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

Teaching AssistantsOther Support Staff
19972007Difference19972007Difference
South West Region5,03014,2809,2508,04015,2407,200
England61,260165,380104,12075,200147,00071,800

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Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
South West Region16,40017,4001,00017,21020,4103,200
England183,930188,8604,930184,330214,27029,940

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Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Bath and North East Somerset District22.520.9-1.616.616.4-0.2
Bournemouth District25.922.6-3.31817.7-0.3
Bristol, City of District2321.7-1.315.615.4-0.2
Caradon District23.321.5-1.817.216-1.2
Carrick District2422.6-1.417.816.8-1.0
Cheltenham District24.421-3.417.715.8-1.9
Christchurch District2524.2-0.81817-1.0
Cotswold District22.719.8-2.917.115.8-1.3
East Devon District24.221.6-2.617.116.7-0.4
East Dorset District24.421.7-2.718.917.4-1.5
Exeter District23.221.5-1.716.716.70.0
Forest of Dean District22.420.3-2.117.916.2-1.7
Gloucester District24.221.8-2.41715.5-1.5
Isles of Scilly District16.99.5-7.49.3..
Kennet District23.120.8-2.316.516.2-0.3
Kerrier District23.521.1-2.417.116.6-0.5
Mendip District23.621.6-2.018.217-1.2
Mid Devon District23.121.9-1.216.7181.3
North Cornwall District22.621.1-1.516.916.7-0.2
North Devon District23.921.9-2.017.217-0.2
North Dorset District2319.2-3.817.616.5-1.1
North Somerset District23.822.7-1.11616.40.4
North Wiltshire District23.422.1-1.31716.7-0.3
Penwith District2523.3-1.718.217.7-0.5
Plymouth District24.422-2.417.516.8-0.7
Poole District24.223.3-0.916.615.7-0.9
Purbeck District24.120.2-3.917.916.7-1.2
Restormel District24.423.3-1.117.716.8-0.9
Salisbury District22.420.6-1.816.716.6-0.1
Sedgemoor District23.721.6-2.118.217.5-0.7
South Gloucestershire District24.222.5-1.716.715.6-1.1
South Hams District24.220.5-3.716.917.60.7
South Somerset District23.321.1-2.217.617.3-0.3
Stroud District23.620.8-2.81715.6-1.4
Swindon District23.822.4-1.417.317.40.1
Taunton Deane District23.821.6-2.21818.30.3
Teignbridge District24.221.8-2.416.917.20.3
Tewkesbury District23.920.7-3.217.315.7-1.6
Torbay District25.222-3.21716.4-0.6
Torridge District22.820.5-2.31717.20.2
West Devon District23.421.3-2.117.618.20.6
West Dorset District23.120.5-2.617.616.6-1.0
West Somerset District22.617.4-5.219.116.5-2.6
West Wiltshire District23.921.5-2.417.116.3-0.8
Weymouth and Portland District25.622.8-2.818.417.1-1.3
South West Region23.721.6-2.117.116.6-0.5
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
South West Region22,70033,310(p)10,610
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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