Academic year 2021/22

Initial teacher training performance profiles

Data guidance

Published 27 July 2023

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 and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data. 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 2021/22. The release also provides revised employment rates for trainees awarded qualified teacher status in 2020/21. 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
:	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 1a) Trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by characteristics

Filename: pp2023_table_1a_outcomes_by_characteristics.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
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 2021/22. For 2021/22, 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
course_level_recoded	ITT level
employment_status	Employment status
n_total	Total trainees
pct_n_total	Total trainees percentage
pct_total_age_25andover	Aged 25 and over percentage
pct_total_age_u25	Aged under 25 percentage
pct_total_degreec_first	First class degree percentage
pct_total_degreec_lower2nd	Lower second class degree percentage
pct_total_degreec_other	Other degree percentage
pct_total_degreec_unknown	Unknown degree percentage
pct_total_degreec_upper2nd	Upper second class degree percentage
pct_total_disability	Disability declared percentage
pct_total_disability_unknown	Disability unknown percentage
pct_total_ethnic_asian	Asian ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_black	Black ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_mixed_ethnicity	Mixed ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_other	Other ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_unknown	Unknown ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_white	White ethnicity percentage
pct_total_nondisability	No disability declared percentage
pct_total_sex_f	Female percentage
pct_total_sex_m	Male percentage
pct_total_sex_other	Other sex percentage
pct_total_sex_unknown	Unknown sex percentage
qts_status	QTS status
total_age_25andover	Aged 25 and over
total_age_u25	Aged under 25
total_degreec_first	First class degree
total_degreec_lower2nd	Lower second class degree
total_degreec_other	Other degree
total_degreec_unknown	Unknown degree
total_degreec_upper2nd	Upper second class degree
total_disability	Disability declared
total_disability_unknown	Disability unknown
total_ethnic_asian	Asian ethnicity
total_ethnic_black	Black ethnicity
total_ethnic_mixed_ethnicity	Mixed ethnicity
total_ethnic_other	Other ethnicity
total_ethnic_unknown	Unknown ethnicity
total_ethnic_white	White ethnicity
total_nondisability	No disability declared
total_sex_f	Female
total_sex_m	Male
total_sex_other	Other sex
total_sex_unknown	Unknown sex

Footnotes

Only trainees who have course outcomes are included. Previously, trainees who were 'yet to complete' were included so figures are not comparable with previous publications. Historical figures have been revised in this publication. See methodology for further details.
There were 961 trainees awarded QTS of 40,108 total trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
There were 764 postgraduate trainees awarded QTS of 35,371 total postgraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
There were 197 undergraduate trainees awarded QTS of 4,737 total undergraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service for the first time. 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 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 2021/22, 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.
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 2021/22, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.
Trainees' age is as recorded on 31st July 2022.
Sex was previously reported as gender. This has been updated as it was previously mislabelled.
For 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 1b) Postgraduate trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by ethnic group

Filename: pp2023_table_1b_outcomes_by_ethnicity.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
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 2021/22. For 2021/22, 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
ethnic_background_recoded	Ethnic background
ethnic_group_recoded	Ethnic group
pg_total_trainees	Total trainees
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded	Not awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded QTS
teaching_state_funded_school	Teaching in a state-funded school
teaching_state_funded_school_percentage	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school

Footnotes

Only trainees who have course outcomes are included. Previously, trainees who were 'yet to complete' were included so figures are not comparable with previous publications. Historical figures have been revised in this publication. See methodology for further details.
There were 764 postgraduate trainees awarded QTS of 35,371 total postgraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service for the first time. 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 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 2021/22, 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.
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 2021/22, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.
For 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.

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Table 2) Trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by training route and characteristics

Filename: pp2023_table_2_outcomes_and_characteristics_by_route.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
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 2021/22. For 2021/22, 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
n_ethnic_asian	Asian ethnicity
n_ethnic_black	Black ethnicity
n_ethnic_mixed_ethnicity	Mixed ethnicity
n_ethnic_other	Other ethnicity
n_ethnic_unknown	Unknown ethnicity
n_ethnic_white	White ethnicity
n_trainees_age_25andover	Aged 25 and over
n_trainees_age_u25	Aged under 25
n_trainees_dclass_1st	First class degree
n_trainees_dclass_21	Upper second class degree
n_trainees_dclass_22	Lower second class degree
n_trainees_dclass_other	Other degree
n_trainees_dclass_unknown	Unknown degree
n_trainees_disability	Disability declared
n_trainees_disability_unknown	Disability unknown
n_trainees_nondisability	No disability declared
n_trainees_sex_female	Female
n_trainees_sex_male	Male
n_trainees_sex_other	Other sex
n_trainees_sex_unknown	Unknown sex
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded	Not awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded QTS
route	Training route
teaching_state_funded_school	Teaching in a state-funded school
teaching_state_funded_school_percentage	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school
total_trainees	Total trainees

Footnotes

Only trainees who have course outcomes are included. Previously, trainees who were 'yet to complete' were included so figures are not comparable with previous publications. Historical figures have been revised in this publication. See methodology for further details.
There were 961 trainees awarded QTS of 40,108 total trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
There were 764 postgraduate trainees awarded QTS of 35,371 total postgraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
There were 197 undergraduate trainees awarded QTS of 4,737 total undergraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service for the first time. 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%.
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 2021/22, 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.
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 2021/22, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.
Trainees' age is as recorded on 31st July 2022.
Sex was previously reported as gender. This has been updated as it was previously mislabelled.
For 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 3) Trainee qualified teacher status and employment outcomes by subject

Filename: pp2023_table_3_outcomes_by_subject.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
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 2021/22. For 2021/22, 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
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded	Not awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded QTS
subject_recoded	Subject
teaching_state_funded_school	Teaching in a state-funded school
teaching_state_funded_school_percentage	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school
total_trainees	Total trainees

Footnotes

Only trainees who have course outcomes are included. Previously, trainees who were 'yet to complete' were included so figures are not comparable with previous publications. Historical figures have been revised in this publication. See methodology for further details.
There were 764 postgraduate trainees awarded QTS of 35,371 total postgraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
There were 197 undergraduate trainees awarded QTS of 4,737 total undergraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service for the first time. 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%.
Other subject includes economics, 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 2021/22, 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.
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 2021/22, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.

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

Filename: pp2023_table_5_outcomes_by_region.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
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 2021/22. For 2021/22, 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
qts_awarded	Awarded QTS
qts_awarded_percentage	Percentage awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded	Not awarded QTS
qts_not_awarded_percentage	Percentage not awarded QTS
teaching_state_funded_school	Teaching in a state-funded school
teaching_state_funded_school_percentage	Percentage of those awarded QTS teaching in a state-funded school
total_trainees	Total trainees

Footnotes

Only trainees who have course outcomes are included. Previously, trainees who were 'yet to complete' were included so figures are not comparable with previous publications. Historical figures have been revised in this publication. See methodology for further details.
There were 961 trainees awarded QTS of 40,108 total trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
There were 764 postgraduate trainees awarded QTS of 35,371 total postgraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
There were 197 undergraduate trainees awarded QTS of 4,737 total undergraduate trainees who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service for the first time. 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%.
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 for 2021/22.
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 2021/22, 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.
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 2021/22, employment rate figures are provisional (uplifted), all prior years are revised.

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Table 6) Assessment only candidate numbers by subject

Filename: pp2023_table_6_assessment_only_candidate_numbers.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
Content: This national level table contains the number of assessment only candidates by subject. The data in this table covers 2017/18 to 2021/22.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
subject_recoded	Subject
total_trainees	Total trainees

Footnotes

Only trainees who have course outcomes are included. Previously, trainees who were 'yet to complete' were included so figures are not comparable with previous publications. Historical figures have been revised in this publication. See methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service for the first time. This is a move from the previous data source, DTTP (Database of Teacher Training Providers). See methodology for further details.
Other subject includes economics, general sciences, media & communication studies, psychology and social sciences.
There were 14 of 1,516 AO candidates who were included in the 2020/21 release, for whom the end date has subsequently been revised to 2021/22. Figures for 2020/21 have been revised to reflect this.
Total trainees for 2017/18 excludes one AO trainee with missing subject information.
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: pp2023_table_7_early_years_outcomes_by_characteristics.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22
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 2021/22.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
course_level_recoded	ITT Level
eyts_status	EYTS status
n_route_grad_employ	EYITT graduate employment-based
n_route_grad_entry	EYITT graduate entry
n_route_ug_eyitt	Undergraduate EYITT
n_total	Total trainees
pct_n_route_grad_employ	EYITT graduate employment-based percentage
pct_n_route_grad_entry	EYITT graduate entry percentage
pct_n_route_ug_eyitt	Undergraduate EYITT percentage
pct_n_total	Total trainees percentage
pct_total_age_25andover	Aged 25 and over percentage
pct_total_age_u25	Aged under 25 percentage
pct_total_degreec_first	First class degree percentage
pct_total_degreec_lower2nd	Lower second class degree percentage
pct_total_degreec_other	Other degree percentage
pct_total_degreec_unknown	Unknown degree percentage
pct_total_degreec_upper2nd	Upper second class degree percentage
pct_total_disability	Disability declared percentage
pct_total_disability_unknown	Disability unknown percentage
pct_total_ethnic_asian	Asian ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_black	Black ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_mixed_ethnicity	Mixed ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_other	Other ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_unknown	Unknown ethnicity percentage
pct_total_ethnic_white	White ethnicity percentage
pct_total_nondisability	No disability declared percentage
pct_total_sex_f	Female percentage
pct_total_sex_m	Male percentage
pct_total_sex_other	Other sex percentage
pct_total_sex_unknown	Unknown sex percentage
total_age_25andover	Aged 25 and over
total_age_u25	Aged under 25
total_degreec_first	First class degree
total_degreec_lower2nd	Lower second class degree
total_degreec_other	Other degree
total_degreec_unknown	Unknown degree
total_degreec_upper2nd	Upper second class degree
total_disability	Disability declared
total_disability_unknown	Disability unknown
total_ethnic_asian	Asian ethnicity
total_ethnic_black	Black ethnicity
total_ethnic_mixed_ethnicity	Mixed ethnicity
total_ethnic_other	Other ethnicity
total_ethnic_unknown	Unknown ethnicity
total_ethnic_white	White ethnicity
total_nondisability	No disability declared
total_sex_f	Female
total_sex_m	Male
total_sex_other	Other sex
total_sex_unknown	Unknown sex

Footnotes

Only trainees who have course outcomes are included. Previously, trainees who were 'yet to complete' were included so figures are not comparable with previous publications. Historical figures have been revised in this publication. See methodology for further details.
This publication was produced using data extracted from the Register Trainee Teachers service for the first time. 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%.
Twelve 2017/18 trainees on the EYITT – School Direct training route were previously grouped in EYITT graduate entry but are now correctly grouped in EYITT graduate employment-based.
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 2022.
Sex was previously reported as gender. This has been updated as it was previously mislabelled.
For 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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