Teacher characteristics
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Teacher FTE and headcount numbers by type of school and characteristics including age group, working pattern, grade and ethnicity (additional ancillary file at school level)
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Data set details
- Theme
- Teachers and school workforce
- Publication
- School workforce in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 424,467
- 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 2024/25
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total state-funded schools | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 468257.94 | 513435 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | State-funded nursery and primary | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 215631.86 | 242001 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained nursery and primary | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 116618.7 | 131778 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained nursery | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1058.93 | 1204 | 100 | 100 | |||||
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | LA maintained primary | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 115559.78 | 130575 | 100 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_group | Age Group |
| ethnicity_minor | Ethnicity minor |
| fte_percent_within_ethnicity | Full-time equivalent percent within indicator |
| full_time_equivalent | Full-time equivalent |
| grade | Grade |
Footnotes
- From the November 2024 census onwards, sex has replaced gender. Sex will be the same value as reported to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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