The following table provides the pupil: teacher ratios in local authority maintained primary and secondary schools in Tamworth constituency, Staffordshire local authority and England, January 1997 to 2007 the latest information available.
Tamworth Staffordshire England Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary 1997 24.1 17.4 24.9 17.7 23.4 16.7 1998 24.6 17.6 25.1 18.1 23.7 16.9 1999 24.5 17.5 24.5 17.9 23.5 17.0 2000 24.4 17.0 24.3 17.9 23.3 17.2 2001 23.7 16.7 23.7 17.6 22.9 17.1 2002 22.8 16.5 23.2 17.3 22.5 16.9 2003 22.5 17.0 23.3 17.3 22.6 17.0 2004 22.8 16.7 23.5 17.3 22.7 17.0 2005 22.6 16.4 23.5 16.9 22.5 16.7 2006 22.1 16.0 22.5 16.6 22.0 16.6 2007 22.3 15.2 22.5 16.3 21.8 16.5 Note: The within-school PTR is calculated by dividing the total full-time equivalent(FTE) number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. Source: School Census