School workforce in England
Annual statistics on teachers and support staff (TAs) in England. Age, sex, ethnicity, pupil teacher ratio (PTR), retention, pay, subject taught and absence.
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If you have a specific enquiry about School workforce in England statistics and data:
Teachers and teaching statistics team
Email: schoolworkforce.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Tony Clarke
Telephone: 0774 7767329
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Telephone: 020 7783 8300
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Accredited official statistics
These accredited official statistics have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (opens in new tab) (OSR). They comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab). Accredited official statistics are called National Statistics in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (opens in new tab).
Accreditation signifies their compliance with the authority's Code of Practice for Statistics (opens in new tab) which broadly means 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
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 for Skills
- Minister for Schools standards
- Minister for Early Education
- Permanent Secretary
- Special Advisor (x6)
- Director General, Digital and Infrastructure Group
- Director, Communications
- Deputy Director, News and Social Media
- Grade 6, Media officer (x2)
- Grade 7, Media officer
- HEO, Media officer (x2)
- SEO, Media officer
- Director General, Schools Group
- Director, Candidates, Trainees, Strategy, Portfolio and Analysis Directorate
- Deputy Director, Teaching Workforce Directorate
- Deputy Director, Candidates, Trainees, Strategy, Portfolio and Analysis Directorate (x3)
- Grade 6, Teaching Workforce Strategy and Briefing Unit
- Grade 7, Teaching Workforce Strategy and Briefing Unit (x2)
- Grade 6, Teachers' Pay and Conditions policy team
- Grade 6, Teacher Returners, Teacher Equality and Diversity and Flexible Working Unit
- Grade 6, Teacher Training and Recruitment
- G7, Teacher Returners, Teacher Equality and Diversity and Flexible Working Unit (x2)
- Teachers Analysis Division
- Revenue Funding & Demographic Analysis Division (x2)
- Director General of Digital and Infrastructure
- Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
- Deputy Director (Skills Policy Analysis) (x2)
- Grade 6 (Skills Policy Analysis)
- Director of Further Education Oversight
- Deputy Director (Further Education Workforce) (x2)
- G6 (Further Educatoiun Workforce)
- G7 (Further Education Workforce) (x5)
- SEO (Further Education Workforce) (x4)