Teacher characteristics
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Teacher FTE and headcount numbers by type of school and characteristics including age group, working pattern, sex, grade and ethnicity
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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
- 487,940
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Full-time equivalent
- Full-time equivalent percent within indicator
- Headcount
- Filters
- Age group
- Ethnicity minor
- Grade
- 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 | grade | sex | age_group | working_pattern | qts_status | on_route | ethnicity_major | ethnicity_minor | full_time_equivalent | headcount | fte_percent_within_ethnicity | headcount_percent_within_ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded schools | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 466372.34 | 512039 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded nursery and primary | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 212798.86 | 239071 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained nursery and primary | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 109343.02 | 123670 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained nursery | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1072.51 | 1214 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| 202526 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained primary | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 108270.51 | 122456 | 100 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_group | Age group |
| establishment_type_group | Type of school |
| ethnicity_minor | Ethnicity minor |
| fte_percent_within_ethnicity | Full-time equivalent percent within indicator |
| full_time_equivalent | Full-time equivalent |
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If you have a specific enquiry about Teacher characteristics statistics and data:
Teachers and teaching statistics team
Email: schoolworkforce.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Tony Clarke
Telephone: 0774 7767329