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Teachers: Greater London

Volume 470: debated on Tuesday 22 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time (i) primary and (ii) secondary school teachers there were in each London borough in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. (179290)

The following tables provide separately the full-time and part-time head count and part-time full-time equivalent (FTE) number of regular teachers employed in local authority-maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in England, London and each London local authority from January 2003 to 2007.

Headcount of full-time regular teachers1 in local authority maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in England and each London local authority, January 2003 to 2007

2003

2004

2005

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

England

176,460

189,830

174,230

192,780

172,580

196,050

London

26,620

25,850

26,940

26,100

26,860

26,820

City of London

20

10

10

Camden

530

630

540

630

530

640

Greenwich

850

910

910

920

860

1,020

Hackney

860

540

850

490

930

500

Hammersmith and Fulham

450

450

510

420

490

490

Islington

680

500

670

560

690

530

Kensington and Chelsea

350

250

360

230

360

230

Lambeth

910

480

930

490

990

540

Lewisham

950

720

920

710

920

700

Southwark

1,120

700

1,080

710

1,050

710

Tower Hamlets

1,040

920

1,040

910

1,080

940

Wandsworth

800

610

790

640

810

670

Westminster

540

600

550

590

520

600

Barking and Dagenham

720

750

760

790

740

780

Barnet

1,080

1,340

1,090

1,280

1,090

1,250

Bexley

810

1,010

790

1,040

790

990

Brent

980

1,100

1,030

1,060

1,010

1,200

Bromley

980

1,220

970

1,280

980

1,330

Croydon

1,370

1,110

1,350

1,110

1,270

1,150

Ealing

1,070

900

1,110

890

1,070

940

Enfield

1,110

1,330

1,120

1,360

1,130

1,400

Haringey

930

720

900

750

910

800

Harrow

780

530

780

530

780

540

Havering

840

990

820

1,010

810

990

Hillingdon

940

1,030

960

1,100

970

1,150

Hounslow

760

1,000

790

1,070

810

1,080

Kingston upon Thames

460

550

450

530

460

550

Merton

590

490

560

460

580

480

Newham

1,270

1,140

1,460

1,140

1,420

1,170

Redbridge

930

1,200

950

1,210

920

1,170

Richmond upon Thames

480

420

470

380

470

390

Sutton

600

900

570

870

550

920

Waltham Forest

810

820

840

950

850

970

20062007

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

England

172,050

196,530

169,910

196,480

London

27,130

27,050

27,290

26,850

City of London

10

10

Camden

540

680

560

690

Greenwich

910

1,010

870

1,040

Hackney

920

480

940

470

Hammersmith and Fulham

480

450

460

390

Islington

680

570

680

560

Kensington and Chelsea

370

230

370

230

Lambeth

980

520

1,010

550

Lewisham

910

630

930

640

Southwark

1,050

690

1,080

610

Tower Hamlets

1,100

1,010

1,140

1,040

Wandsworth

810

650

810

670

Westminster

530

590

570

490

Barking and Dagenham

740

830

750

840

Barnet

1,130

1,240

1,050

1,230

Bexley

810

1,020

810

1,050

Brent

1,030

1,190

1,050

1,210

Bromley

980

1,350

980

1,380

Croydon

1,190

1,140

1,150

1,140

Ealing

1,070

940

1,110

970

Enfield

1,160

1,450

1,160

1,430

Haringey

930

810

930

780

Harrow

800

550

800

590

Havering

780

1,090

780

1,060

Hillingdon

1,010

1,090

1,020

1,100

Hounslow

810

1,070

790

1,060

Kingston upon Thames

460

550

460

580

Merton

590

490

590

380

Newham

1,470

1,200

1,490

1,190

Redbridge

1,000

1,250

1,000

1,290

Richmond upon Thames

470

410

470

350

Sutton

550

910

590

950

Waltham Forest

880

960

900

920

‘—’ Nil or negligible

1 Excludes teachers in occasional service on contracts of less than one month.

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Headcount of part-time regular teachers1 in local authority maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in England and each London local authority, January 2003 to 2007

2003

2004

2005

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

England

42,660

31,930

45,030

33,660

47,660

34,930

London

6,420

4,260

6,460

4,300

6,690

4,390

City of London

10

10

10

Camden

110

80

150

130

130

130

Greenwich

260

210

250

210

330

290

Hackney

180

100

190

90

170

90

Hammersmith and Fulham

90

50

120

90

90

70

Islington

140

80

140

60

140

70

Kensington and Chelsea

80

70

90

50

100

60

Lambeth

210

80

210

90

180

100

Lewisham

300

160

290

180

290

180

Southwark

160

80

150

50

170

60

Tower Hamlets

200

210

210

170

200

110

Wandsworth

220

150

210

170

220

180

Westminster

200

210

190

230

100

120

Barking and Dagenham

80

70

90

70

100

80

Barnet

420

240

390

250

410

240

Bexley

160

110

160

110

160

110

Brent

230

110

210

80

220

100

Bromley

300

310

260

290

250

270

Croydon

390

200

330

160

520

270

Ealing

190

200

250

150

230

140

Enfield

280

170

320

190

330

190

Haringey

180

70

200

80

210

90

Harrow

320

120

250

120

280

120

Havering

220

160

250

190

240

170

Hillingdon

170

120

230

180

230

180

Hounslow

160

120

140

140

160

140

Kingston upon Thames

130

90

170

130

130

130

Merton

150

80

150

70

170

80

Newham

90

90

190

110

110

90

Redbridge

210

180

210

180

220

210

Richmond upon Thames

210

80

210

70

210

60

Sutton

190

150

190

130

210

170

Waltham Forest

180

110

160

100

150

90

20062007

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

England

52,420

35,850

53,900

36,610

London

7,050

4,500

7,030

4,310

City of London

10

Camden

120

130

130

130

Greenwich

300

230

260

200

Hackney

190

100

220

120

Hammersmith and Fulham

110

110

110

70

Islington

150

70

150

50

Kensington and Chelsea

110

50

90

50

Lambeth

200

100

220

80

Lewisham

300

150

280

130

Southwark

210

80

200

60

Tower Hamlets

190

130

190

120

Wandsworth

230

210

250

220

Westminster

110

70

100

60

Barking and Dagenham

110

80

110

110

Barnet

440

250

400

200

Bexley

200

140

210

130

Brent

260

110

230

110

Bromley

290

280

300

280

Croydon

400

190

410

220

Ealing

230

150

240

140

Enfield

350

200

360

200

Haringey

240

100

220

120

Harrow

340

140

300

120

Havering

240

190

260

170

Hillingdon

230

160

270

190

Hounslow

200

170

190

170

Kingston upon Thames

160

140

170

110

Merton

190

70

200

70

Newham

130

100

140

100

Redbridge

220

250

230

240

Richmond upon Thames

260

70

240

70

Sutton

150

190

220

170

Waltham Forest

180

120

150

110

‘—’ Nil or negligible

1 Excludes teachers in occasional service on contracts of less than one month.

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Part-time FTE regular teachers1 in local authority maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in England and each London local authority, January 2003 to 2007

2003

2004

2005

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

England

20,900

16,960

22,410

18,220

23,690

19,010

London

3,140

2,280

3,150

2,250

3,340

2,370

City of London

Camden

80

40

80

70

70

70

Greenwich

130

100

120

100

140

110

Hackney

90

40

90

40

90

40

Hammersmith and Fulham

50

30

60

40

40

40

Islington

70

50

90

30

70

40

Kensington and Chelsea

40

30

40

20

50

20

Lambeth

110

40

100

40

100

40

Lewisham

150

90

150

90

140

100

Southwark

80

50

80

30

90

40

Tower Hamlets

90

140

110

90

110

60

Wandsworth

100

80

90

80

110

80

Westminster

80

70

60

70

70

100

Barking and Dagenham

40

30

40

30

40

30

Barnet

200

140

200

140

200

140

Bexley

80

60

80

60

80

60

Brent

140

50

90

50

110

50

Bromley

140

160

130

160

130

150

Croydon

140

90

160

90

240

140

Ealing

90

130

100

70

110

70

Enfield

160

100

180

110

190

120

Haringey

90

40

100

50

110

50

Harrow

140

60

130

70

150

70

Havering

100

90

110

100

110

90

Hillingdon

90

60

90

90

90

90

Hounslow

80

70

80

80

90

90

Kingston upon Thames

60

50

70

60

70

80

Merton

70

50

70

40

80

50

Newham

60

50

50

60

60

50

Redbridge

110

100

110

100

110

120

Richmond upon Thames

100

40

110

40

110

40

Sutton

90

70

100

80

110

100

Waltham Forest

100

60

80

60

100

40

20062007

Nursery/primary

Secondary

Nursery/primary

Secondary

England

26,150

19,750

27,190

20,360

London

3,600

2,430

3,680

2,350

City of London

Camden

70

70

70

70

Greenwich

170

110

200

100

Hackney

90

40

120

50

Hammersmith and Fulham

50

50

60

40

Islington

80

30

80

30

Kensington and Chelsea

50

20

50

20

Lambeth

100

40

110

40

Lewisham

160

90

160

70

Southwark

110

40

100

30

Tower Hamlets

100

70

110

70

Wandsworth

120

90

120

90

Westminster

50

30

50

30

Barking and Dagenham

40

40

50

50

Barnet

210

130

220

120

Bexley

110

90

110

80

Brent

120

70

110

70

Bromley

150

150

160

160

Croydon

190

110

190

110

Ealing

120

80

90

80

Enfield

190

110

200

120

Haringey

120

60

120

70

Harrow

170

70

160

70

Havering

110

110

120

90

Hillingdon

110

80

120

100

Hounslow

110

100

120

100

Kingston upon Thames

80

80

80

60

Merton

90

40

90

40

Newham

70

60

90

60

Redbridge

130

130

130

140

Richmond upon Thames

130

50

130

40

Sutton

120

110

110

100

Waltham Forest

90

70

80

70

‘—’ Nil or negligible

1 Excludes teachers in occasional service on contracts of less than one month.

Note:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.