Teacher FTE
Decreased
-107.73FTE
-9.4% from 2006
20061,143.00
20251,035.27
Read the change in staffing alongside pupil numbers and the staffing ratio.
Scotland · Historical data
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Teachers, pupils, schools and teaching posts · 1966–2025.
Scottish Borders · All school sectors · 2006–2025
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Teachers, pupils and schools
Scottish Borders · All school sectors2006—2025
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Teacher FTE
Pupils
Schools
13.17 pupils per teacher FTE in 2025.Same year, geography and sector. This is not class size.
Change from 2006 to 2025
Scottish Borders · All school sectors
Pupils
Decreased
-1,846pupils
-11.9% from 2006
200615,478
202513,632
A change in pupil numbers alone does not show whether provision has improved or worsened.
Sources (1) for Pupils
Schools
Decreased
-11schools
-14.5% from 2006
200676
202565
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.
Casual supply by reporting period
Column 'Casual/Supply' by period column 'Year'.
Tax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018)–Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024) · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet Sheet1!A3:E11 ↗Fixed term by reporting period
Column 'Fixed Term' by period column 'Year'.
Tax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018)–Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024) · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet Sheet1!A3:E11 ↗Permanent by reporting period
Column 'Permanent' by period column 'Year'.
Tax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018)–Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024) · countRead the evidence Original FOI response · sheet Sheet1!A3:E11 ↗