Data set from School workforce in England

Size of the school workforce

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Published 6 June 2024

Last updated 19 June 2024

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).

Data set details

Theme: Teachers and school workforce
Publication: School workforce in England
Release: Reporting year 2023
Release type
Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators: Number of schools
Percent of all teachers that are part-time
Ratio of teaching assistants to all teachers
Filters: Type of school
Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	school_type	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
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Total state-funded schools	21977	979084.5639	468692.6907	395723.5628	72969.12793	22235.1215	18454.28091	32279.72552	14484.84957	390622.4913	323889.6073	66732.88401	21182.89937	16808.9371	28741.04754	12336.34925	78070.19939	71833.95547	6236.243916	1052.222124	1645.343813	3538.677979	2148.50032	510391.8732	282924.8879	42945.53275	63425.29348	16330.26539	75513.81984	2675.077768	26576.99607	167501.3561	60821.48375	25712.05111	32241.73958	10050.24259	17372.09902	2176.835822	19126.9042	342890.5171	222103.4042	17233.48164	31183.55389	6280.022807	58141.72082	498.2419455	7450.091863	1360438.185	513877.1197	438598.4604	75278.65931	22516.31311	18984.24424	33778.10196	16617.70077	15777	390056.5895	323519.0746	66537.5149	21075.97995	16770.58813	28690.94683	12322.14786	123820.5303	115079.3859	8741.144407	1440.333162	2213.656112	5087.155133	4295.552909	846561.0656	395584.9108	55081.01577	87356.54341	19953.21087	206669.2593	2975.121823	30465.00359	48476	167495.2435	60820.23649	25709.58548	32241.88399	10049.83066	17371.3603	2177.133558	19125.21303	639754.3898	334764.6743	29371.4303	55114.65942	9903.380215	189297.899	2177.133558	19125.21303	24.1	0.6
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	State-funded nursery and primary	17151	502130.7773	218533.5865	177860.2286	40673.3579	16812.14606	11188.85059	12672.36125	4338.594438	176605.314	140108.5165	36496.79751	15899.37525	9868.153873	10729.26839	3600.146941	41928.27254	37751.71215	4176.560387	912.7708182	1320.696714	1943.092854	738.4474964	283597.1908	185027.3062	14835.55754	27106.90846	605.4742707	39826.88896	1072.739868	15122.31545	58817.14189	26825.27163	5439.492211	9469.551446	222.2788448	6396.630949	757.0428494	9706.873956	224780.0489	158202.0346	9396.065327	17637.35701	383.1954259	33430.25801	315.6970182	5415.441494	770854.1142	245318.4135	203205.2877	42113.12581	17051.09985	11625.30603	13436.71993	5028.877627	9787	176275.6117	139925.8172	36349.79454	15807.70845	9839.775253	10702.31084	3596.232847	69042.80181	63279.47054	5763.331271	1243.391397	1785.530782	2734.409091	1432.644779	525535.7007	274737.5328	22741.92735	43348.57415	1023.953142	138162.6876	1271.571622	18053.45404	26196	58810.48854	26822.12169	5439.02913	9468.249999	222.259117	6395.982875	757.0333969	9705.81234	442129.878	247915.4111	17302.89822	33880.32415	801.6940252	131766.7048	757.0333969	9705.81234	28.1	0.8
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	LA maintained nursery and primary	10098	289486.5315	125334.2432	101933.3519	23400.89138	9764.815009	6813.897946	6822.178424	1982.14441	100121.2378	79055.67944	21065.55831	9305.985309	5994.970091	5764.602915	1597.748686	25213.00547	22877.67241	2335.333065	458.8297005	818.9278551	1057.575509	384.3957236	164152.2883	107136.3958	8894.279212	14812.10358	373.7661433	22925.781	642.0245935	9367.937981	33465.58318	15120.03899	3274.171842	5015.850122	126.0345935	3569.82492	451.0345935	5908.628119	130686.7051	92016.3568	5620.10737	9796.253455	247.7315498	19355.95608	190.99	3459.309861	449615.4021	141694.14	117480.5365	24213.60347	9885.505412	7085.554492	7242.543568	2370.88005	4480	99958.31684	78964.13434	20994.1825	9262.15516	5981.010579	5751.016761	1595.52689	41735.82318	38516.40221	3219.420971	623.3502519	1104.543912	1491.526807	775.3531593	307921.2621	159350.9598	14134.80177	23565.58796	665.0840592	81388.35626	740.0274299	11241.44484	16835	33463.99994	15119.65236	3273.964812	5015.520516	126.0274299	3569.667692	451.0274299	5908.1397	258359.1241	144231.3074	10860.83695	18550.06745	539.0566292	77818.68856	451.0274299	5908.1397	29.5	0.9
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	LA maintained nursery	381	5759.224444	1073.724444	601.7744444	471.95	294.5577778	119.45	57.94222222	23.51	845.2488889	439.7444444	405.5044444	266.1055556	96.07666667	43.32222222	16.2	228.4755556	162.03	66.44555556	28.45222222	23.37333333	14.62	7.31	4685.5	2043.6	1533.59	491.67	4.72	356.8	24.13	230.99	1821	716	721	189	1	57	17	120	2864.5	1327.6	812.59	302.67	3.72	299.8	7.13	110.99	8099.222222	1206.222222	708.4444444	497.7777778	301.6666667	127.8888889	68.22222222	28	50	838.8888889	438.4444444	400.4444444	261.5555556	95.66666667	43.22222222	16	367.3333333	270	97.33333333	40.11111111	32.22222222	25	12	6893	2750	1913	690	11	970	31	292	236	1821	716	721	189	1	57	17	120	4787	2034	1192	501	10	913	17	120	30.5	1.9
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	LA maintained primary	9717	283727.3071	124260.5188	101331.5774	22928.94138	9470.257232	6694.447946	6764.236202	1958.63441	99275.98887	78615.935	20660.05387	9039.879753	5898.893424	5721.280693	1581.548686	24984.52992	22715.64241	2268.887509	430.3774783	795.5545218	1042.955509	377.0857236	159466.7883	105092.7958	7360.689212	14320.43358	369.0461433	22568.981	617.8945935	9136.947981	31644.58318	14404.03899	2553.171842	4826.850122	125.0345935	3512.82492	434.0345935	5788.628119	127822.2051	90688.7568	4807.51737	9493.583455	244.0115498	19056.15608	183.86	3348.319861	441516.1799	140487.9178	116772.0921	23715.82569	9583.838745	6957.665603	7174.321346	2342.88005	4430	99119.42795	78525.68989	20593.73806	9000.599604	5885.343913	5707.794539	1579.52689	41368.48985	38246.40221	3122.087638	583.2391408	1072.32169	1466.526807	763.3531593	301028.2621	156600.9598	12221.80177	22875.58796	654.0840592	80418.35626	709.0274299	10949.44484	16599	31642.99994	14403.65236	2552.964812	4826.520516	125.0274299	3512.667692	434.0274299	5788.1397	253572.1241	142197.3074	9668.836954	18049.06745	529.0566292	76905.68856	434.0274299	5788.1397	29.4	0.8

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 98 variables
Variable name	Variable description
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
fte_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of assistant head teachers

Footnotes

Two new posts of school business professional and leadership non-teacher are reported for the first time in 2023/24. School business professionals include roles such as bursar, business manager, finance officer, office manager, premises manager or ICT network manager. Leadership non-teachers are members of the school's senior leadership team who are not reported in a teaching post. These new posts have displaced reporting from other posts, particularly administrative staff.

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