Academic year 2021/22

Initial Teacher Training Census

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

Release type
Published
Last updated
4 updatesfor Academic year 2021/22

Get help by contacting us

If you have a specific enquiry about Initial Teacher Training Census statistics and data:

ITT Routes Analysis and Research team

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

Press office

If you have a media enquiry:

Telephone: 020 7783 8300

Public enquiries

If you have a general enquiry about the Department for Education (DfE) or education:

Phone: 0370 000 2288

Opening times

Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pm (closed on bank holidays)


Official statistics

These are Official Statistics and have been produced in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics (opens in new tab).

This can be broadly interpreted to mean that these statistics are:

  • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
  • well explained and readily accessible

Find out more about the standards we follow to produce these statistics through our Standards for official statistics published by DfE guidance (opens in new tab).

Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR).

OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab) that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.

You are welcome to contact us directly with any comments about how we meet these standards. Alternatively, you can contact OSR by emailing regulation@statistics.gov.uk or via the OSR website (opens in new tab).


Pre-release access list

Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Minister of State for School Standards
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System
  • Special Adviser to the Secretary of State
  • Schools Policy Adviser
  • Permanent Secretary for Education
  • Deputy Permanent Secretary 
  • Director General, Early Years & Schools Group
  • Director, Teaching Workforce
  • Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Director, Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Director, Teacher Services, Teaching Workforce Directorate
  • Head of ITT Strategy and Sufficiency Unit, Teaching Workforce Directorate
  • G7 - Strategy and Provider Engagement, ITT Strategy and Sufficiency Unit
  • Strategy Advisor, Teaching Workforce Directorate
  • Engagement and Policy Manager, Teaching Workforce Directorate
  • Chief Media Officer, News Division
  • Senior Media Officer, News Division
  • Media Officer, News Division
  • Media Officer, News Division
  • Communications Special Adviser
  • DfE Special Adviser
  • DfE Policy Adviser