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

Teaching AssistantsOther Support Staff
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Barking and Dagenham LA300570270240420180
Barnet LA2901,170880510680170
Bexley LA200690490310820510
Brent LA260770510330810480
Bromley LA220690470410860450
Camden LA200660460290420130
City of London LA01010100-10
Croydon LA4001,010610510900390
Ealing LA340780440340680340
Enfield LA2501,2901,040480820340
Greenwich LA360880520370950580
Hackney LA210890680280510230
Hammersmith and Fulham LA190410220200380180
Haringey LA350950600270520250
Harrow LA270680410310550240
Havering LA170700530420630210
Hillingdon LA330940610470970500
Hounslow LA280650370350590240
Islington LA250680430230350120
Kensington and Chelsea LA13033020018027090
Kingston upon Thames LA130440310200340140
Lambeth LA300810510390670280
Lewisham LA280850570370740370
Merton LA190580390230360130
Newham LA2801,1809004301,370940
Redbridge LA2001,020820400720320
Richmond upon Thames LA10039029019028090
Southwark LA3501,210860410810400
Sutton LA160470310260570310
Tower Hamlets LA3701,3901,020480730250
Waltham Forest LA380770390360830470
Wandsworth LA330880550440780340
Westminster LA150500350220420200
London Region8,21025,08016,87010,87020,6709,800
England61,260165,380104,12075,200147,00071,800

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Numbers of Teachers (FTE), Maintained Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Barking and Dagenham LA75082070660880220
Barnet LA1,2301,270401,3601,460100
Bexley LA870890208901,230340
Brent LA10001,1401409101,260350
Bromley LA10001,070701,1701,460290
Camden LA57058010790740-50
City of London LA2010-10...
Croydon LA1,3101,320109801,350370
Ealing LA1,1501,15008801,110230
Enfield LA1,1201,3302101,2201,530310
Greenwich LA99099008601,120260
Hackney LA92010008051055040
Hammersmith and Fulham LA46050040360490130
Haringey LA10001,01010700880180
Harrow LA9509601055062070
Havering LA880870-109101,100190
Hillingdon LA9301,0901609401,270330
Hounslow LA890890010001,110110
Islington LA780710-7050058080
Kensington and Chelsea LA38040020270250-20
Kingston upon Thames LA45053080500620120
Lambeth LA9501,050100450620170
Lewisham LA1,0201,09070730890160
Merton LA680650-3045052070
Newham LA1,1301,5404109801,260280
Redbridge LA9001,0901901,0501,380330
Richmond upon Thames LA52060080460440-20
Southwark LA1,0501,180130600980380
Sutton LA580650707501,030280
Tower Hamlets LA1,1201,19070850960110
Waltham Forest LA94097030790990200
Wandsworth LA86088020620820200
Westminster LA52059070520640120
London Region27,88030,0002,12024,18030,0805,900
England183,930188,8604,930184,330214,27029,940

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Pupil Teacher Ratios for Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools Metadata

PrimarySecondary
19972007Difference19972007Difference
Barking and Dagenham LA22.723.81.115.716.60.9
Barnet LA21.321.70.414.815.81.0
Bexley LA24.822.7-2.117.418.20.8
Brent LA21.922.20.315.215.70.5
Bromley LA24.422.8-1.616.316.80.5
Camden LA2022.52.514.314.80.5
City of London LA13.921.98.0...
Croydon LA2322.5-0.516.216.50.3
Ealing LA22.524.41.916.416.40.0
Enfield LA23.221.6-1.615.9160.1
Greenwich LA21.120.9-0.21615.4-0.6
Hackney LA19.521.21.714.915.40.5
Hammersmith and Fulham LA20.521.81.317.415.8-1.6
Haringey LA21.122.11.014.615.61.0
Harrow LA20.722.41.715.5160.5
Havering LA23.822.6-1.216.316.50.2
Hillingdon LA22.6230.416.216.60.4
Hounslow LA21.522.30.815.8160.2
Islington LA21.121.60.515.715.70.0
Kensington and Chelsea LA17.721.13.412.915.82.9
Kingston upon Thames LA23.922.5-1.416.616.1-0.5
Lambeth LA19.820.10.31515.50.5
Lewisham LA20.619.6-1.015.216.71.5
Merton LA21.722.71.017.217.80.6
Newham LA24.320.7-3.616.315.5-0.8
Redbridge LA22.922.4-0.516.516.60.1
Richmond upon Thames LA21.721.3-0.41717.50.5
Southwark LA21.819.3-2.515.814.7-1.1
Sutton LA23.923.1-0.816.816.7-0.1
Tower Hamlets LA20.721.30.615.916.60.7
Waltham Forest LA21.723.82.115.615.5-0.1
Wandsworth LA20.520.80.315.515.2-0.3
Westminster LA18.6212.414.915.10.2
London Region21.921.90.015.916.10.2
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
Barking and Dagenham LA24,13039,370(p)15,240
Barnet LA23,76036,520(p)12,760
Bexley LA23,64035,730(p)12,090
Brent LA25,780..(p)-25,780
Bromley LA24,10036,140(p)12,040
Camden LA25,69040,440(p)14,750
City of London LA25,430..(p)-25,430
Croydon LA23,780..(p)-23,780
Ealing LA24,22038,440(p)14,220
Enfield LA24,14036,480(p)12,340
Greenwich LA25,26038,990(p)13,730
Hackney LA24,67039,120(p)14,450
Hammersmith and Fulham LA25,16039,280(p)14,120
Haringey LA24,97038,950(p)13,980
Harrow LA24,22036,760(p)12,540
Havering LA23,89036,970(p)13,080
Hillingdon LA23,69035,480(p)11,790
Hounslow LA23,54036,120(p)12,580
Islington LA24,900..(p)-24,900
Kensington and Chelsea LA26,71036,720(p)10,010
Kingston upon Thames LA24,04035,890(p)11,850
Lambeth LA25,160..(p)-25,160
Lewisham LA25,71039,630(p)13,920
Merton LA24,84038,580(p)13,740
Newham LA24,28038,020(p)13,740
Redbridge LA23,91036,390(p)12,480
Richmond upon Thames LA23,63035,680(p)12,050
Southwark LA25,22040,270(p)15,050
Sutton LA23,82034,750(p)10,930
Tower Hamlets LA26,56039,680(p)13,120
Waltham Forest LA24,19036,600(p)12,410
Wandsworth LA25,19038,460(p)13,270
Westminster LA24,990..(p)-24,990
London Region24,51037,620(p)13,110
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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