Schools Census, 2011 (provisional)
The latest National Statistics on the Annual Schools Census (provisional results) produced by the Welsh Government were released on 6 July 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on schools, teachers and pupils include data for Wales at January 2011. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 29 June 2010.
The key points from the latest release (compared with January 2010) are:
- 30 less local authority (LA) maintained schools and 965 fewer pupils;
- 2 more independent schools;
- 432.2 less teachers (full-time equivalent) in the LA maintained sector;
- 910.9 additional full-time equivalent support staff;
- pupil-teacher ratio in the LA maintained sector is 18.2 (up from 18.0 in 2010)
In 2011, data on ethnic background and national identity showed that:
- almost 92 per cent of pupils aged 5 and over consider themselves to be of white ethnic background.
Final information will be published on 6 September 2011.
Contact
Tel: 029 2082 5068
E-mail: school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next update
September 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)
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