Information on the school workforce, including the pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios at national, regional, local authority and individual school level, is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.

As at November 2023, which is the latest data available, there were 468,700 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state funded schools in England. This is an increase of 27,300, equivalent to 6%, since the School Workforce Census began in 2010.

The table below provides the pupil to adult ratio and the pupil to teacher ratio for state-funded secondary schools in High Peak constituency and England for the 2019/20 to 2022/23 academic years.

Pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios for state-funded secondary schools in High Peak constituency and England, by year 2019/20 to 2022/23¹

Source: School Workforce Census.

1. Workforce data as at November and pupil data as at the following January. For instance, 2019/20 relates to November 2019 workforce and January 2020 pupils.

2. There are 7 secondary schools in High Peak constituency.

3. Pupil to adult ratio includes teachers and support staff (excluding auxiliary staff).

4. Pupil to teacher ratio includes all teachers.

5. The ratios are calculated using pupil numbers taken from the publication, Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.

Information on the school workforce, including the pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios at national, regional, Local Authority and individual school level, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.

As at November 2022, the latest data available, there were over 468,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state funded schools in England, which is an increase of 27,000 (6%) since 2010. This makes the highest number of FTE teachers since the school workforce census began in 2010.

The table below provides the pupil to adult ratio and the pupil to teacher ratio for state funded secondary schools in Romford constituency and England for the 2019/20 and 2022/23 academic years. Equivalent figures for 2009/10 are not available.

Pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios for state funded secondary schools in Romford constituency and England, by academic year

2019/20 and 2022/23¹

Source: School Workforce Census.

1. Workforce data as at November and pupil data as at the following January. For instance, 2019/20 relates to November 2019 workforce and January 2020 pupils.

2. Pupil to adult ratio includes teachers and support staff (excluding administrative and auxiliary staff).

3. Pupil to teacher ratio includes all teachers.

4. The ratios are calculated using pupil numbers taken from the publication, ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’, available at:
https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics

Information on the school workforce, including the number of teachers leaving service nationally and pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios at national, regional and local authority level, is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.

The requested figures for teachers leaving service by parliamentary constituency are not available.

As at November 2022, the latest data available, there were over 468,000 full time equivalent (FTE) teachers in state funded schools in England, an increase of 27,000 (6%) since 2010. This makes the highest number of FTE teachers since the school workforce census began in 2010.

The Department has taken action to improve teacher workload, working with teachers and head teachers to understand and address longstanding issues around marking, planning and data management. The Department continues to work proactively with the sector to understand the drivers behind workload and wellbeing issues, and to improve policies and interventions.

The Department is supporting schools to act and remove unhelpful practice that creates unnecessary workload. The School Workload Reduction Toolkit, developed alongside head teachers, is a helpful resource for schools to review and reduce workload. Further information on the workload reduction toolkit can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-workload-reduction-toolkit.

The Department also worked in partnership with the education sector and mental health experts to create the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, which the Department is encouraging schools to sign up to as a shared commitment to promote staff wellbeing. So far, 2,600 schools have signed up to the Charter. The Charter is available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/education-staff-wellbeing-charter.

The table below provides the pupil to adult ratio and the pupil to teacher ratio for state funded secondary schools in Enfield North constituency and England for academic years 2019/20 to 2022/23.

Pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios for state-funded secondary schools¹ in Enfield North constituency and England, by year

2019/20 to 2022/23²

Source: School Workforce Census.

1. Includes one all-through school.

2. Workforce data as at November and pupils data as at the following January. For instance, 2019/20 relates to November 2019 workforce and January 2020 pupils.

3. Pupil to adult ratio includes teachers and support staff (excluding administrative and auxiliary staff).

4. Pupil to teacher ratio includes all teachers.

5. The ratios are calculated using pupil numbers taken from the publication, Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.

Information on the school workforce, including pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios at national, regional and Local Authority level, is published in the ‘School workforce in England’ statistical publication, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.

The table below provides the pupil to adult ratio and the pupil to teacher ratio for all state funded schools in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency for academic years 2019/20 to 2022/23.

Pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios for schools in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency, by academic year 2019/20 to 2022/23¹

Source: School Workforce Census.

1. Workforce data as at November and pupils data as at the following January. For instance, 2019/20 relates to November 2019 workforce and January 2020 pupils.

2. Pupil to adult ratio includes teachers and support staff (excluding administrative and auxiliary staff).

3. Pupil to teacher ratio includes all teachers.

4. The ratios are calculated using pupil numbers taken from the publication, ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics.

The department is committed to supporting working families and parents back into employment, by improving the cost, choice, and availability of childcare. We are currently exploring a wide range of options to achieve this ambition.

The consultation on Childcare: Regulatory Changes, closed on 16 September 2022, and the department will respond in due course. We consulted on:

• Moving to the Scottish staff-to-child ratios for two-year-olds, from a ratio of 1:4 to 1:5.
• Amending early years foundation stage framework wording on childminder ratios, so it is clear that childminders have flexibility within their ratios in circumstances where they are caring for sibling children, or their own child.
• Seeking views on further options for reforming ratios in future, working with the sector and parents to shape the future regulatory framework.

The department’s priority continues to be to provide safe, high-quality, and affordable early years provision for our youngest children.

Information on the school workforce in England, including the number of subject teachers in state funded secondary schools, is collected each November as part of the annual School Workforce Census. Information is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.

The following table shows the ratio of patients to full-time equivalent (FTE) general practitioners (GPs) per 10,000 registered patients in Halton Clinical Commissioning Group as at September 2015 and September 2021, the latest available comparable data.

Source:

General Practice Workforce, 31 December 2021. NHS Digital

Notes:

1. FTE refers to the proportion of full time contracted hours that the post holder is contracted to work. 1 would indicate they work a full set of hours (37.5), 0.5 that they worked half time. In GPs in Training Grade contracts 1 FTE = 40 hours and in this table these FTEs have been converted to the standard wMDS measure of 1 FTE = 37.5 hours for consistency. It is not recommended that comparisons be made between quarterly or monthly figures due to the unknown effect of seasonality on workforce numbers.
2. Figures shown do not include staff working in prisons, army bases, educational establishments, specialist care centres including drug rehabilitation centres, walk-in centres and other alternative settings outside of traditional general practice such as urgent treatment centres and minor injury units.
3. Data includes estimates for practices that did not provide fully valid staff records. The percentage of FTE that is estimated is presented for each staff group and includes full and partial estimates.
4. Full Estimation: Estimates are made for both headcount and FTE for those practices which did not provide any valid data for one or more of the four staff groups (or in the case of practices providing no valid direct patient care staff data, estimates are only made for those practices also failing to provide valid data for at least one other staff group). The absence of data for a staff group could be due to poor data quality or no submitted data. For these practices, clinical commissioning group-level estimations are made.
5. Partial Estimation: In some cases, practices provide valid records about their staff but do not include information about their working hours. In these cases, the record is retained and estimates calculated for their working hours and full-time equivalence based upon the national averages for the job role. These figures are referred to as ‘partial estimates’ and the scale of these estimates varies by staff group.

There are no statutorily defined supervision ratios for youth work. Youth work is varied, with many factors regarding the group and programme influencing appropriate provision in any area.

DCMS funds the National Youth Agency to support the youth workforce to deliver safe services, through setting professional standards, qualifications and a curriculum for youth work. The funding has supported a national safeguarding hub, which provides bespoke safeguarding training, resources, tools and advice and increased the number of qualified youth workers, boosting the number of professionals able to support and safeguard young people.

The Department for Education also published guidance in October 2020 aimed at enhancing safeguarding for children attending out-of-school settings, which includes youth clubs.

Data on the general practitioner (GP) to patient ratio for female patients between the ages of 15 to 45 years old with epilepsy is not available at national or regional levels.

Data on the general practitioner (GP) to patient ratio for female patients between the ages of 15 to 45 years old with epilepsy is not available at national or regional levels.

Data on the general practitioner (GP) to patient ratio for female patients between the ages of 15 to 45 years old with epilepsy is not available at national or regional levels.

The table below sets out the overall ratios of total prison officers to prisoners by category of prison for the past 5 years (for public sector prisons).

The table demonstrates a positive trend, with increasingly more prison officers to prisoners over time. We have invested significantly in increasing staff numbers, recruiting an additional 4,581 (full time equivalent) prison officers between October 2016 and September 2019, surpassing our original target of 2,500.

During periods of prisoner unlock, the minimum number of staff on each residential unit is determined by ‘Safe, Decent and Secure Operating Levels’ (SDSOLs) which are agreed in each establishment. Several factors influence SDSOLs such as design and size of a residential unit, specialist functions or prisoner cohort.

The Department recognises that school-based counselling by qualified practitioners can play an effective role in supporting mental health and wellbeing. It is up to schools to decide what support to provide for pupils based on their individual circumstances.

The information requested is not held centrally as the Department does not collect information on the ratio of counsellor to pupil numbers in primary or secondary schools in England. Education is a devolved matter and it is for the National Assembly to decide on policy for schools in Wales.

The Department carried out a nationally representative survey of school provision published in 2017. This indicated that 61% of schools offer counselling services, with 84% of secondary schools providing their pupils with access to counselling support.[1] The Government has provided advice on how to deliver high quality school-based counselling and this can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools.

[1] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/634726/Supporting_Mental-Health_survey_report.pdf.

The statutory framework for the early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to five years of age. This includes the minimum staff to child ratios that all early years providers must comply with, which is referenced in section 3 of the framework here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/596629/EYFS_STATUTORY_FRAMEWORK_2017.pdf.

Ofsted inspects early years settings against the EYFS statutory framework, which includes ensuring that safeguarding and welfare requirements are being met. As at 31 March 2019, 95% of early years providers were rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, up from 68% in 2010.

As we have stated previously, all staffing matters, including the responsibility of ensuring the availability of sufficiently trained and experienced staff to maintain safe and decent prisons, sit with contractors. There is no requirement in the contracts to agree staffing levels with the Ministry of Justice.

We do not hold data on the number of Prison Custody Officers certified. The role of the Controller is to monitor performance at the prison across a range of indicators. Any concerns in relation to these performance indicators are discussed with the provider, and, where necessary, appropriate action is taken in accordance with the contract.

Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate and I can assure you that performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.

The term funded posts refers to the cost of employing suitably skilled staff.

As we have previously stated all staffing matters, including the responsibility for ensuring the availability of sufficiently trained and experienced staff to maintain safe and decent prisons, lies with Contractors. There is no requirement in the contracts to agree staffing levels with the Ministry of Justice. Private providers continue to play an important role in the prison estate and I can assure you that performance of all providers is closely monitored and we will not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.

Prison population statistics are regularly published and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2018

The table below displays the most recent figures that the Ministry of Justice has for the number of funded posts for Prison Custody Officers at each privately managed prison and the dates that these relate to.