Teacher qualifications
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Headcount of teachers by their highest qualification, and by relevant subject
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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
- 326,025
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Headcount
- Filters
- Grade of teacher
- Highest level of relevant qualification
- Qualified teacher status
- Time period
- 2010/11 to 2025/26
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | school_type | grade | qualified_status | highest_subject_qualification | subject | headcount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded schools | Total | Total | Any relevant post A level qualification | All subjects | 494210 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded schools | Total | Non-qualified teacher | Any relevant post A level qualification | All subjects | 4941 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded schools | Total | Qualified teacher | Any relevant post A level qualification | All subjects | 489270 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded schools | Total | Qualified teacher | Masters degree or higher | All subjects | 50036 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded schools | Total | Qualified teacher | PGCE, PGDE, ProfGCE, or ProfGDE | All subjects | 279873 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| grade | Grade of teacher |
| headcount | Headcount |
| highest_subject_qualification | Highest level of relevant qualification |
| qualified_status | Qualified teacher status - Please select 'Qualified teacher' if you would like to see qualifications breakdown |
| school_type | Type of school |
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If you have a specific enquiry about Teacher qualifications statistics and data:
Teachers and teaching statistics team
Email: schoolworkforce.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Tony Clarke
Telephone: 0774 7767329