Academic year 2023/24

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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• Published: 7 December 2023

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• Ethnicity by route

  This national level table contains the number and proportion of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainee major ethnicity by route. The data in this table covers years from 2019/20 to 2023/24 (2023/24 provisional, all other years revised)

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• Regional time series

  This regional level table contains the number of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainee by region. The data in this table covers 2019/20 to 2023/24 (2023/24 provisional, all other years revised)

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• Characteristics by route

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainee characteristics by route. These include age by group, major ethnicity, disability and sex. The data in this table covers 2019/20 to 2023/24 (2023/24 provisional, all other years revised)

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• Subject by sex and nationality

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainees for sex and nationality by subject. The data in this table covers 2019/20 to 2023/24 (2023/24 provisional, all other years revised)

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• Route by sex and phase

  This national level table contains the number and proportion of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainee route by sex and phase. The data in this table covers 2019/20 to 2023/24 (2023/24 provisional, all other years revised)

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• ITT candidates and acceptance rates by subject and candidate nationality group

  ITT candidates and acceptance rates by subject and candidate nationality group for 2022/23 and 2023/24

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• ITT candidates and acceptance rates by sex

  ITT candidates and acceptance rates by subject and candidate sex for 2022/23 and 2023/24

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• ITT candidates and acceptance rates by subject and age group

  ITT candidates and acceptance rates by subject and candidate age group for 2022/23 and 2023/24

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• ITT candidates and acceptance rates by subject and ethnic group

  ITT candidates and acceptance rates by subject and candidate ethnic group for 2022/23 and 2023/24

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• 1) ITT new entrants, recruitment targets and trainee characteristics 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 ITT recruitment targets and trainee characteristics for postgraduates. The data in this table covers 2019/20(revised), 2020/21 (revised), 2021/22 (revised), 2022/23 (revised) and 2023/24 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 120
  • Indicators:
    • Postgraduate total new entrants to ITT
    • Undergraduate total new entrants to ITT
    • ITT recruitment target
  • Filters:
    • ITT subject
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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

  National

  This national level table contains the number of new entrants to ITT by subject for postgraduates and undergraduates and performance against ITT recruitment targets for 2015/16 to 2023/24 (provisional for 2023/24 and revised for previous years).

  • Number of rows: 180
  • Indicators:
    • Postgraduate total new entrants to ITT
    • Undergraduate total new entrants to ITT
    • Total new entrants to ITT
  • Filters:
    • ITT subject
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2023/24

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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), 2020/21 (revised), 2021/22 (revised), 2022/23 (revised) and 2023/24 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 120
  • Indicators:
    • Postgraduate total new entrants to ITT
    • Postgraduate total new entrants to ITT percentage
    • Undergraduate total new entrants to ITT
  • Filters:
    • ITT subject
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate new entrants for each ITT route and subject by degree class. The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised), 2020/21 (revised), 2021/22 (revised), 2022/23 (revised) and 2023/24 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 686
  • Indicators:
    • First class degree
    • First class degree percentage
    • Upper second class degree
  • Filters:
    • ITT route
    • ITT subject
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• 5) ITT new entrants by training route and trainee characteristics

  National

  This national level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants for each ITT route by trainee characteristic (eg. age, gender, etc.). The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised), 2020/21 (revised), 2021/22 (revised), 2022/23 (revised) and 2023/24 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 45
  • Indicators:
    • Total new entrants to ITT
    • Total new entrants to ITT percentage
    • Aged under 25
  • Filters:
    • ITT route
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• 6) Postgraduate ITT new entrants by ethnic background

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate new entrants for each ITT route by ethnic background. The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised), 2020/21 (revised), 2021/22 (revised), 2022/23 (revised) and 2023/24 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 132
  • Indicators:
    • Postgraduate total new entrants to ITT
    • Postgraduate total new entrants to ITT percentage
  • Filters:
    • Ethnic background
    • Ethnic group
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• 7) ITT new entrants by course level and trainee characteristics time series

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to ITT by trainee characteristics (eg. age, gender, etc.) for 2015/16 to 2023/24 (provisional for 2023/24 and revised for previous years).

  • Number of rows: 18
  • Indicators:
    • Aged under 25
    • Aged under 25 percentage
    • Aged 25 to 29
  • Filters:
    • ITT level
  • Time period: 2015/16 to 2023/24

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• 8) ITT new entrants by region and training route

  National, Regional

  This regional level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants for each ITT route by geographic region. The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised), 2020/21 (revised), 2021/22 (revised), 2022/23 (revised) and 2023/24 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 422
  • Indicators:
    • Total new entrants to ITT
  • Filters:
    • ITT route
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• 9) Early Years ITT new entrants by training route and trainee characteristics

  National

  This national level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to Early Years ITT courses by route and trainee characteristics (eg. age, gender, etc.). The data in this table covers 2019/20 (revised), 2020/21 (revised), 2021/22 (revised), 2022/23 (revised) and 2023/24 (provisional).

  • Number of rows: 24
  • Indicators:
    • Total new entrants to ITT
    • Aged under 25
    • Aged under 25 percentage
  • Filters:
    • ITT route
  • Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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• 10) ITT candidates by subject and candidate characteristics

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate candidates applying to ITT by subject and candidate characteristics. The data in this table covers courses that start in 2022/23 and 2023/24 (official statistics in development).

  • Number of rows: 1,000
  • Indicators:
    • Total candidates
    • Total accepted candidates
    • Percentage of accepted candidates
  • Filters:
    • ITT subject
    • Nationality
    • Sex
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2023/24

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• 11) ITT candidates by subject and ITT route

  National

  This national level table contains the number of postgraduate candidates applying to ITT by subject and ITT route. The data in this table covers courses that start in 2022/23 and 2023/24 (official statistics in development).

  • Number of rows: 300
  • Indicators:
    • Total candidates
    • Total accepted candidates
    • Percentage of accepted candidates on ITT route
  • Filters:
    • ITT subject
    • ITT route
  • Time period: 2022/23 to 2023/24

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Supporting files

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1 supporting data file

• ITT Census 2023/24 Provider Tables

  Table 12: This provider level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to ITT at provider level by trainee characteristics. The data in this table covers academic years 2019/20 to 2023/24 (2023/24 data is provisional, all previous years are revised). Table 13: This provider level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to ITT at provider level by ITT route. The data in this table covers academic years 2019/20 to 2023/24 (2023/24 data is provisional, all previous years are revised). Table 14: This provider level table contains the number of both postgraduate and undergraduate new entrants to ITT at provider level by ITT subject. The data in this table covers academic years 2019/20 to 2023/24 (2023/24 data is provisional, all previous years are revised).

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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 Census 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 2023/24. The release also provides revised numbers of new entrants to ITT courses starting in the academic year 2022/23. It includes information on:

• training route and subject 

• trainee characteristics 

This release also provides application data for postgraduate courses that start in 2022/23 and 2023/24.

File formats and conventions

Suppression

Suppression has been applied to the following personal characteristics: 

• Gender

• Disability status

• Ethnic group

• Degree

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
x	Not available

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

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