Teacher FTE
Increased
+177.07FTE
+19.8% from 2006
2006896.00
20251,073.07
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Scotland · Historical data
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Teachers, pupils, schools and teaching posts · 1966–2025.
Midlothian · All school sectors · 2006–2025
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Teachers, pupils and schools
Midlothian · All school sectors2006—2025
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Teacher FTE
Pupils
Schools
13.45 pupils per teacher FTE in 2025.Same year, geography and sector. This is not class size.
Change from 2006 to 2025
Midlothian · All school sectors
Pupils
Increased
+2,360pupils
+19.5% from 2006
200612,073
202514,433
A change in pupil numbers alone does not show whether provision has improved or worsened.
Sources (1) for Pupils
Schools
Decreased
-6schools
-13.6% from 2006
200644
202538
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.
Primary probationer placements (requested)
Authority-reported probationer requested placements for primary teachers by academic year.
2018/19–2023/24 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet Sheet1!A1:M3 ↗Primary probationer placements (assigned)
Authority-reported probationer assigned placements for primary teachers by academic year.
2018/19–2023/24 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet Sheet1!A1:M3 ↗Secondary probationer placements (requested)
Authority-reported probationer requested placements for secondary teachers by academic year.
2018/19–2023/24 · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet Sheet1!A1:M4 ↗