Information on pupil to teacher ratios (PTR) by key stage is not collected centrally. Figures are however available for the within school PTR by phase of education. The following table shows the number of pupil to teacher ratios in local authority maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in each local authority within the east of England Government office region, January 1997 to 2009.
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Nursery Former Cambridgeshire 19.1 18.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Cambridgeshire (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 16.3 17.9 16.3 13.9 13.6 13.2 13.9 14.4 13.5 12.5 13.7 Peterborough n/a n/a 20.9 15.1 20.0 16.0 14.7 11.4 11.6 13.0 14.6 14.7 18.0 Norfolk 19.1 18.7 24.5 — 17.3 15.6 13.6 12.2 14.5 11.9 13.1 13.5 15.3 Suffolk 22.9 22.9 22.9 19.1 22.9 23.4 23.4 23.2 21.5 21.5 21.6 20.9 19.0 Former Bedfordshire 19.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Bedfordshire (post 1 April 1997) n/a 18.6 17.9 16.0 16.3 15.9 17.1 16.8 18.7 16.2 18.5 16.9 15.6 Luton n/a 22.8 20.1 — 15.8 15.4 14.1 14.6 14.4 12.8 13.1 13.7 14.5 Former Essex 18.6 17.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Essex (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 16.6 19.5 15.1 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.5 14.3 14.6 Southend-on-Sea n/a n/a — 19.4 — — — — — — — — — Thurrock n/a n/a — 23.9 — — — — — — — — — Hertfordshire 18.4 18.1 19.4 16.1 18.3 16.6 16.9 17.3 17.2 18.4 16.9 16.6 16.2 East of England 18.8 19.0 19.0 17.8 17.0 15.8 15.6 15.3 15.9 15.3 15.4 15.1 15.4 Primary Former Cambridgeshire 24.4 24.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Cambridgeshire (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 25.0 23.5 24.1 23.3 23.7 23.6 23.6 22.9 22.2 22.5 22.3 Peterborough n/a n/a 24.2 23.2 23.0 22.9 23.1 23.2 22.5 21.9 21.8 22.0 21.5 Norfolk 22.3 22.5 22.7 22.8 22.1 23.0 21.7 22.3 22.1 21.3 21.1 21.4 20.8 Suffolk 22.3 22.2 22.0 22.7 22.0 21.5 21.7 21.7 21.5 21.1 20.7 20.1 20.0 Former Bedfordshire 23.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Bedfordshire (post 1 April 1997 n/a 23.8 23.8 22.3 22.9 22.3 22.6 22.8 23.0 22.2 22.1 21.5 21.5 Luton n/a 22.7 22.6 23.4 22.9 22.7 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.6 22.8 22.1 21.5 Former Essex 23.0 23.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Essex (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 23.5 23.2 22.9 22.8 23.0 23.2 22.9 22.5 22.4 21.9 21.8 Southend-on-Sea n/a n/a 24.0 23.2 23.5 23.0 23.3 22.8 23.0 22.2 22.1 21.2 21.6 Thurrock n/a n/a 23.9 22.1 22.8 21.8 23.6 24.9 25.0 23.3 22.8 23.1 22.4 Hertfordshire 22.9 23.0 23.0 24.6 23.0 22.8 23.0 23.0 22.5 22.4 23.2 22.7 22.6 East of England 23.0 23.3 23.3 23.1 22.8 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.7 22.2 22.1 21.9 21.7 Secondary Former Cambridgeshire 17.4 17.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Cambridgeshire (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 18.1 18.7 18.7 18.1 18.2 18.7 18.3 18.2 18.3 17.5 17.2 Peterborough n/a n/a 16.7 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.0 16.9 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.5 Norfolk 15.7 16.1 16.2 18.5 16.9 17.5 17.1 17.3 17.6 17.0 17.2 17.3 17.1 Suffolk 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.6 17.1 16.9 16.9 17.2 17.0 17.2 17.0 16.6 16.5 Former Bedfordshire 17.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Bedfordshire (post 1 April 1997 n/a 18.3 18.5 17.3 18.8 18.4 18.7 18.4 18.7 18.3 18.0 18.0 17.3 Luton n/a 16.7 16.9 16.9 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.7 18.5 17.8 18.6 17.8 16.7 Former Essex 16.6 16.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Essex (post 1 April 1998) n/a n/a 16.8 17.1 17.5 17.5 17.6 18.0 17.4 17.3 17.3 16.8 16.4 Southend-on-Sea n/a n/a 16.4 16.6 16.8 17.2 17.3 17.7 17.9 18.2 18.2 17.6 17.5 Thurrock n/a n/a 18.0 16.9 18.9 19.8 19.8 20.8 19.9 18.7 19.0 19.2 19.1 Hertfordshire 15.9 16.1 16.3 18.7 16.7 16.8 17.0 17.1 16.8 16.7 16.4 16.3 16.0 East of England 16.6 16.7 16.9 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.7 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.0 16.7 n/a = Not applicable ‘—’ = Negligible 1 The within school PTRis calculated by dividing the total FTE number of pupils on roll in schools by the total FTE number of qualified teachers regularly employed in schools. 2 Excludes academies and city technology colleges. Note: For statistical purposes only, pupils who do not attend both morning and afternoon at least five days a week are regarded as part-time. Each part-time pupil is treated as 0.5 FTE. Source: School Census