Teacher FTE
Increased
+269.08FTE
+8.0% from 2006
20063,348.00
20253,617.08
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Teachers, pupils, schools and teaching posts · 1966–2025.
City of Edinburgh · All school sectors · 2006–2025
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Teachers, pupils and schools
City of Edinburgh · All school sectors2006—2025
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Teacher FTE
Pupils
Schools
14.91 pupils per teacher FTE in 2025.Same year, geography and sector. This is not class size.
Change from 2006 to 2025
City of Edinburgh · All school sectors
Pupils
Increased
+8,414pupils
+18.5% from 2006
200645,504
202553,918
A change in pupil numbers alone does not show whether provision has improved or worsened.
Sources (1) for Pupils
Schools
Decreased
-6schools
-4.6% from 2006
2006130
2025124
A change in recorded schools is not a count of closures or a measure of school capacity.
Sources (1) for Schools
Freedom of Information
Related council records
Approved FOI evidence keeps its own reporting period and definition. It is not combined with the census figures above.
Probationer teachers in vacant posts
Total number of probationers placed in vacancies; response states posts previously filled versus newly created cannot be determined.
2018–2024 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · line 25 ↗Probationers and contract outcomes
Distinct headcount by probation year; 2024 is January–August in the authority response.
2017–2024 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · line 60 ↗Probationers and contract outcomes
Distinct headcount by probation year; 2024 is January–August in the authority response.
2017–2024 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · line 85 ↗