Teacher Numbers
Mr. Damian Green:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) male and (b) female teachers in the United Kingdom are employed in (i) primary schools and (ii) secondary schools. [47492]
Mr. Timms:
The provisional numbers of teachers in regular full or part time service in the maintained schools sector in England at 31 March 2000 (the most recent date available) were as follows:
| Nursery/primary | Secondary
|
Male | 28,300 | 86,100
|
Female | 168,200 | 117,300
|
|
Total | 196,500 | 203,300
|
Some 10 to 20 per cent. of part-timers are not recorded on the Teachers' Pension Scheme, from which the data are obtained.
Mr. Damian Green:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many supply teachers were employed in each year since 1997, and what proportion had qualified teacher status, broken down by local education authority. [47485]
Mr. Timms:
Information on the qualifications held by supply teachers is not collected centrally. The numbers of occasional teachers with contracts of less than one month, working for the whole day on the survey date, in the maintained schools sector, in January of each year, 1997 to 2001, by local education authority 1 , 2 were as follows:
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001(51)
|
City of London | (52) | (52) | (52) | (52) | (52)
|
Camden | 80 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 70
|
Greenwich | 60 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 100
|
Hackney | 50 | 80 | 70 | 110 | 230
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | 80 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 230
|
Islington | 90 | 60 | 140 | 130 | 120
|
Kensington and Chelsea | 90 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 60
|
Lambeth | 70 | 30 | 30 | 90 | 50
|
Lewisham | 110 | 100 | 110 | 90 | 100
|
Southwark | 110 | 130 | 130 | 140 | 120
|
Tower Hamlets | 70 | 110 | 80 | 90 | 220
|
Wandsworth | 30 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50
|
City of Westminster | 50 | 70 | 70 | 50 | 80
|
Barking and Dagenham | 60 | 100 | 90 | 60 | 110
|
Barnet | 40 | 60 | 90 | 80 | 100
|
Bexley | 70 | 60 | 100 | 130 | 110
|
Brent | 50 | 60 | 70 | 110 | 100
|
Bromley | 60 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 110
|
Croydon | 110 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 190
|
Ealing | 30 | 60 | 50 | 70 | 100
|
Enfield | 60 | 90 | 70 | 100 | 140
|
Haringey | 120 | 120 | 130 | 100 | 100
|
Harrow | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | 120
|
Havering | 60 | 70 | 80 | 100 | 90
|
Hillingdon | 30 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 90
|
Hounslow | 90 | 60 | 90 | 80 | 50
|
Kingston upon Thames | 20 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 60
|
Merton | 60 | 70 | 60 | 80 | 60
|
Newham | 170 | 160 | 130 | 200 | 230
|
Redbridge | 30 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 60
|
Richmond upon Thames | 60 | 20 | 60 | 70 | 110
|
Sutton | 60 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 40
|
Waltham Forest | 30 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40
|
Birmingham | 300 | 460 | 200 | 220 | 300
|
Coventry | 120 | 80 | 70 | 100 | 110
|
Dudley | 70 | 130 | 80 | 120 | 120
|
Sandwell | 60 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 90
|
Solihull | 50 | 80 | 40 | 50 | 80
|
Walsall | 110 | 60 | 60 | 80 | 80
|
Wolverhampton | 70 | 70 | 60 | 70 | 150
|
Knowsley | 60 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 40
|
Liverpool | 230 | 130 | 150 | 190 | 130
|
St. Helens | 60 | 60 | 80 | 70 | 60
|
Sefton | 100 | 90 | 110 | 140 | 150
|
Wirral | 120 | 90 | 120 | 130 | 170
|
Bolton | 110 | 100 | 110 | 120 | 140
|
Bury | 80 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 100
|
Manchester | 100 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 240
|
Oldham | 40 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 30
|
Rochdale | 110 | 90 | 100 | 110 | 130
|
Salford | 70 | 110 | 90 | 80 | 100
|
Stockport | 120 | 130 | 60 | 60 | 120
|
Tameside | 40 | 30 | 40 | 80 | 80
|
Trafford | 70 | 60 | 40 | 10 | 100
|
Wigan | 110 | 180 | 190 | 170 | 170
|
Barnsley | 120 | 100 | 110 | 140 | 140
|
Doncaster | 100 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 100
|
Rotherham | 100 | 100 | 110 | 140 | 140
|
Sheffield | 150 | 150 | 190 | 190 | 210
|
Bradford | 180 | 120 | 200 | 260 | 310
|
Calderdale | 70 | 50 | 70 | 110 | 80
|
Kirklees | 140 | 110 | 150 | 140 | 130
|
Leeds | 150 | 160 | 170 | 170 | 240
|
Wakefield | 100 | 90 | 120 | 140 | 140
|
Gateshead | 50 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 130
|
Newcastle upon Tyne | 60 | 70 | 80 | 70 | 120
|
North Tyneside | 70 | 60 | 80 | 90 | 100
|
South Tyneside | 50 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 80
|
Sunderland | 60 | 110 | 80 | 80 | 80
|
Isles of Scilly | (52) | (52) | (52) | (52) | (52)
|
Bath and North East Somerset | 60 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 60
|
City of Bristol | 220 | 160 | 130 | 230 | 150
|
North Somerset | 30 | 80 | 120 | 90 | 70
|
South Gloucestershire | 130 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 130
|
Hartlepool | 40 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 30
|
Middlesbrough | 60 | 40 | 50 | 40 | 60
|
Redcar and Cleveland | 30 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 40
|
Stockton on Tees | 90 | 70 | 90 | 100 | 130
|
City of Kingston Upon Hull | 100 | 90 | 80 | 130 | 180
|
East Riding of Yorkshire | 80 | 90 | 130 | 110 | 140
|
North East Lincolnshire | 80 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 80
|
North Lincolnshire | 110 | 90 | 60 | 50 | 70
|
North Yorkshire | 170 | 130 | 170 | 190 | 270
|
York | 110 | 80 | 70 | 140 | 100
|
| | | | |
|
Former Bedfordshire | 290 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Bedfordshire | (53) | 210 | 80 | 130 | 130
|
Luton | (53) | 80 | 60 | 50 | 420
|
Total former Bedfordshire area | 290 | 290 | 140 | 190 | 550
|
| | | | |
|
Former Buckinghamshire | 40 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Buckinghamshire | (53) | 40 | 30 | 40 | 120
|
Milton Keynes | (53) | 40 | 60 | 80 | 80
|
Total former Buckinghamshire area | 40 | 80 | 90 | 110 | 200
|
| | | | |
|
Former Derbyshire | 270 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Derbyshire | (53) | 190 | 170 | 240 | 260
|
Derby | (53) | 50 | 40 | 70 | (52)
|
Total former Derbyshire area | 270 | 240 | 210 | 310 | 260
|
Former Dorset | 70 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Dorset | (53) | (52) | 90 | 100 | 100
|
Poole | (53) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30
|
Bournemouth | (53) | 40 | 60 | 40 | 80
|
Total former Dorset area | 70 | 80 | 180 | 170 | 200
|
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|
Former Durham | 230 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Durham | (53) | 220 | 200 | 280 | 270
|
Darlington | (53) | 10 | (52) | 40 | 50
|
Total former Durham area | 230 | 230 | 200 | 320 | 330
|
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|
Former East Sussex | 100 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
East Sussex | (53) | 100 | 150 | 120 | 150
|
Brighton and Hove | (53) | 40 | 40 | 50 | 60
|
Total former East Sussex area | 100 | 140 | 190 | 170 | 210
|
| | | | |
|
Former Hampshire | 420 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Hampshire | (53) | 290 | 310 | 420 | 520
|
Portsmouth | (53) | 40 | 70 | 60 | 70
|
Southampton | (53) | 50 | 60 | 80 | 100
|
Total former Hampshire area | 420 | 380 | 440 | 570 | 690
|
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|
Former Leicestershire | 270 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Leicestershire | (53) | 80 | 120 | 150 | 180
|
Leicester | (53) | 70 | 70 | 130 | 150
|
Rutland | (53) | 10 | 10 | (52) | 30
|
Total former Leicestershire area | 270 | 160 | 190 | 280 | 360
|
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|
Former Staffordshire | 340 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Staffordshire | (53) | 250 | 210 | 290 | 320
|
Stoke on Trent | (53) | 70 | 100 | 150 | 130
|
Total former Staffordshire area | 340 | 330 | 310 | 430 | 440
|
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|
Former Wiltshire | 120 | (53) | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Wiltshire | (53) | 70 | 70 | 130 | 120
|
Swindon | (53) | 40 | 50 | 60 | 50
|
Total former Wiltshire area | 120 | 110 | 120 | 190 | 170
|
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|
Former Berkshire | 120 | 130 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Bracknell Forest | (53) | (53) | 30 | 50 | 40
|
Windsor and Maidenhead | (53) | (53) | 20 | 20 | 20
|
West Berkshire | (53) | (53) | 40 | 30 | 30
|
Reading | (53) | (53) | 20 | 20 | 60
|
Slough | (53) | (53) | 50 | 50 | 60
|
Wokingham | (53) | (53) | 50 | (52) | 40
|
Total former Berkshire area | 120 | 130 | 200 | 170 | 230
|
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|
Former Cambridgeshire | 150 | 120 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Cambridgeshire | (53) | (53) | 120 | 60 | 90
|
Peterborough | (53) | (53) | (52) | 20 | 90
|
Total former Cambridgeshire area | 150 | 120 | 120 | 80 | 180
|
| | | | |
|
Former Cheshire | 210 | 150 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Cheshire | (53) | (53) | 150 | 180 | 170
|
Halton | (53) | (53) | 30 | 20 | 60
|
Warrington | (53) | (53) | 100 | 40 | 60
|
Total former Cheshire area | 210 | 150 | 270 | 240 | 290
|
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|
Former Devon | 210 | 250 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Devon | (53) | (53) | 170 | 270 | 270
|
Plymouth | (53) | (53) | 70 | 110 | 170
|
Torbay | (53) | (53) | 40 | 40 | 60
|
Total former Devon area | 210 | 250 | 280 | 410 | 490
|
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|
Former Essex | 290 | 240 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Essex | (53) | (53) | 180 | 330 | 480
|
Southend on Sea | (53) | (53) | 30 | 40 | 60
|
Thurrock | (53) | (53) | 20 | 40 | 60
|
Total former Essex area | 290 | 240 | 230 | 410 | 590
|
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|
Former Hereford and Worcestershire | 110 | 140 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Herefordshire | (53) | (53) | 50 | 20 | 60
|
Worcestershire | (53) | (53) | 150 | 180 | 160
|
Total former Hereford and Worcester area | 110 | 140 | 200 | 200 | 210
|
Former Kent | 260 | 130 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Kent | (53) | (53) | 330 | 430 | 470
|
Medway | (53) | (53) | 20 | 60 | 130
|
Total former Kent area | 260 | 130 | 350 | 490 | 600
|
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|
Former Lancashire | 560 | 510 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Lancashire | (53) | (53) | 270 | 370 | 340
|
Blackburn with Darwen | (53) | (53) | 90 | 70 | 80
|
Blackpool | (53) | (53) | 50 | 60 | 100
|
Total former Lancashire area | 560 | 510 | 400 | 510 | 520
|
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|
Former Nottinghamshire | 310 | 450 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Nottinghamshire | (53) | (53) | 400 | 360 | 280
|
Nottingham | (53) | (53) | 80 | 130 | 130
|
Total former Nottinghamshire area | 310 | 450 | 470 | 480 | 400
|
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|
Former Shropshire | 110 | 130 | (53) | (53) | (53)
|
Shropshire | (53) | (53) | 120 | 110 | 100
|
Telford and Wrekin | (53) | (53) | 70 | 80 | 90
|
Total former Shropshire area | 110 | 130 | 190 | 180 | 190
|
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|
Cornwall | 100 | 130 | 290 | 260 | 250
|
Cumbria | 130 | 130 | 140 | 170 | 180
|
Gloucestershire | 70 | 80 | 100 | 150 | 130
|
Hertfordshire | 120 | 90 | 130 | 170 | 120
|
Isle of Wight | 60 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 60
|
Lincolnshire | 140 | 140 | 160 | 230 | 230
|
Norfolk | 210 | 160 | 140 | 260 | 220
|
Northamptonshire | 190 | 240 | 130 | 160 | 190
|
Northumberland | 170 | 140 | 150 | 130 | 190
|
Oxfordshire | 140 | 110 | 170 | 120 | 130
|
Somerset | 150 | 140 | 160 | 220 | 330
|
Suffolk | 220 | 230 | 210 | 270 | 240
|
Surrey | 130 | 130 | 130 | 180 | 260
|
Warwickshire | 110 | 110 | 130 | 140 | 130
|
West Sussex | 170 | 100 | 130 | 150 | 210
|
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|
England | 13,610 | 13,150 | 14,120 | 16,660 | 19,590
|
(49) Local education authorities created by local government re-organisation in 1997 and 1998 are shown under their parent authority. Data have been aggregated to give totals for the former authority areas, in order to allow comparisons between years.
(50) All figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals may not appear to equal the sum of their component parts, due to rounding.
(51) 2001 figures include 820 teachers without qualified teacher status from outside the European Economic Area, collected for the first time in the January 2001 survey.
(52) Less than 5.
(53) Not applicable.
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