Topic findings

Class sizes & staffing

Class organisation, pupil–teacher ratios and the staff available to teach.

What the sources tell us

6 verified findings · 3 numerical series

Aberdeenshire Council2021–2023

Class sizes and teacher employment

Average primary class size: 2021: 22.14, 2022: 22.8, 2023: 23.22

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.

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Dumfries and Galloway Council2021–2024

Class sizes and teacher employment

Average primary class size: 2021: 19, 2022: 19.3, 2023: 19.2, 2024: 19.7

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.

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Fife Council2021–2023

Class sizes and teacher employment

Average primary class size: 2021: 25.51, 2022: 25.46, 2023: 25.46

Context and source

Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Partially successful; response wording and any limitations should be retained.

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Clackmannanshire Council2023-01-01 onward

Impact assessments on teacher reductions

The council said that it had not reduced teacher numbers since 1 January 2023 and therefore held no impact assessments, reviews or reports on effects of reductions.

Context and source

Information-not-held response; attributed statement only.

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Reviewed 2026-09-07

Dundee City Council2024/25

Dundee 2024/25 budget proposal

The response says a proposal to reduce teacher numbers by 32.7 full-time-equivalent posts was approved as part of the 2024/25 revenue budget, with anticipated annual savings of around £2 million.

Context and source

Anticipated savings are not measured realised savings.

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Reviewed 2026-09-07

North Ayrshire Council2024 compared with 2023

North Ayrshire census estimate

A council correspondence attachment records that the 2024 North Ayrshire estimate was 1,386 FTE teachers, 36 lower than the prior year’s 1,422 FTE.

Context and source

Council correspondence estimate; not a full independent census release.

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Reviewed 2026-09-07

Figures and definitions

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