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House of Lords written question – answered at on 30 October 2014.

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Photo of Lord Browne of Belmont Lord Browne of Belmont DUP

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current pupil to teacher ratio in (1) primary, and (2) post-primary, schools broken down by sector; and how that figure compares with 2011.

Photo of Lord Nash Lord Nash The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

The information requested is as follows:

Table: Pupil:teacher ratios and pupil:adult ratios in publicly funded schools. November 2011-2013, England
November
2011 2012 2013
LA MAINTAINED NURSERY
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 16.7 16.5 17.1
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 16.2 15.9 16.7
PAR within-schools 3 5.1 4.9 4.8
LA MAINTAINED PRIMARY
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 21.0 20.9 20.8
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 20.5 20.5 20.4
PAR within-schools 3 11.7 11.5 11.3
PRIMARY ACADEMIES
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 21.9 21.4 21.9
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 21.3 20.6 21.2
PAR within-schools 3 12.5 11.7 11.8
TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED NURSERY AND PRIMARY
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 21.0 20.9 20.9
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 20.5 20.5 20.5
PAR within-schools 3 11.7 11.4 11.2
LA MAINTAINED SECONDARY
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 15.5 15.4 15.4
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 15.0 14.9 14.8
PAR within-schools 3 10.6 10.5 10.3
SECONDARY ACADEMIES
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 15.6 15.5 15.9
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 14.8 14.8 15.1
PAR within-schools 3 10.6 10.6 10.7
TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED SECONDARY
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 15.6 15.5 15.7
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 14.9 14.9 15.0
PAR within-schools 3 10.6 10.5 10.6
PUBLICLY FUNDED SPECIAL
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 6.3 6.3 5.9
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 5.9 5.8 5.4
PAR within-schools 3 2.1 2.1 2.0
TOTAL ACADEMIES
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 15.9 16.1 16.8
PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 15.2 15.3 15.9
PAR within-schools 3 10.7 10.6 10.7
TOTAL PUBLICLY FUNDED
PTR (Qualified teachers) within-schools 1, 2 17.8 17.7 17.8
Overall PTR (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools 2, 4 17.2 17.2 17.2
Overall PAR 3 10.5 10.3 10.2

Source: School Census and School Workforce Census

Notes

The within-school PTR (Qualified) is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. The within-school PTR (Qualified and unqualified) is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified and unqualified teachers regularly employed in schools.

For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE.

The PAR is calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of all teachers and support staff employed in schools, excluding administrative and clerical staff.

The overall PTR is based on the total FTE number of pupils on roll in local authority maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools and the FTE of all teachers in these schools (including: centrally employed; occasional teachers; those on employment based routes to QTS; others without QTS, those on paid absence and any notes to replacements).

November 2013 figures are calculated using the most current figures e.g. January 2014 pupil numbers and November 2013 teacher numbers.

Sources used are School Census for pupils and School Workforce Census (for November 2011 to 2013 teachers and overall teachers).

The information requested is also published in table 17 in the statistical first release ‘School Workforce in England, November 2013’, which is published online at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013.

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Sue Pryce-Jones
Posted on 31 Oct 2014 5:24 pm (Report this annotation)

Are learning support assistants now referred to as unqualified teachers? If so this is a worrying development.

Sue Pryce-Jones
Posted on 31 Oct 2014 5:28 pm (Report this annotation)

Would a practice nurse at the surgery be now referred to as an unqualified doctor? Could become a disturbing trend.