Data set from Initial Teacher Training Census

Table 3 - ITT new entrants by subject and training route

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This national level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants on each ITT route by subject. The data in this table covers 2019/20 to 2024/25 (2024/25 is provisional, all previous years are revised).

Data set details

Theme
Teachers and school workforce
Publication
Initial Teacher Training Census
Release type
Number of rows
2,772
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of trainees
  • Percentage of trainees
Filters
  • ITT Route
  • ITT subject
Time period
2019/20 to 2025/26

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameitt_subjectbreakdown_topicbreakdowntrainee_numbertrainee_percentage
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignTotalTotal421100
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG Salaried High Potential ITTHigher Education Institution00
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG Salaried High Potential ITTSchool Centred ITT00
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG Salaried High Potential ITTTotal00
201920Academic yearNationalE92000001EnglandArt & DesignPG Fee-FundedHigher Education Institution29871

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
breakdownITT Route
itt_subjectITT subject
trainee_numberNumber of trainees
trainee_percentagePercentage of trainees

Footnotes

  1. STEM Subjects are Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Mathematics and Physics.
  2. Others includes media and communication studies, social studies, citizenship and psychology.
  3. Percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%
  4. Business studies: includes economics
  5. Design & Technology: includes food technology and engineering.
  6. Physical Education: includes dance.
  7. Data was extracted on 10 November 2025
  8. Subject: The subject given here is ITT subject and may not be the same as the subject of the undergraduate degree held.
  9. Figures for 2025/26 are provisional and are subject to change. Figures for 2024/25 and all previous years have been revised.
  10. Troops to Teachers are excluded from all figures prior to 2021/22.
  11. Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship: The postgraduate teaching apprenticeship (PGTA) was introduced in 2018/19.
  12. The 2024/25 revised and 2025/26 provisional data does not contain forecast trainees, this is due to a change in data collection methodology.
  13. Undergraduate: The majority of undergraduate provision is offered by higher education institutions.
  14. Schools direct salaried: includes salaried programmes i.e. Future Teaching Scholars Programme
  15. Proportions exclude trainees where information was not supplied, or where characteristics/information were reported as ‘unknown’.
  16. Previously excluded self-funded trainees are now included in trainee numbers from 2019/20 academic year onwards. Please see methodology for more details.
  17. Undergraduate Teacher Degree Apprenticeship is a new route from 2025/26.

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