Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No 5: 2014 Edition

This contains the results of the annual pupil census, annual teacher census, early learning and childcare data and school estates data.


Table 2.2 shows pupil teacher ratios (PTRs) in publicly funded schools, giving a measure of the size of the workforce compared with the pupil population. The PTR was improving for local authority schools, with less pupils per teacher between 2005 and 2008. From 2008 it increased gradually to reach 13.5 in 2011. It remained at this level for two years but increased slightly in 2014 to 13.7, partly due to the increase in pupils in the primary sector, and only a small increase in primary teachers. Figures vary across local authorities over time. The largest increases in PTRs this year were in City of Edinburgh and Scottish Borders, the largest decreases in PTRs were in Argyll & Bute and Clackmannanshire. Local Authorities agreed to maintain teacher numbers in line with pupil numbers as part of the 2011 Spending Review.

Table 2.2: Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded schools (all sectors excluding ELC), 2007 to 2014(1)

 

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Aberdeen City

12.3

13.0

12.8

13.6

13.4

13.5

13.5

13.6

Aberdeenshire

13.7

12.8

13.1

13.0

13.4

13.4

13.3

13.5

Angus

13.3

13.2

13.3

13.0

13.2

13.2

13.1

13.3

Argyll & Bute

12.8

12.8

12.5

12.6

12.9

12.5

12.4

12.2

Clackmannanshire

13.3

12.7

13.1

13.8

13.6

13.7

13.5

13.3

Dumfries & Galloway

12.7

12.3

12.4

12.5

12.7

12.5

12.7

12.7

Dundee City

11.7

11.5

11.7

11.8

12.1

12.3

12.6

12.9

East Ayrshire

13.2

13.5

13.2

13.6

13.7

14.0

14.0

14.0

East Dunbartonshire

13.1

13.1

13.6

13.3

13.6

13.7

13.6

13.6

East Lothian

13.9

14.1

13.7

14.4

14.4

14.8

15.1

15.2

East Renfrewshire

13.0

13.5

13.6

13.6

13.7

13.5

13.4

13.7

Edinburgh City

13.5

13.5

13.9

14.1

14.3

14.2

14.3

14.9

Eilean Siar

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.9

9.8

10.2

10.1

10.4

Falkirk

13.0

12.9

13.2

13.4

13.4

13.4

13.4

13.5

Fife

13.8

13.7

13.6

13.4

13.7

13.7

13.7

14.0

Glasgow City

12.3

12.4

13.2

13.4

13.1

13.1

13.6

13.6

Highland

12.5

12.3

12.6

13.0

13.2

13.2

13.2

13.2

Inverclyde

12.3

12.7

13.1

13.5

13.8

13.6

13.8

13.8

Midlothian

13.1

13.1

13.7

14.3

14.4

14.6

14.2

14.2

Moray

13.2

12.9

13.0

13.3

13.5

13.4

13.7

13.7

North Ayrshire

13.4

13.2

14.0

13.8

13.7

14.0

13.7

13.7

North Lanarkshire

13.0

13.1

13.4

13.6

13.8

13.9

13.9

13.8

Orkney Islands

11.1

10.4

10.5

10.6

11.0

11.0

10.6

10.5

Perth & Kinross

13.6

13.5

13.1

13.0

12.9

13.1

13.1

13.3

Renfrewshire

13.5

14.1

14.8

14.9

14.9

14.6

14.8

14.7

Scottish Borders

13.0

13.1

13.4

13.3

13.2

13.2

13.3

13.7

Shetland Islands

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.6

9.2

9.5

9.7

10.0

South Ayrshire

13.3

13.6

13.4

12.8

13.2

13.0

13.1

13.2

South Lanarkshire

13.4

13.2

13.5

13.9

13.7

13.7

13.6

13.7

Stirling

13.3

13.6

13.1

13.0

13.2

13.4

13.1

13.2

West Dunbartonshire

12.2

12.4

12.8

13.3

13.6

13.7

13.6

13.6

West Lothian

13.3

13.0

13.3

13.5

14.0

14.1

14.0

14.0

All local authorities

13.0

13.0

13.2

13.3

13.5

13.5

13.5

13.7

Grant aided

7.4

7.4

7.5

8.3

8.5

8.5

8.9

9.2

All publicly funded

13.0

12.9

13.2

13.3

13.4

13.5

13.5

13.6

(1) Includes teachers based in schools and centrally employed teachers.

(2) Although 2014 teacher numbers have changed slightly the overall PTRs are unchanged. See background note 3.4a.

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