The following table provides the full time equivalent number of regular teachers and teaching assistants in service in local authority maintained schools in each local authority in the North West Government Office Region in January 1997 to 2009.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Teachers Cumbria 4,030 4,060 4,130 4,240 4,180 4,380 4,430 4,450 4,560 4,750 4,260 4,350 4,210 Former Cheshire 8,190 8,240 — — — — — — — — — — — Cheshire (post 1.4.98) — — 5,490 5,610 5,600 5,680 5,770 5,710 5,700 5,770 5,780 5,730 6,060 Halton — — 1,220 1,140 1,140 1,140 1,170 1,140 1,130 1,140 1,150 1,150 1,110 Warrington — — 1,530 1,650 1,680 1,720 1,730 1,780 1,800 1,880 1,810 1,820 1,820 Bolton 2,440 2,430 2,430 2,500 2,500 2,560 2,540 2,540 2,510 2,550 2,550 2,570 2,580 Bury 1,460 1,420 1,460 1,470 1,480 1,490 1,500 1,500 1,550 1,590 1,550 1,540 1,550 Manchester 3,850 3,730 4,220 3,750 3,790 3,760 3,820 3,830 3,990 3,920 3,840 3,910 3,910 Oldham 2,240 2,220 2,230 2,220 2,280 2,270 2,250 2,290 2,380 2,350 2,310 2,290 2,290 Rochdale 1,830 1,840 1,830 1,880 1,870 1,900 1,890 1,930 1,920 1,950 1,910 1,870 1,870 Salford 1,920 1,900 1,900 1,950 1,920 1,920 1,890 1,930 1,930 1,910 1,940 1.820 1,760 Stockport 2,220 2,170 2,210 2,210 2,330 2,350 2,340 2,380 2,280 2,270 2,270 2,200 2,200 Tameside 1,830 1,870 1,940 1,960 1,930 2,070 2,030 2,010 1,990 2,020 1,970 1,990 1,890 Trafford 1,750 1,860 1,880 1,910 1,900 1,880 2,020 1,970 1,960 2,010 2,040 2,100 2,000 Wigan 2,760 2,690 2,690 2,690 2,590 2,800 2,800 2,830 2,890 2,800 2,770 2,700 2,770 Former Lancashire 11,870 11,930 — — — — — — — — — — — Lancashire (post 1.4.98) — — 9,690 9,750 9,710 9,640 9,710 9,920 9,910 9,950 9,840 9,850 9,800 Blackburn with Darwen — — 1,360 1,390 1,310 1,390 1,400 1,410 1,420 1,480 1,460 1,350 1,440 Blackpool — — 1,010 1,030 1,100 1,120 1,150 1,160 1,220 1,260 1,230 1,140 1,180 Knowsley 1,530 1',530 1,570 1,640 1,530 1,450 1,570 1,510 1,500 1,470 1,430 1,390 1,390 Liverpool 4,340 4,280 4,240 4,130 4,320 4,750 4,290 4,410 4,350 4,290 4,150 4,170 4,180 St. Helens 1,590 1,570 1,570 1,570 1,570 1,580 1,630 1,550 1,600 1,570 1,550 1,550 1,540 Sefton 2,540 2,520 2,510 2,540 2,610 2,620 2,660 2,700 2,520 2,520 2,500 2,450 2,420 Wirral 2,930 2,970 2,990 2,970 3,020 3,090 3,080 3,050 3,050 3,020 2,970 2,800 3,030 North West 59,300 59,200 60,100 60200 60,400 61,600 61,700 62,000 62,200 62,500 61,300 60,800 61,000 Teaching Assistants Cumbria 610 620 660 730 840 1,100 1,110 1,150 1,200 1,310 1,470 1,540 1,540 Former Cheshire 1,130 1,240 — — — — — — — — — — — Cheshire (post 1.4.98) — — 830 870 1,020 1,120 1,230 1,350 1,530 1,740 1,960 2,240 2,370 Halton — — 190 200 240 250 270 320 320 330 350 370 410 Warrington — — 250 270 320 370 380 440 510 630 690 720 800 Bolton 390 430 480 570 650 790 830 950 1,050 1,070 1,090 1,190 1,190 Bury 270 260 280 330 360 460 480 540 590 640 680 740 810 Manchester 740 750 750 810 1,080 1,430 1,610 1,750 1,880 1,920 2.290 2,100 2,410 Oldham 390 410 430 470 560 580 630 690 780 830 950 1,050 1,070 Rochdale 260 270 290 340 530 680 710 760 840 860 950 1,040 1,130 Salford 430 440 450 480 530 700 570 660 790 780 820 900 840 Stockport 340 360 310 410 510 670 700 750 810 780 840 910 980 Tameside 280 290 310 360 490 360 420 460 520 660 650 770 710 Trafford 190 200 220 230 300 230 300 380 420 440 510 650 650 Wigan 340 390 420 430 560 440 740 800 880 980 1,160 1,130 1,190 Former Lancashire 1,780 2,000 — — — — — — — — — — — Lancashire (post 1.4.98) — — 1,670 1,830 2,190 1,960 3,130 3,300 3,570 3,890 4,070 4,640 4,870 Blackburn with Darwen — — 300 350 430 360 530 580 610 650 660 740 760 Blackpool — — 190 220 290 190 390 430 480 480 470 560 560 Knowsley 210 230 260 280 350 470 430 490 480 460 510 610 600 Liverpool 450 490 520 610 920 720 1,150 1,150 1,190 1,130 1,100 1,260 1,300 St. Helens 260 270 290 310 390 420 480 530 640 610 640 660 720 Sefton 360 380 410 470 580 490 650 680 750 780 870 1,020 1,010 Wirral 320 350 390 420 570 620 780 790 850 1,020 1,010 1,110 1,170 North West 8,750 9370 9,920 10,990 13,700 14,400 17500 18,950 20,700 22,020 23,730 25,970 27,080 1Source: Annual Survey of Teachers in Service and Teacher Vacancies (618g). 2Source: School Census. 3 The first, second and third phases of local government reorganisation came into effect on 1 April 1996, 1 April 1997 and 1 April 1998 respectively. The new authorities are shown directly below their former parent local education authorities.