650	3,838,907	167,804	174,240	22.5	4,622	3,798,000	228,397	16.6	584	13,530	35,811	1,582	19.9
1983	20,384	3,660,634	183,491	168,514	22.3	4,553	3,740,944	227,084	16.5	577	12,791	37,084	1,558	20.1
1984	20,020	3,571,376	194,469	165,637	22.1	4,444	3,645,586	224,648	16.2	567	12,367	37,260	1,551	20.0
1985	19,734	3,542,076	205,772	164,429	22.2	4,382	3,525,771	218,605	16.1	563	12,046	37,796	1,571	19.7
1986	19,549	3,548,313	212,669	165,318	22.1	4,286	3,388,517	212,641	15.9	562	11,860	37,836	1,567	19.6
1987	19,432	3,576,938	215,292	168,385	21.9	4,221	3,239,512	207,180	15.6	560	11,696	38,049	1,583	19.4
1988	19,319	3,618,300	226,628	169,700	22.0	4,153	3,070,172	199,584	15.4	560	11,407	38,596	1,581	19.4
1989	19,232	3,667,129	238,349	172,414	22.0	4,035	2,944,722	192,841	15.3	561	11,135	39,305	1,580	19.5
1990	19,162	3,734,025	250,835	175,599	22.0	3,976	2,862,624	187,646	15.3	566	10,622	41,196	1,609	19.4
1991	19,047	3,782,108	265,370	176,295	22.2	3,897	2,853,288	183,508	15.5	568	10,275	42,101	1,637	19.1
1992	18,926	3,811,404	278,132	177,873	22.2	3,847	2,905,779	183,555	15.8	562	9,935	42,518	1,632	19.1
1993	18,828	3,878,753	286,650	179,420	22.4	3,773	2,964,669	184,036	16.1	563	9,672	43,635	1,643	19.2
1994	18,683	3,945,344	296,406	180,558	22.7	3,629	2,933,598	178,780	16.4	554	9,140	43,474	1,579	19.6
1995	18,551	4,005,842	306,358	181,910	22.9	3,614	2,992,857	181,445	16.5	553	8,871	43,897	1,580	19.5
1996	18,480	4,075,664	313,700	182,626	23.2	3,594	3,010,416	180,868	16.6	549	8,846	43,563	1,588	19.2
1997	18,392	4,113,219	315,824	182,442	23.4	3,569	3,041,584	181,692	16.7	546	8,714	42,252	1,576	18.9
1998	18,312	4,140,130	320,516	181,394	23.7	3,567	3,072,822	181,853	16.9	535	8,443	40,482	1,541	18.6
1999	18,234	4,140,955	319,216	182,646	23.5	3,560	3,121,901	183,578	17.0	522	8,491	39,126	1,520	18.5
2000	18,158	4,120,900	314,446	183,762	23.3	3,550	3,181,813	185,429	17.2	516	8,087	38,367	1,504	18.1

(1) Includes Middle Schools

(2) To 1982 includes Immigrant centres (centres for teaching English as an additional language).

(3) Includes both the full-time and full-time equivalent of part-time qualified teachers.

(4) The pupil:teacher ratio within schools is the ratio of the full-time equivalent number of pupils (counting each part-time pupil as 0.5) to the full-time equivalent of teachers.

(5) Includes 2 Direct Grant Nursery schools.