Academic year 2022/23

Initial teacher training performance profiles

Data guidance

Published 25 July 2024

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 a new tab) (opens in a new tab) and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data (opens in a new tab) (opens in a 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

The release covers qualified teacher status and provisional employment outcomes for initial teacher trainees in England for the academic year 2022/23. The release also provides revised employment rates for trainees awarded qualified teacher status in 2021/22. It includes information on:

training route and subject
trainee characteristics

File formats and conventions

Suppression has been applied to the following personal characteristics:
• Sex
• Disability status
• Ethnicity

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

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Table 1 - Trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by characteristics

Filename: pp2024_table_1_outcomes_characteristic_table.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
Content: This national level table contains the qualified teacher status and employment outcomes of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainees by characteristics. The data in this table covers 2017/18 to 2022/223 For 2022/23, employment numbers and rates are provisional, all other years are revised.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Characteristics
course_level_recoded	ITT level
employment_status	Employment status
qts_status	QTS status
trainee_number	Number of trainees
trainee_percentage	Percentage of trainees

Footnotes

Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school is the percentage of trainees awarded QTS who are employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.
Trainees who were not awarded QTS are those who ended their training during the year and either left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start) or did not meet the standards.
Teaching in a state-funded school is the number of trainees registered as employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, figures are provisional (uplifted), previous years are revised. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See methodology for further details.
Only trainees who have course outcomes are included, see methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service from the academic year of 2021/22. This is a move from the previous data source, DTTP (Database of Teacher Training Providers). See methodology for further details.
Warning: percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.
Trainees' age is as recorded on 31st July 2023.
Sex was previously reported as gender. This has been updated as it was previously mislabelled.
From 2021/22, trainees who chose not to provide data on sex have been included in an 'Unknown' category. Prior to this they were included in 'Other'.
Degree classes relate to postgraduate ITT trainees only. From 2021/22, where possible, the first UK degree awarded has been selected. If no UK degree was awarded, the first non-UK degree awarded was selected.
Those with non-UK degrees or degree-equivalent qualifications are assigned UK style classifications where known.
'Upper second' degree class includes undivided second degree class.
Other degree class includes third class honours degrees, and ‘ordinary’ or ‘general’ degrees awarded after a non-honours course, and degrees awarded after a non-honours course that was not available to be classified. It also includes other categories from non-UK degrees.
Other ethnicity includes the Arab ethnic background.

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Table 2 - Postgraduate trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by ethnic group

Filename: pp2024_table_2_outcomes_by_ethnicity_v2.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
Content: This national level table contains the qualified teacher status and employment outcomes of postgraduate ITT trainees by ethnicity. The data in this table covers 2017/18 to 2022/23. For 2022/23, employment numbers and rates are provisional, all other years are revised.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
ethnicity_major	Major ethnicity
ethnicity_minor	Minor Ethnicity
outcomes	Outcome
trainee_number	Number of trainees
trainee_percentage	Percentage of trainees

Footnotes

Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school is the percentage of trainees awarded QTS who are employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.
Trainees who were not awarded QTS are those who ended their training during the year and either left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start) or did not meet the standards.
Teaching in a state-funded school is the number of trainees registered as employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, figures are provisional (uplifted), previous years are revised. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See methodology for further details.
From 2021/22, ethnic background now includes an 'Unknown' category for trainees whose ethnic background is unknown or not declared. Ethnic group totals are calculated with these unknowns included.
Only trainees who have course outcomes are included, see methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service from the academic year of 2021/22. This is a move from the previous data source, DTTP (Database of Teacher Training Providers). See methodology for further details.
Warning: percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.

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Table 3 - Trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by training route and characteristics

Filename: pp2024_table_3_outcomes_route_characteristics_v2.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
Content: This national level table contains the qualified teacher status and employment outcomes of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainees by route and characteristics. The data in this table covers 2017/18 to 2022/23. For 2022/23, employment numbers and rates are provisional, all other years are revised.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Characteristics
employment_status	Employment status
qts_status	QTS status
route_recoded	Training route
trainee_number	Number of trainees
trainee_percentage	Percentage of trainees

Footnotes

Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school is the percentage of trainees awarded QTS who are employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.
School-led routes include all postgraduate routes except the Higher Education Institution route.
High Potential ITT was formerly reported as Teach First.
The postgraduate teaching apprenticeship (PGTA) was a new route introduced in 2018/19.
Trainees who were not awarded QTS are those who ended their training during the year and either left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start) or did not meet the standards.
Teaching in a state-funded school is the number of trainees registered as employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, figures are provisional (uplifted), previous years are revised. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See methodology for further details.
Only trainees who have course outcomes are included, see methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service from the academic year of 2021/22. This is a move from the previous data source, DTTP (Database of Teacher Training Providers). See methodology for further details.
Warning: percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.
Trainees' age is as recorded on 31st July 2023.
Sex was previously reported as gender. This has been updated as it was previously mislabelled.
From 2021/22, trainees who chose not to provide data on sex have been included in an 'Unknown' category. Prior to this they were included in 'Other'.
Degree classes relate to postgraduate ITT trainees only. From 2021/22, where possible, the first UK degree awarded has been selected. If no UK degree was awarded, the first non-UK degree awarded was selected.
Those with non-UK degrees or degree-equivalent qualifications are assigned UK style classifications where known.
'Upper second' degree class includes undivided second degree class.
Other degree class includes third class honours degrees, and ‘ordinary’ or ‘general’ degrees awarded after a non-honours course, and degrees awarded after a non-honours course that was not available to be classified. It also includes other categories from non-UK degrees.
Other ethnicity includes the Arab ethnic background.

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Table 4 - Trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by subject

Filename: pp2024_table_4_outcomes_subject.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
Content: This national level table contains the qualified teacher status and employment outcomes of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainees by subject. The data in this table covers 2017/18 to 2022/23. For 2022/23, employment numbers and rates are provisional, all other years are revised.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
level_recoded	ITT Level
outcomes	Outcomes
subject_recoded	Subject
trainee_number	Number of trainees
trainee_percentage	Percentage of trainees

Footnotes

Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school is the percentage of trainees awarded QTS who are employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.
Other subject includes general sciences, media & communication studies, psychology and social sciences.
EBacc subjects here includes English, mathematics, modern foreign languages, physics, biology, chemistry, history, geography, computing and classics.
Trainees who were not awarded QTS are those who ended their training during the year and either left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start) or did not meet the standards.
Teaching in a state-funded school is the number of trainees registered as employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, figures are provisional (uplifted), previous years are revised. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See methodology for further details.
Economics is now under the subject Business Studies, previously this was under Other.
Only trainees who have course outcomes are included, see methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service from the academic year of 2021/22. This is a move from the previous data source, DTTP (Database of Teacher Training Providers). See methodology for further details.
Warning: percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.

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Table 5 - Trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by region

Filename: pp2024_table_5_outcomes_region_v3_updated.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
Content: This regional level table contains the qualified teacher status and employment outcomes of postgraduate and undergraduate ITT trainees by geographic region. The data in this table covers 2017/18 to 2022/23. For 2022/23, employment numbers and rates are provisional, all other years are revised.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
level_recoded	ITT Level
outcomes	Outcomes
trainee_number	Number of trainees
trainee_percentage	Percentage of trainees

Footnotes

Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school is the percentage of trainees awarded QTS who are employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.
Government Office Region is determined by the location of the provider, which is not necessarily where the trainee is located.
All High Potential ITT trainees who started courses from 2021/22 onwards are reported under the Teach First provider which is located in London. Previously, High Potential ITT trainees had been reported under providers across all regions. A small number of trainees who started High Potential ITT courses before this change are still reported under other providers.
Trainees who were not awarded QTS are those who ended their training during the year and either left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start) or did not meet the standards.
Teaching in a state-funded school is the number of trainees registered as employed in a state-funded school in England within 16 months of the academic year end. For 2022/23, figures are provisional (uplifted), previous years are revised. Due to rounding, the sum of constituent parts may differ from the reported total. See methodology for further details.
Only trainees who have course outcomes are included, see methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service from the academic year of 2021/22. This is a move from the previous data source, DTTP (Database of Teacher Training Providers). See methodology for further details.
Warning: percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.

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Table 6 - Assessment only candidate numbers by subject

Filename: pp2024_table_6_assessment_only_numbers_timeseries.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
Content: This national level table contains the number of assessment only candidates by subject. The data in this table covers 2017/18 to 2022/23.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
outcomes	Outcomes
subject_recoded	Subject
trainee_number	Number of trainees
trainee_percentage	Percentage of trainees

Footnotes

Other subject includes general sciences, media & communication studies, psychology and social sciences.
Total trainees for 2017/18 excludes one AO trainee with missing subject information.
Economics is now under the subject Business Studies, previously this was under Other.
Only trainees who have course outcomes are included, see methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service from the academic year of 2021/22. This is a move from the previous data source, DTTP (Database of Teacher Training Providers). See methodology for further details.
Warning: percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.
The EYITT assessment only route is not included in this publication.

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Table 7 - Early years ITT trainee early years teacher status outcomes by route and characteristics

Filename: pp2024_table_7_early_years_eyts_characteristic.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23
Content: This national level table contains the early year teacher status outcomes of postgraduate early years ITT trainees by characteristics and the early year teacher status outcomes of undergraduate early years ITT trainees . The data in this table covers 2017/18 to 2022/23.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
breakdown	Characteristics
eyts_status	EYTS status
trainee_number	Number of trainees
trainee_percentage	Percentage of trainees

Footnotes

Only trainees who have course outcomes are included, see methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service from the academic year of 2021/22. This is a move from the previous data source, DTTP (Database of Teacher Training Providers). See methodology for further details.
Warning: percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to 100%.
Trainees who were not awarded EYTS are those who ended their training during the year and either left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start) or did not meet the standards.
The EYITT assessment only route is not included in this publication.
Trainees' age is as recorded on 31st July 2023.
Sex was previously reported as gender. This has been updated as it was previously mislabelled.
From 2021/22, trainees who chose not to provide data on sex have been included in an 'Unknown' category. Prior to this they were included in 'Other'.
Degree classes relate to postgraduate ITT trainees only. From 2021/22, where possible, the first UK degree awarded has been selected. If no UK degree was awarded, the first non-UK degree awarded was selected.
Those with non-UK degrees or degree-equivalent qualifications are assigned UK style classifications where known.
'Upper second' degree class includes undivided second degree class.
Other degree class includes third class honours degrees, and ‘ordinary’ or ‘general’ degrees awarded after a non-honours course, and degrees awarded after a non-honours course that was not available to be classified. It also includes other categories from non-UK degrees.
Other ethnicity includes the Arab ethnic background.
The EYITT table does not include undergraduates as the cohort figures are too low and would be suppressed. For 2022/23 there were 9 undergraduates who completed EYITT with a course outcome, 7 of which were awarded EYTS.

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