Size of the school workforce
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Headcount and Full time Equivalent of staff by type of school and characteristics including post held, age group and ethnicity (additional file at school level)
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Data set details
- Theme
- Teachers and school workforce
- Publication
- School workforce in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 43,595
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- FTE of administrative staff
- FTE of all full-time support staff
- FTE of all full-time teachers
- Filters
- Type of school
- Time period
- 2010/11 to 2025/26
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | establishment_type_group | number_schools | fte_workforce | fte_all_teachers | fte_classroom_teachers | fte_leadership_teachers | fte_head_teachers | fte_deputy_head_teachers | fte_assistant_head_teachers | fte_all_teachers_without_qts | fte_ft_all_teachers | fte_ft_classroom_teachers | fte_ft_leadership_teachers | fte_ft_head_teachers | fte_ft_deputy_head_teachers | fte_ft_assistant_head_teachers | fte_ft_all_teachers_without_qts | fte_pt_all_teachers | fte_pt_classroom_teachers | fte_pt_leadership_teachers | fte_pt_head_teachers | fte_pt_deputy_head_teachers | fte_pt_assistant_head_teachers | fte_pt_all_teachers_without_qts | fte_all_support_staff | fte_teaching_assistants | fte_other_school_support_staff | fte_administrative_staff | fte_technicians | fte_auxiliary_staff | fte_leadership_non_teachers | fte_school_business_professionals | fte_ft_all_support_staff | fte_ft_teaching_assistants | fte_ft_other_school_support_staff | fte_ft_administrative_staff | fte_ft_technicians | fte_ft_auxiliary_staff | fte_ft_leadership_non_teachers | fte_ft_school_business_professionals | fte_pt_all_support_staff | fte_pt_teaching_assistants | fte_pt_other_school_support_staff | fte_pt_administrative_staff | fte_pt_technicians | fte_pt_auxiliary_staff | fte_pt_leadership_non_teachers | fte_pt_school_business_professionals | hc_workforce | hc_all_teachers | hc_classroom_teachers | hc_leadership_teachers | hc_head_teachers | hc_deputy_head_teachers | hc_assistant_head_teachers | hc_all_teachers_without_qts | hc_occasional_teachers | hc_ft_all_teachers | hc_ft_classroom_teachers | hc_ft_leadership_teachers | hc_ft_head_teachers | hc_ft_deputy_head_teachers | hc_ft_assistant_head_teachers | hc_ft_all_teachers_without_qts | hc_pt_all_teachers | hc_pt_classroom_teachers | hc_pt_leadership_teachers | hc_pt_head_teachers | hc_pt_deputy_head_teachers | hc_pt_assistant_head_teachers | hc_pt_all_teachers_without_qts | hc_all_support_staff | hc_teaching_assistants | hc_other_school_support_staff | hc_administrative_staff | hc_technicians | hc_auxiliary_staff | hc_leadership_non_teachers | hc_school_business_professionals | hc_third_party_support_staff | hc_ft_all_support_staff | hc_ft_teaching_assistants | hc_ft_other_school_support_staff | hc_ft_administrative_staff | hc_ft_technicians | hc_ft_auxiliary_staff | hc_ft_leadership_non_teachers | hc_ft_school_business_professionals | hc_pt_all_support_staff | hc_pt_teaching_assistants | hc_pt_other_school_support_staff | hc_pt_administrative_staff | hc_pt_technicians | hc_pt_auxiliary_staff | hc_pt_leadership_non_teachers | hc_pt_school_business_professionals | percent_pt_teacher | ratio_of_teaching_assistants_to_all_teachers |
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| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded schools | 21944 | 984610.32 | 466372.34 | 393203.95 | 73168.39 | 22199.69 | 18307.6 | 32661.11 | 14652.84 | 382741.64 | 316656.22 | 66085.42 | 20998.07 | 16455.82 | 28631.53 | 12451.09 | 83630.71 | 76547.73 | 7082.98 | 1201.61 | 1851.78 | 4029.59 | 2201.76 | 518237.97 | 295182.85 | 44266.64 | 64347.4 | 15980.64 | 70166.58 | 2455.84 | 25838.02 | 169113.09 | 63686.95 | 26233.16 | 32137.68 | 9772.06 | 17022.3 | 1979.42 | 18281.53 | 349124.89 | 231495.9 | 18033.48 | 32209.73 | 6208.58 | 53144.28 | 476.43 | 7556.49 | 1310005 | 512039 | 436359 | 75680 | 22527 | 18879 | 34273 | 16760 | 20470 | 382282 | 316385 | 65897 | 20892 | 16421 | 28583 | 12444 | 129757 | 119974 | 9783 | 1635 | 2458 | 5690 | 4316 | 797966 | 410120 | 57196 | 90068 | 19494 | 188532 | 2751 | 29805 | 52233 | 169113 | 63687 | 26233 | 32138 | 9772 | 17022 | 1979 | 18282 | 628853 | 346433 | 30963 | 57930 | 9722 | 171510 | 771 | 11524 | 25.3 | 0.6 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded nursery and primary | 17089 | 495685.92 | 212798.86 | 172921.7 | 39877.16 | 16714.6 | 10744.61 | 12417.95 | 4456.63 | 169530.15 | 134275.62 | 35254.53 | 15689.42 | 9277.85 | 10287.26 | 3710.43 | 43268.71 | 38646.08 | 4622.63 | 1025.18 | 1466.76 | 2130.69 | 746.19 | 282887.06 | 187154.94 | 14873.08 | 27106.92 | 475.02 | 37565.59 | 937.03 | 14774.47 | 57500.34 | 26815.9 | 5183.65 | 9136.85 | 185.1 | 6269.85 | 624.31 | 9284.67 | 225386.72 | 160339.04 | 9689.42 | 17970.07 | 289.92 | 31295.74 | 312.72 | 5489.8 | 731094 | 239071 | 197639 | 41432 | 16994 | 11214 | 13223 | 5125 | 13555 | 169226 | 134120 | 35106 | 15600 | 9250 | 10257 | 3707 | 69845 | 63519 | 6326 | 1395 | 1964 | 2967 | 1418 | 492023 | 276887 | 23112 | 44858 | 817 | 127423 | 1143 | 17783 | 26922 | 57500 | 26816 | 5184 | 9137 | 185 | 6270 | 624 | 9285 | 434522 | 250071 | 17929 | 35721 | 632 | 121153 | 518 | 8498 | 29.2 | 0.9 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained nursery and primary | 8978 | 257445 | 109343.02 | 88744.64 | 20598.38 | 8690.67 | 5895.13 | 6012.58 | 1882.16 | 85991.8 | 67712.29 | 18279.5 | 8202.88 | 5098.68 | 4977.95 | 1526.38 | 23351.22 | 21032.35 | 2318.88 | 487.79 | 796.45 | 1034.64 | 355.77 | 148101.98 | 97637.99 | 8059.32 | 13510.27 | 286.89 | 19688.44 | 520.52 | 8398.55 | 29755.52 | 13802.26 | 2822.98 | 4376.76 | 93.05 | 3209.62 | 351.18 | 5099.68 | 118346.46 | 83835.73 | 5236.35 | 9133.51 | 193.85 | 16478.82 | 169.34 | 3298.87 | 382488 | 123670 | 102281 | 21389 | 8830 | 6153 | 6406 | 2219 | 5829 | 85847 | 67632 | 18215 | 8164 | 5087 | 4964 | 1525 | 37823 | 34649 | 3174 | 666 | 1066 | 1442 | 694 | 258818 | 144300 | 12966 | 21966 | 526 | 68260 | 612 | 10187 | 15707 | 29756 | 13802 | 2823 | 4377 | 93 | 3210 | 351 | 5100 | 229062 | 130498 | 10143 | 17590 | 433 | 65050 | 261 | 5087 | 30.6 | 0.9 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained nursery | 376 | 6199.89 | 1072.51 | 590.24 | 482.27 | 296.96 | 117.42 | 67.89 | 18.04 | 808.63 | 399.8 | 408.83 | 257.42 | 95.81 | 55.6 | 11.2 | 263.88 | 190.44 | 73.44 | 39.54 | 21.61 | 12.29 | 6.84 | 5127.38 | 2407.83 | 1608.76 | 494.39 | 1.24 | 359.7 | 22.76 | 232.7 | 1914 | 850 | 695 | 182 | 1 | 54 | 18 | 114 | 3213.38 | 1557.83 | 913.76 | 312.39 | 0.24 | 305.7 | 4.76 | 118.7 | 8399 | 1214 | 708 | 506 | 307 | 124 | 75 | 22 | 66 | 802 | 398 | 404 | 254 | 95 | 55 | 11 | 412 | 310 | 102 | 53 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 7185 | 3172 | 2038 | 683 | 3 | 955 | 28 | 306 | 292 | 1914 | 850 | 695 | 182 | 1 | 54 | 18 | 114 | 5271 | 2322 | 1343 | 501 | 2 | 901 | 10 | 192 | 33.9 | 2.2 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained primary | 8602 | 251245.11 | 108270.51 | 88154.4 | 20116.11 | 8393.71 | 5777.71 | 5944.69 | 1864.12 | 85183.17 | 67312.49 | 17870.67 | 7945.46 | 5002.87 | 4922.35 | 1515.18 | 23087.34 | 20841.91 | 2245.44 | 448.25 | 774.84 | 1022.35 | 348.93 | 142974.6 | 95230.16 | 6450.56 | 13015.88 | 285.65 | 19328.74 | 497.76 | 8165.85 | 27841.52 | 12952.26 | 2127.98 | 4194.76 | 92.05 | 3155.62 | 333.18 | 4985.68 | 115133.08 | 82277.9 | 4322.59 | 8821.12 | 193.61 | 16173.12 | 164.58 | 3180.17 | 374089 | 122456 | 101573 | 20883 | 8523 | 6029 | 6331 | 2197 | 5763 | 85045 | 67234 | 17811 | 7910 | 4992 | 4909 | 1514 | 37411 | 34339 | 3072 | 613 | 1037 | 1422 | 683 | 251633 | 141128 | 10928 | 21283 | 523 | 67305 | 584 | 9881 | 15415 | 27842 | 12952 | 2128 | 4195 | 92 | 3156 | 333 | 4986 | 223791 | 128176 | 8800 | 17089 | 431 | 64149 | 251 | 4895 | 30.6 | 0.9 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| establishment_type_group | Type of school |
| fte_administrative_staff | FTE of administrative staff |
| fte_all_support_staff | FTE of all support staff |
| fte_all_teachers | FTE of all teachers |
| fte_all_teachers_without_qts | FTE of all teachers without qualified teacher status |
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