Key education statistics
This page shows key education statistics for Southampton Test. All the figures presented come from the Department for Education and Skills website. You can look at the statistics for Southampton yourself by going here.
Most comparisons are between today and 1997. Sometimes statistics from 1997 were not available, in those cases the next oldest set of statistics have been used.
All statistics are for Southampton Test unless otherwise stated.
Government spending
| Funding | 1997/98 |
2005/6 |
Increase |
| Funding per pupil aged 3-19 | £3050 per pupil |
£4210 per pupil |
+ £1160 per pupil (37.8%) |
| Total funding for computers in schools | £500,000 across Southampton |
£2,187,000 across Southampton |
+ £1,687,000 across Southampton |
| Teacher salary in the South East (average) | £22,640 per year |
£29,850 per year |
+ £7,210 per year |
Measuring performance
| Measure | 1997 |
2005 |
| Key Stage 2: % of 11 year olds achieving Level 4 or more in: | English: 51% Maths: 51% |
English: 73% Maths: 70% |
| Key Stage 3: % of 14 year olds achieving Level 5 or above in: | English: 53% Maths: 52% |
English: 63% Maths: 64% |
| GCSEs: % of 15 year olds getting 5 or more A*-Cs | 36.7% |
44.7% |
2002 |
2005 |
|
| A-Levels: average UCAS points score | 207.9 |
244.6 |
1999/2000 |
2004/5 |
|
| Number of full-time entrants going on to university | 295 |
325 |
| Number of part-time entrants going on to university | 10 |
30 |
Pupil and teacher numbers
| Count | 1997 |
2005 |
| No. of free early education places taken up by 3-4 year olds | 2,150 |
4,115 |
| Ratio of pupils-teachers in primary schools | 22.4 pupils to 1 teacher |
21.3 pupils to 1 teacher |
| Primary school class sizes (average) | 28.2 |
26.9 |
| Ratio of pupils-teachers in secondary schools | 15.8 pupils to 1 teacher |
15.4 pupils to 1 teacher |
| Secondary school class sizes (average) | 21.9 |
22.5 |
If you would like more information about any of these statistics please email alan@alan-whitehead.org.uk