Data set from Education and training statistics for the UK

Pupil teacher ratios (PTRs)

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This file contains information on pupil to teacher ratios (PTRs) in schools in the UK, by school type.

Data set details

Theme
UK education and training statistics
Publication
Education and training statistics for the UK
Release
Reporting year 2024
Release type
Number of rows
666
Geographic levels
National, Regional
Indicators
  • Pupil-teacher ratio
Filters
  • School type
Time period
2015/16 to 2023/24

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_namephasepupil_teacher_ratio
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandNursery18.7
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandPrimary20.4
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandSecondary15.1
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandSpecial6
201516Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandTotal maintained17.3

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 2 variables
Variable nameVariable description
phaseSchool type
pupil_teacher_ratioPupil-teacher ratio

Footnotes

  1. In England, special schools include alternative provision schools.
  2. In England, the primary pupil-teacher ratio includes local authority (LA) maintained nurseries.
  3. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable.

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