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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: West Midlands
England > West Midlands Region
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 | |
| Birmingham LA | 2,030 | 4,580 | 2,550 | 1,350 | 3,080 | 1,730 |
| Coventry LA | 390 | 910 | 520 | 610 | 1,250 | 640 |
| Dudley LA | 350 | 1,230 | 880 | 330 | 690 | 360 |
| Herefordshire LA | .. | 480 | .. | .. | 410 | .. |
| Sandwell LA | 460 | 1,140 | 680 | 370 | 1,110 | 740 |
| Shropshire LA | 520 | 860 | 340 | 620 | 680 | 60 |
| Solihull LA | 280 | 650 | 370 | 270 | 620 | 350 |
| Staffordshire LA | 1,270 | 2,270 | 1,000 | 1,420 | 2,150 | 730 |
| Stoke-on-Trent LA | .. | 870 | .. | .. | 780 | .. |
| Telford and Wrekin LA | .. | 690 | .. | .. | 460 | .. |
| Walsall LA | 380 | 910 | 530 | 450 | 980 | 530 |
| Warwickshire LA | 530 | 1,740 | 1,210 | 750 | 1,190 | 440 |
| Wolverhampton LA | 390 | 790 | 400 | 330 | 900 | 570 |
| Worcestershire LA | .. | 1,750 | 1,750 | .. | 1,230 | 1,230 |
| West Midlands Region | 7,230 | 18,870 | 11,640 | 7,350 | 15,550 | 8,200 |
| 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 | |
| Birmingham LA | 4,690 | 4,880 | 190 | 4,230 | 4,950 | 720 |
| Coventry LA | 1,260 | 1,230 | -30 | 1,210 | 1,330 | 120 |
| Dudley LA | 1,320 | 1,320 | 0 | 1,160 | 1,340 | 180 |
| Herefordshire LA | _ | 630 | N/A | _ | 660 | N/A |
| Sandwell LA | 1,290 | 1,300 | 10 | 1,150 | 1,380 | 230 |
| Shropshire LA | 1,510 | 900 | -610 | 1,590 | 1,080 | -510 |
| Solihull LA | 870 | 890 | 20 | 880 | 1,060 | 180 |
| Staffordshire LA | 3,830 | 2,740 | -1,090 | 4,090 | 3,760 | -330 |
| Stoke-on-Trent LA | _ | 910 | N/A | _ | 910 | N/A |
| Telford and Wrekin LA | _ | 610 | N/A | _ | 780 | N/A |
| Walsall LA | 1,150 | 1,150 | 0 | 1,250 | 1,460 | 210 |
| Warwickshire LA | 1,780 | 1,840 | 60 | 1,750 | 2,120 | 370 |
| Wolverhampton LA | 1,110 | 1,020 | -90 | 1,010 | 1,150 | 140 |
| Worcestershire LA | _ | 1,830 | 1,830 | _ | 2,490 | 2,490 |
| West Midlands Region | 21,030 | 21,240 | 210 | 21,020 | 24,470 | 3,450 |
| 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 | |
| Birmingham LA | 22.7 | 20.7 | -2.0 | 16.1 | 15.3 | -0.8 |
| Coventry LA | 23.6 | 21.4 | -2.2 | 16.6 | 16.5 | -0.1 |
| Dudley LA | 22.4 | 20.5 | -1.9 | 16.5 | 15.9 | -0.6 |
| Herefordshire LA | - | 20.6 | N/A | - | 15.8 | N/A |
| Sandwell LA | 24 | 22.4 | -1.6 | 16.8 | 16 | -0.8 |
| Shropshire LA | - | 23.6 | N/A | - | 16.7 | N/A |
| Solihull LA | 24 | 21.3 | -2.7 | 16.8 | 16.6 | -0.2 |
| Staffordshire LA | - | 22.5 | N/A | - | 16.3 | N/A |
| Stoke-on-Trent LA | - | 23.7 | N/A | - | 16.2 | N/A |
| Telford and Wrekin LA | - | 23.4 | N/A | - | 16.2 | N/A |
| Walsall LA | 23.7 | 21.6 | -2.1 | 16.3 | 15.8 | -0.5 |
| Warwickshire LA | 24.5 | 22.3 | -2.2 | 17.4 | 16.9 | -0.5 |
| Wolverhampton LA | 22.4 | 21 | -1.4 | 15.9 | 15.5 | -0.4 |
| Worcestershire LA | - | 21.1 | N/A | - | 16.4 | N/A |
| West Midlands Region | 23.6 | 21.7 | -1.9 | 16.9 | 16.1 | -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 | |
| Birmingham LA | 22,550 | 33,890(p) | 11,340 |
| Coventry LA | 23,210 | 33,970(p) | 10,760 |
| Dudley LA | 22,600 | 33,490(p) | 10,890 |
| Herefordshire LA | .. | 32,870(p) | 32,870 |
| Sandwell LA | 22,860 | 33,400(p) | 10,540 |
| Shropshire LA | .. | 33,890(p) | 33,890 |
| Solihull LA | 22,330 | 32,140(p) | 9,810 |
| Staffordshire LA | .. | 33,470(p) | 33,470 |
| Stoke-on-Trent LA | .. | 32,460(p) | 32,460 |
| Telford and Wrekin LA | .. | 33,590(p) | 33,590 |
| Walsall LA | 22,630 | 32,530(p) | 9,900 |
| Warwickshire LA | 22,540 | 33,180(p) | 10,640 |
| Wolverhampton LA | 22,820 | 33,910(p) | 11,090 |
| Worcestershire LA | .. | 33,070(p) | 33,070 |
| West Midlands Region | 22,660 | 33,420(p) | 10,760 |
| 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.
