The following table shows the number and proportion of students identified as gifted and talented by maintained primary and secondary schools for each English local authority in 2006 and 2007. National data on gifted and talented pupils has only been collected since 2006.
2006 2007 Maintained secondary schools3 Maintained primary schools Maintained secondary schools3 No of pupils2 No of gifted and talented pupils2 % of gifted and talented pupils4 No of pupils2 No of gifted and talented pupils2 % of gifted and talented pupils4 No of pupils2 No of gifted and talented pupils2 % of gifted and talented pupils4 England5 3,294,710 373,160 11.3 4,137,620 302,850 7.3 3,256,370 425,830 13.1 North East5 173,910 19,190 11.0 211,430 17,100 8.1 171,960 20,390 11.9 841 Darlington 6,229 949 15.2 8,865 380 4.3 6,117 1,082 17.7 840 Durham 32,305 3,899 12.1 41,264 3,846 9.3 31,998 3,688 11.5 390 Gateshead 11,689 860 7.4 16,031 1,338 8.3 11,629 816 7.0 805 Hartlepool 6,457 1,034 16.0 9,099 937 10.3 6,571 1,231 18.7 806 Middlesbrough 5,583 580 10.4 13,896 1,033 7.4 5,477 590 10.8 391 Newcastle upon Tyne 16,589 2,040 12.3 19,399 2,041 10.5 16,479 2,211 13.4 392 North Tyneside 13,597 1,428 10.5 16,146 1,177 7.3 13,573 1,156 8.5 929 Northumberland 29,803 1,900 6.4 19,479 1,084 5.6 29,484 2,990 10.1 807 Redcar and Cleveland 10,004 1,559 15.6 13,279 1,125 8.5 9,822 1,490 15.2 393 South Tyneside 9,960 881 8.8 12,547 176 1.4 9,726 1,686 17.3 808 Stockton-on-Tees 12,587 1,823 14.5 17,580 1,135 6.5 12,396 1,479 11.9 394 Sunderland 19,103 2,239 11.7 23,846 2,830 11.9 18,688 1,975 10.6 North West5 461,240 61,860 11.2 588,180 42,830 7.3 451,200 58,040 12.9 889 Blackburn with Darwen 9,693 1,165 12.0 14,514 725 5.0 9,624 1,192 12.4 890 Blackpool 8,657 624 7.2 11,690 888 7.6 8,596 967 11.2 350 Bolton 19,561 1,844 9.4 25,642 1,123 4.4 19,129 2,554 13.4 351 Bury 11,819 1,902 16.1 16,095 181 1.1 11,608 1,680 14.5 875 Cheshire 46,741 6,338 13.6 53,568 4,432 8.3 45,924 6,074 13.2 909 Cumbria 35,554 3,255 9.2 39,518 2,304 5.8 35,147 3,685 10.5 876 Halton 8,032 998 12.4 10,074 154 1.5 7,985 905 11.3 340 Knowsley 9,487 650 6.9 15,284 694 4.5 9,061 654 7.2 888 Lancashire 74,879 8,334 11.1 91,872 10,242 11.1 72,907 10,200 14.0 341 Liverpool 31,895 3,161 9.9 37,774 2,653 7.0 30,048 3,995 13.3 352 Manchester 23,435 2,915 12.4 40,931 3,510 8.6 23,086 3,524 15.3 353 Oldham 16,524 1,564 9.5 23,278 955 4.1 16,249 1,761 10.8 354 Rochdale 14,071 2,082 14.8 19,423 928 4.8 13,647 2,044 15.0 355 Salford 11,772 1,624 13.8 19,008 813 4.3 11,327 1,569 13.9 343 Sefton 20,311 1,847 9.1 23,073 1,833 7.9 19,834 1,972 9.9 342 St. Helens 11,776 704 6.0 15,280 1,534 10.0 11,508 885 7.7 356 Stockport 16,351 1,785 10.9 22,918 1,136 5.0 15,970 1,928 12.1 357 Tameside 15,638 1,477 9.4 19,926 1,537 7.7 15,347 2,413 15.7 358 Trafford 16,229 2,229 13.7 19,150 896 4.7 16,170 2,186 13.5 877 Warrington 14,010 1,985 14.2 17,514 1,525 8.7 13,922 2,290 16.4 359 Wigan 20,862 2,451 11.7 25,705 2,324 9.0 20,540 2,222 10.8 344 Wirral 23,940 2,922 12.2 25,939 2,438 9.4 23,575 3,342 14.2 Yorkshire and the Humber5 344,320 37,500 10.9 442,930 31,350 7.1 337,320 39,050 11.6 370 Barnsley 13,712 1,595 11.6 20,263 1,217 6.6 13,259 1,516 11.4 380 Bradford 33,947 3,848 11.3 51,866 4,940 9.5 33,705 3,795 11.3 381 Calderdale 15,396 2,207 14.3 18,379 2,038 11.1 15,364 1,814 11.8 371 Doncaster 20,284 2,000 9.9 26,872 2,122 7.9 20,015 1,946 9.7 811 East Riding of Yorkshire 23,444 2,239 9.6 25,760 1,807 7.0 23,264 2,684 11.5 810 Kingston Upon Hull, City of 15,714 1,910 12.2 22,023 2,377 10.8 15,308 1,501 9.8 382 Kirklees 26,524 2,176 8.2 35,718 2,249 6.3 26,362 3,152 12.0 383 Leeds 47,645 3,506 7.4 61,647 3,011 4.9 46,363 4,674 10.1 812 North East Lincolnshire 11,029 1,808 16.4 14,000 881 6.3 10,576 1,778 16.8 813 North Lincolnshire 10,768 1,441 13.4 13,930 713 5.1 10,682 834 7.8 815 North Yorkshire 41,742 4,519 10.8 44,218 956 2.2 41,255 5,253 12.7 372 Rotherham 20,308 2,101 10.3 23,467 2,487 10.6 20,063 2,331 11.6 373 Sheffield 31,393 3,437 10.9 42,520 3,424 8.1 29,171 2,732 9.4 384 Wakefield 22,238 2,708 12.2 29,110 2,285 7.8 21,816 2,565 11.8 816 York 10,173 2,001 19.7 13,159 843 6.4 10,140 2,474 24.4 East Midlands5 294,890 34,750 11.8 359,460 24,740 6.9 293,360 37,410 12.8 831 Derby 15,637 1,997 12.8 21,730 2,087 9.6 15,604 2,233 14.3 830 Derbyshire 50,751 5,610 11.1 61,495 2,870 4.7 50,783 6,651 13.1 856 Leicester 17,848 1,873 10.5 28,365 2,834 10.0 17,507 1,953 11.2 855 Leicestershire 46,517 5,766 12.4 47,679 4,536 9.5 46,390 5,684 12.3 925 Lincolnshire 48,246 4,557 9.4 52,403 1,450 2.8 48,399 6,201 12.8 928 Northamptonshire 45,184 6,539 14.5 56,247 3,647 6.5 45,122 6,017 13.3 892 Nottingham 13,578 1,209 8.9 24,239 2,648 10.9 13,365 1,478 11.1 891 Nottinghamshire 54,729 6,915 12.6 64,866 4,472 6.9 53,819 8,758 12.6 857 Rutland 2,402 288 12.0 2,437 194 8.0 2,366 430 18.2 West Midlands5 373,960 43,800 11.7 466,100 30,600 6.6 366,840 47,450 12.9 330 Birmingham 70,063 9,641 13.8 101,095 7,211 7.1 69,597 9,982 14.3 331 Coventry 21,045 2,632 12.5 27,039 2,374 8.8 20,735 2,801 13.5 332 Dudley 20,712 2,968 14.3 27,962 2,449 8.8 20,425 2,045 10.0 884 Herefordshire 10,377 740 7.1 12,822 881 6.9 10,133 1,012 10.0 333 Sandwell 19,745 2,894 14.7 30,172 1,960 6.5 19,769 2,956 15.0 893 Shropshire 18,046 1,867 103 21,790 1,702 7.8 17,705 2,065 11.7 334 Solihull 15,493 1,053 6.8 19,495 1,132 5.8 14,131 1,496 10.6 860 Staffordshire 60,645 4,697 7.7 62,845 1,522 2.4 59,671 5,629 9.4 861 Stoke-on-Trent 14,607 2,207 15.1 20,682 1,931 9.3 14,136 2,158 15.3 894 Telford and Wrekin 10,495 1,112 10.6 14,559 1,358 9.3 10,213 1,005 9.8 335 Walsall 20,948 1,931 9.2 25,934 1,933 7.5 20,589 2,370 11.5 937 Warwickshire 34,234 5,326 15.6 40,438 2,879 7.1 34,062 6,738 19.8 336 Wolverhampton 16,905 2,505 14.8 22,723 2,020 8.9 16,603 2,758 16.6 885 Worcestershire 40,648 4,224 10.4 38,541 1,252 3.2 39,087 4,437 11.4 East of England5 388,160 37,070 9.5 439,330 31,740 7.2 387,390 45,980 11.9 620 Bedfordshire 37,517 5,036 13.4 25,337 1,493 5.9 37,607 5,334 14.2 673 Cambridgeshire 32,677 2,106 6.4 43,739 2,506 5.7 32,743 3,268 10.0 881 Essex 90,768 8,735 9.6 106,201 9,228 8.7 90,185 10,378 11.5 919 Hertfordshire 79,984 8,201 10.3 91,915 6,051 6.6 79,944 9,989 12.5 821 Luton 12,257 1,458 11.9 18,484 1,547 8.4 12,381 1,872 15.1 928 Norfolk 48,607 4,804 10.3 63,880 4,601 7.2 46,815 5,880 12.6 874 Peterborough 13,115 1,364 10.4 15,356 484 3.2 13,082 1,372 10.5 882 Southend-on-Sea 12,497 1,551 12.4 13,988 2,069 14.8 12,613 2,390 18.9 935 Suffolk 53,903 3,081 5.7 46,445 2,615 5.6 53,990 4,709 8.7 883 Thurrock 8,830 729 8.2 13,981 1,150 8.2 8,034 790 9.8 London5 421,170 49,700 11.8 628,960 41,710 6.6 414,780 55,570 13.4 Inner London5 127,090 14,850 11.7 228,290 16,460 7.2 122,650 15,760 12.9 202 Camden 9,884 1,096 11.1 11,432 693 8.1 9,895 1,084 11.0 201 City of London 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 204 Hackney 6,952. 728 10.5 17,805 1,774 10.0 6,573 705 10.7 205 Hammersmith and Fulham 6,791 962 14.2 9,715 849 8.7 5,957 911 15.3 309 Haringey 11,645 1,463 12.6 21,739 1,359 6.3 11,762 1,749 14.9 206 Islington 8,060 1,047 13.0 14,020 1,153 8.2 7,92l 1,184 14.9 207 Kensington and Chelsea 3,488 535 15.3 6,996 564 8.1 3,484 968 27.8 208 Lambeth 7,972 987 12.4 20,052 1,258 6.3 8,094 1,368 16.9 209 Lewisham 10,949 1,047 9.6 21,951 683 3.1 11,004 1,030 9.4 316 Newham 18,216 2,130 11.7 31,029 2,217 7.1 18,256 1,984 10.9 210 Southwark 10,153 782 7.7 22,538 1,486 6.6 8,327 735 8.8 211 Tower Hamlets 14,307 1,604 11.2 22,447 1,643 7.3 14,357 1,631 11.4 212 Wandsworth 10,317 1,423 13.8 17,461 1,774 10.2 10,382 1,370 13.2 213 Westminster 8,357 1,046 12.5 11,103 1,003 9.0 6,641 1,044 15.7 Outer London5 294,080 34,850 11.9 460,670 25,250 6.3 292,130 39,810 13.6 301 Barking and Dagenham 12,537 1,385 11.0 18,755 309 1.6 12,428 1,129 9.1 302 Barnet 19,470 2,026 10.4 26,188 947 3.6 19,472 1,887 9.7 303 Bexley 18,290 3,080 18.8 50,510 1,954 9.5 18,276 3,277 17.9 304 Brent 16,321 1,821 11.2 23,200 1,391 6.0 16,479 1,779 10.8 305 Bromley 22,268 3,556 16.0 23,619 1,241 5.3 22,059 3,824 17.3 306 Croydon 18,597 1,346 7.2 29,243 1,080 3.7 18,591 2,024 10.9 307 Ealing 15,143 1,442 9.5 26,659 1,204 4.5 15,309 1,382 9.0 308 Enfield 22,006 3,101 14.1 27,379 1,706 6.2 22,082 4,417 20.0 203 Greenwich 14,391 1,659 11.5 21,490 1,161 5.4 14,142 1,945 13.8 310 Harrow 9,043 895 9.9 19,587 1,104 5.6 9,057 1,187 13.1 311 Havering 16,567 2,437 14.7 19,196 2,581 13.4 16,517 2,529 15.3 312 Hillingdon 16,957 1,886 11.1 24,403 1,468 6.0 16,969 2,165 12.8 313 Hounslow 16,525 1,902 11.5 18,985 1,871 9.9 16,559 2,091 12.6 314 Kingston upon Thames 9,536 882 9.2 11,624 914 7.9 9,562 1,283 13.4 315 Merton 8,558 741 8.7 15,491 693 4.5 7,146 785 11.0 317 Redbridge 20,586 2,562 12.4 24,494 2,055 8.4 20,937 2,757 13.2 318 Richmond upon Thames 7,133 418 5.9 13,001 1,113 8.6 7,119 911 12.8 319 Sutton 16,089 1,646 10.2 14,823 598 4.0 16,246 2,340 14.4 320 Waltham Forest 14,066 2,067 14.7 22,027 1,861 8.4 13,183 2,096 15.9 South East5 512,660 56,290 11.0 626,280 54,760 8.7 511,170 73,230 14.3 867 Bracknell Forest 6,164 691 11.2 8,938 375 4.2 6,221 701 11.3 846 Brighton and Hove 12,125 1,131 9.3 17,123 1,616 9.4 12,167 1,295 10.6 825 Buckinghamshire 35,017 5,090 14.5 40,077 3,915 9.8 34,942 6,696 19.2 845 East Sussex 28,588 3,121 10.9 35,859 4,365 12.2 28,544 3,669 12.9 850 Hampshire 72,611 6,576 9.1 96,096 10,554 11.0 71,742 8,853 12.3 921 Isle of Wight 12,085 969 8.0 6,706 686 10.2 11,996 1,522 12.7 886 Kent 98,477 9,838 10.0 110,133 13,477 12.2 98,426 16,138 16.4 887 Medway 20,389 2,328 11.4 22,160 1,963 8.9 20,211 2,969 14.7 826 Milton Keynes 15,031 1,013 6.7 20,685 1,229 5.9 15,857 1,835 11.6 931 Oxfordshire 37,540 4,977 13.3 46,916 2,581 5.5 37,339 6,399 17.1 851 Portsmouth 9,911 1,147 11.6 13,899 1,958 14.1 9,756 1,018 10.4 870 Reading 6,023 1,455 24.2 10.791 551 5.1 5,476 1,120 20.5 871 Slough 8,914 712 8.0 11,821 696 5.9 9,256 945 10.2 852 Southampton 11,512 1,926 16.7 15,935 1,061 6.7 11,198 1,912 17.1 936 Surrey 59,466 5,171 8.7 78,265 2,574 3.3 59,642 6,640 11.1 889 West Berkshire 12,155 1,916 15.8 12,310 1,325 10.8 12,239 2,024 16.5 938 West Sussex 45,660 5,760 12.6 56,937 4,314 7.6 45,349 6,498 14.3 868 Windsor and Maidenhead 10,211 785 7.7 8,872 472 5.3 10,124 1,227 12.1 872 Wokingham 10,778 1,683 15.6 12,758 1,048 8.2 10,688 1,773 16.6 South West5 324,400 43,000 13.3 374,950 28,020 7.5 322,350 4,700 15.1 800 Bath and North East Somerset 12,549 1,726 13.8 12,132 686 5.7 12,451 1,585 12.7 837 Bournemouth 9,880 962 9.7 10,361 893 8.6 9,722 1,969 20.3 801 Bristol, City of 15.459 1,448 9.4 28,988 2,623 9.0 15,136 1,700 11.2 908 Cornwall 32,688 2,973 9.1 38,934 2,753 7.1 32,527 3,430 10.5 878 Devon 43,173 5,583 12.9 53,310 5,212 9.8 42,729 5,803 13.6 835 Dorset 30,048 3,603 12.0 24,654 1,236 5.0 29,989 3,552 11.8 916 Gloucestershire 40,494 5,099 12.6 42,660 2,087 4.9 40,307 5,792 14.4 420 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0.0 274 11 4.0 0 0 0.0 802 North Somerset 12,928 2,336 18.1 14,973 1,312 8.8 12,951 2,669 20.6 879 Plymouth 18,413 2,330 12.7 19,003 1,540 8.1 18,268 3,570 19.5 836 Poole 8,644 1,732 20.0 10,164 628 6.2 8,564 1,651 19.3 933 Somerset 33,060 5,091 15.4 36,214 2,640 7.3 32,450 6,106 18.8 803 South Gloucester 17,047 1,762 10.3 21,594 961 4.5 17,255 2,153 12.5 866 Swindon 11,613 1,733 14.9 16,949 2,130 12.6 11,541 1,653 14.3 880 Torbay 9,128 2,154 23.6 9,754 1,178 12.1 8,972 2,075 23.1 865 Wiltshire 29,277 4,465 15.3 34,990 2,131 6.1 29,483 4,995 16.9 1 Includes middle schools as deemed. 2 Includes pupils with sole and dual (main) registration. 3 Excludes city technology colleges and academies. 4 The number of gifted and talented pupils expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils. 5 National figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. 6 Secondary school data has been collected since 2006, Data on primary schools since 2007. Source: School Census