Academic year 2020/21

Initial Teacher Training Census

Annual national and provider level statistics on new entrants to Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in England and their characteristics.

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• Produced by: Department for Education
• Published: 3 December 2020
• Last updated: 4 February 2022

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• 3) ITT new entrants by subject and training route

  National

  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 (revised) and 2020/21 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 19
  • Indicators:
    • Art
    • Art percentage
    • Biology
  • Filters:
    • Route
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2020/21

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• 4) Postgraduate ITT new entrants by subject, degree class and training route

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate new entrants for each ITT route or subject by degree class. The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised) and 2020/21 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 271
  • Indicators:
    • First class degree
    • First class degree percentage
    • Lower second class degree
  • Filters:
    • Route
    • Subject
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2020/21

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• 5) Postgraduate ITT new entrants by training route and personal characteristics

  National

  This national level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants for each ITT route by characteristic (eg. age, gender, etc.). The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised) and 2020/21 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 19
  • Indicators:
    • Aged 25 to 29
    • Aged 25 to 29 percentage
    • Aged 30 to 34
  • Filters:
    • Route
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2020/21

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• 7) Postgraduate ITT new entrants by training routes and personal characteristics

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to ITT by characteristics for 2015/16 to 2020/21.

  • Number of rows: 13
  • Indicators:
    • Aged 25 to 29
    • Aged 25 to 29 percentage
    • Aged 30 to 34
  • Filters:
    • ITT Level
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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• 1) Postgraduate ITT new entrants (including forecast new entrants) and targets by subject

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to ITT by subject, as well as performance against recruitment targets and characteristics for postgraduates. The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised) and 2020/21 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 49
  • Indicators:
    • Central postgraduate target
    • EEA National
    • EEA National percentage
  • Filters:
    • Subject
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2020/21

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• 8) ITT new entrants by region and training route

  Regional

  This regional level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants new entrants for each ITT route by geographic region. The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised) and 2020/21 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 177
  • Indicators:
    • Total
  • Filters:
    • Route
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2020/21

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• 9) EYITT new entrants by training route and personal characteristics

  National

  This national level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants new entrants to Early Years ITT courses by route and characteristics. The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised) and 2020/21 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 11
  • Indicators:
    • Aged 25 and over
    • Aged 25 and over percentage
    • Aged under 25
  • Filters:
    • Route
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2020/21

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• 6) Postgraduate ITT new entrants by ethnic group

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate new entrants for each ITT route by ethnicity. The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised) and 2020/21 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 52
  • Indicators:
    • Postgraduate percentage
    • Postgraduate total
  • Filters:
    • Ethnic group
    • Ethnic minority status
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2020/21

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• 2) Postgraduate ITT new entrants and targets time series by subject

  National

  This national level table contains the number of new entrants to ITT by subject for postgraduates and undergraduates and performance against recruitment targets for 2015/16 to 2020/21.

  • Number of rows: 121
  • Indicators:
    • Central postgraduate target
    • Percentage of target reached
    • Postgraduate and undergraduate total
  • Filters:
    • Subject
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2020/21

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Supporting files

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• ITT Census 202021 Provider Tables

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Data guidance

Description of the data sets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

This document describes the data included in the Initial teacher training performance profiles Official Statistics release’s underlying data files. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License (opens in new tab) and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data (opens in new tab). The methodology, found at the bottom of the publication site, should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data. 

Coverage

This release provides provisional  numbers of new entrants to ITT courses starting in the academic year 2020/21. The release also provides revised numbers of new entrants to ITT courses starting in the academic year 2019/20. It includes information on:

• training route and subject 

• trainee characteristics 

File formats and conventions

Suppression

Suppression has been applied to the following personal characteristics: 

• Gender

• Disability status

The following symbols have been used within the publication and are defined below:

0	Zero
c	Small number suppressed to preserve confidentiality
z	Not applicable
:	Not available

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Email: ittstatistics.publications@education.gov.uk
Contact name: Sarah Amis

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