Reporting year 2023

School workforce in England

Data guidance

Published 6 June 2024

Description

This page describes the data provided in the School Workforce in England national statistic underlying data files. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License (opens in a new tab) and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data (opens in a new tab).

The methodology 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 School Workforce in England publication provides the latest information at national and local level on the number and characteristics of teachers and support staff that work in state-funded schools in England.

The publication summarises information collected from schools and local authorities via the November School Workforce Census and links data from other sources including the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme and the Database of Qualified Teachers. 

The publication and it's underlying data files provide information on:

• Teacher numbers and characteristics - a time series of teacher numbers in state-funded schools in England. There are various breakdowns of these; post held, school type and phase, gender, age, ethnicity, whether they work full/part-time and whether they have Qualified Teacher Status or not.
• Support staff numbers and characteristics - the number of teaching assistants and other school support staff employed by state-funded schools in England. This data shows the numbers by post held and has some limited characteristics data, for example post held, school type and phase, gender, age, ethnicity and whether they work full/part-time.
• Pupil teacher ratios - pupil data from the January school census is used to produce pupil teacher ratios and pupil adult ratios (teachers and all classroom-based support) for each school type/phase.
• Teacher turnover and retention - the number of qualified entrants to teaching (and whether they are new teachers or returners), their propensity to stay (retention), and the numbers of qualified teachers leaving the teaching profession (for example through retirement or leaving early).
• Teacher pay - the salaries received (in £5/10 thousand bands) for all teachers and separately for classroom teachers, leadership group teachers, and head teachers. The statistics also provide an age, gender and school type/phase breakdown. Where appropriate, average mean and median salaries are provided for comparison purposes. This information is provided for the full time series available however caution should be used when drawing comparisons over time. More information on this is available in the methodology.
• Teacher qualifications - information on the highest post-A-level qualification held by teachers (by teacher grade and school type/phase).
• Subjects taught and specialist teaching - Estimates are provided of the number of hours taught and by how many teachers, of each subject for Key Stages 3 to 5 in a typical week.
  Estimates are provided of the number/percentage of teachers teaching each subject that have relevant post-A level qualifications in the subject. Similar data is produced showing the number of hours taught by teachers with relevant post-A level qualifications in the subject.
  Subjects taught and specialist teaching information is based on a large sample of secondary schools providing data on their teaching in a typical week.
• Teacher vacancies - the number of advertised teaching posts that were either vacant or temporarily filled at the census date in November (which is mid term). It provides subject level estimates for these posts for secondary schools only.
• Teacher sickness absence - the number of teachers that have taken sickness absence in the previous academic year and the number of days they were absent.
• Teachers' Pension Scheme and teachers out of service - the overall number of teachers who have been awarded retirement benefits from the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme after leaving teaching service in England (can include further and higher education providers). Also included are estimates of the numbers of teachers with qualified teacher status in England who have left service or who never entered service.

In most cases, underlying data files include national, regional, local authority and school level information for schools in England.

File formats and conventions

Symbols used in the underlying data files are:

x = not available - information has not been collected or there are no estimates available at this level of aggregation.

z =  not applicable - statistic cannot be produced. For example where a denominator is not available to produce a percentage. 

c = confidential - where presentation of data would disclose confidential information, for example being able to identify details about a single respondent, this data must be suppressed and given this marker to maintain confidentiality clauses.

u = low reliability - values of the potentially low quality, for example where values of statistical significance have been calculated.

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.

Size of the school workforce

• Filename: workforce_2010_2023_fte_hc_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Headcount and Full time Equivalent of staff by type of school and characteristics including post held, age group and ethnicity (additional file at school level).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
fte_administrative_staff	FTE of administrative staff
fte_all_support_staff	FTE of all support staff
fte_all_teachers	FTE of all teachers
fte_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of assistant head teachers
fte_auxiliary_staff	FTE of auxiliary staff
fte_classroom_teachers	FTE of classroom teachers
fte_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of deputy head teachers
fte_ft_administrative_staff	FTE of full-time administrative staff
fte_ft_all_support_staff	FTE of all full-time support staff
fte_ft_all_teachers	FTE of all full-time teachers
fte_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_ft_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of full-time assistant head teachers
fte_ft_auxiliary_staff	FTE of full-time auxiliary staff
fte_ft_classroom_teachers	FTE of full-time classroom teachers
fte_ft_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of full-time deputy head teachers
fte_ft_head_teachers	FTE of full-time head teachers
fte_ft_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of full-time leadership non-teachers
fte_ft_leadership_teachers	FTE of full-time leadership teachers
fte_ft_other_school_support_staff	FTE of full-time other school support staff
fte_ft_school_business_professionals	FTE of full-time school business professionals
fte_ft_teaching_assistants	FTE of full-time teaching assistants
fte_ft_technicians	FTE of full-time technicians
fte_head_teachers	FTE of head teachers
fte_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of leadership non-teachers
fte_leadership_teachers	FTE of leadership teachers
fte_other_school_support_staff	FTE of other school support staff
fte_pt_administrative_staff	FTE of part-time administrative staff
fte_pt_all_support_staff	FTE of all part-time support staff
fte_pt_all_teachers	FTE of all part-time teachers
fte_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_pt_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of part-time assistant head teachers
fte_pt_auxiliary_staff	FTE of part-time auxiliary staff
fte_pt_classroom_teachers	FTE of part-time classroom teachers
fte_pt_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of part-time deputy head teachers
fte_pt_head_teachers	FTE of part-time head teachers
fte_pt_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of part-time leadership non-teachers
fte_pt_leadership_teachers	FTE of part-time leadership teachers
fte_pt_other_school_support_staff	FTE of part-time other school support staff
fte_pt_school_business_professionals	FTE of part-time school business professionals
fte_pt_teaching_assistants	FTE of part-time teaching assistants
fte_pt_technicians	FTE of part-time technicians
fte_school_business_professionals	FTE of school business professionals
fte_teaching_assistants	FTE of teaching assistants
fte_technicians	FTE of technicians
fte_workforce	FTE of all workforce
hc_administrative_staff	Headcount of administrative staff
hc_all_support_staff	Headcount of all support staff
hc_all_teachers	Headcount of all teachers
hc_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of assistant head teachers
hc_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of auxiliary staff
hc_classroom_teachers	Headcount of classroom teachers
hc_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of deputy head teachers
hc_ft_administrative_staff	Headcount of full-time administrative staff
hc_ft_all_support_staff	Headcount of all full-time support staff
hc_ft_all_teachers	Headcount of all full-time teachers
hc_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_ft_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time assistant head teachers
hc_ft_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of full-time auxiliary staff
hc_ft_classroom_teachers	Headcount of full-time classroom teachers
hc_ft_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time deputy head teachers
hc_ft_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time head teachers
hc_ft_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of full-time leadership non-teachers
hc_ft_leadership_teachers	Headcount of full-time leadership teachers
hc_ft_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of full-time other school support staff
hc_ft_school_business_professionals	Headcount of full-time school business professionals
hc_ft_teaching_assistants	Headcount of full-time teaching assistants
hc_ft_technicians	Headcount of full-time technicians
hc_head_teachers	Headcount of head teachers
hc_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of leadership non-teachers
hc_leadership_teachers	Headcount of leadership teachers
hc_occasional_teachers	Headcount of occasional teachers
hc_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of other school support staff
hc_pt_administrative_staff	Headcount of part-time administrative staff
hc_pt_all_support_staff	Headcount of all part-time support staff
hc_pt_all_teachers	Headcount of all part-time teachers
hc_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_pt_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time assistant head teachers
hc_pt_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of part-time auxiliary staff
hc_pt_classroom_teachers	Headcount of part-time classroom teachers
hc_pt_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time deputy head teachers
hc_pt_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time head teachers
hc_pt_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of part-time leadership non-teachers
hc_pt_leadership_teachers	Headcount of part-time leadership teachers
hc_pt_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of part-time other school support staff
hc_pt_school_business_professionals	Headcount of part-time school business professionals
hc_pt_teaching_assistants	Headcount of part-time teaching assistants
hc_pt_technicians	Headcount of part-time technicians
hc_school_business_professionals	Headcount of school business professionals
hc_teaching_assistants	Headcount of teaching assistants
hc_technicians	Headcount of technicians
hc_third_party_support_staff	Headcount of third-party staff
hc_workforce	Headcount of all workforce
number_schools	Number of schools
percent_pt_teacher	Percent of all teachers that are part-time
ratio_of_teaching_assistants_to_all_teachers	Ratio of teaching assistants to all teachers
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. Two new posts of school business professional and leadership non-teacher are reported for the first time in 2023/24. School business professionals include roles such as bursar, business manager, finance officer, office manager, premises manager or ICT network manager. Leadership non-teachers are members of the school's senior leadership team who are not reported in a teaching post. These new posts have displaced reporting from other posts, particularly administrative staff.

Size of the school workforce - school level

• Filename: workforce_2010_2023_fte_hc_nat_reg_la_sch.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Headcount and Full time Equivalent of staff by type of school and characteristics including post held, age group and ethnicity (additional file at school level)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
fte_administrative_staff	FTE of administrative staff
fte_all_support_staff	FTE of all support staff
fte_all_teachers	FTE of all teachers
fte_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of assistant head teachers
fte_auxiliary_staff	FTE of auxiliary staff
fte_classroom_teachers	FTE of classroom teachers
fte_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of deputy head teachers
fte_ft_administrative_staff	FTE of full-time administrative staff
fte_ft_all_support_staff	FTE of all full-time support staff
fte_ft_all_teachers	FTE of all full-time teachers
fte_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_ft_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of full-time assistant head teachers
fte_ft_auxiliary_staff	FTE of full-time auxiliary staff
fte_ft_classroom_teachers	FTE of full-time classroom teachers
fte_ft_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of full-time deputy head teachers
fte_ft_head_teachers	FTE of full-time head teachers
fte_ft_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of full-time leadership non-teachers
fte_ft_leadership_teachers	FTE of full-time leadership teachers
fte_ft_other_school_support_staff	FTE of full-time other school support staff
fte_ft_school_business_professionals	FTE of full-time school business professionals
fte_ft_teaching_assistants	FTE of full-time teaching assistants
fte_ft_technicians	FTE of full-time technicians
fte_head_teachers	FTE of head teachers
fte_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of leadership non-teachers
fte_leadership_teachers	FTE of leadership teachers
fte_other_school_support_staff	FTE of other school support staff
fte_pt_administrative_staff	FTE of part-time administrative staff
fte_pt_all_support_staff	FTE of all part-time support staff
fte_pt_all_teachers	FTE of all part-time teachers
fte_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_pt_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of part-time assistant head teachers
fte_pt_auxiliary_staff	FTE of part-time auxiliary staff
fte_pt_classroom_teachers	FTE of part-time classroom teachers
fte_pt_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of part-time deputy head teachers
fte_pt_head_teachers	FTE of part-time head teachers
fte_pt_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of part-time leadership non-teachers
fte_pt_leadership_teachers	FTE of part-time leadership teachers
fte_pt_other_school_support_staff	FTE of part-time other school support staff
fte_pt_school_business_professionals	FTE of part-time school business professionals
fte_pt_teaching_assistants	FTE of part-time teaching assistants
fte_pt_technicians	FTE of part-time technicians
fte_school_business_professionals	FTE of school business professionals
fte_teaching_assistants	FTE of teaching assistants
fte_technicians	FTE of technicians
fte_workforce	FTE of all workforce
hc_administrative_staff	Headcount of administrative staff
hc_all_support_staff	Headcount of all support staff
hc_all_teachers	Headcount of all teachers
hc_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of assistant head teachers
hc_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of auxiliary staff
hc_classroom_teachers	Headcount of classroom teachers
hc_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of deputy head teachers
hc_ft_administrative_staff	Headcount of full-time administrative staff
hc_ft_all_support_staff	Headcount of all full-time support staff
hc_ft_all_teachers	Headcount of all full-time teachers
hc_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_ft_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time assistant head teachers
hc_ft_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of full-time auxiliary staff
hc_ft_classroom_teachers	Headcount of full-time classroom teachers
hc_ft_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time deputy head teachers
hc_ft_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time head teachers
hc_ft_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of full-time leadership non-teachers
hc_ft_leadership_teachers	Headcount of full-time leadership teachers
hc_ft_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of full-time other school support staff
hc_ft_school_business_professionals	Headcount of full-time school business professionals
hc_ft_teaching_assistants	Headcount of full-time teaching assistants
hc_ft_technicians	Headcount of full-time technicians
hc_head_teachers	Headcount of head teachers
hc_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of leadership non-teachers
hc_leadership_teachers	Headcount of leadership teachers
hc_occasional_teachers	Headcount of occasional teachers
hc_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of other school support staff
hc_pt_administrative_staff	Headcount of part-time administrative staff
hc_pt_all_support_staff	Headcount of all part-time support staff
hc_pt_all_teachers	Headcount of all part-time teachers
hc_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_pt_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time assistant head teachers
hc_pt_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of part-time auxiliary staff
hc_pt_classroom_teachers	Headcount of part-time classroom teachers
hc_pt_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time deputy head teachers
hc_pt_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time head teachers
hc_pt_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of part-time leadership non-teachers
hc_pt_leadership_teachers	Headcount of part-time leadership teachers
hc_pt_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of part-time other school support staff
hc_pt_school_business_professionals	Headcount of part-time school business professionals
hc_pt_teaching_assistants	Headcount of part-time teaching assistants
hc_pt_technicians	Headcount of part-time technicians
hc_school_business_professionals	Headcount of school business professionals
hc_teaching_assistants	Headcount of teaching assistants
hc_technicians	Headcount of technicians
hc_third_party_support_staff	Headcount of third-party staff
hc_workforce	Headcount of all workforce
number_schools	Number of schools
percent_pt_teacher	Percent of all teachers that are part-time
ratio_of_teaching_assistants_to_all_teachers	Ratio of teaching assistants to all teachers
school_type	Type of school

Size of the school workforce - parliamentary constituency level

• Filename: workforce_2010_2023_fte_hc_pcon.csv
• Geographic levels: Parliamentary constituency
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Teacher and support staff full time equivalent and headcount by parliamentary constituency

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
fte_administrative_staff	FTE of administrative staff
fte_all_support_staff	FTE of all support staff
fte_all_teachers	FTE of all teachers
fte_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of assistant head teachers
fte_auxiliary_staff	FTE of auxiliary staff
fte_classroom_teachers	FTE of classroom teachers
fte_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of deputy head teachers
fte_ft_administrative_staff	FTE of full-time administrative staff
fte_ft_all_support_staff	FTE of all full-time support staff
fte_ft_all_teachers	FTE of all full-time teachers
fte_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_ft_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of full-time assistant head teachers
fte_ft_auxiliary_staff	FTE of full-time auxiliary staff
fte_ft_classroom_teachers	FTE of full-time classroom teachers
fte_ft_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of full-time deputy head teachers
fte_ft_head_teachers	FTE of full-time head teachers
fte_ft_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of full-time leadership non-teachers
fte_ft_leadership_teachers	FTE of full-time leadership teachers
fte_ft_other_school_support_staff	FTE of full-time other school support staff
fte_ft_school_business_professionals	FTE of full-time school business professionals
fte_ft_teaching_assistants	FTE of full-time teaching assistants
fte_ft_technicians	FTE of full-time technicians
fte_head_teachers	FTE of head teachers
fte_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of leadership non-teachers
fte_leadership_teachers	FTE of leadership teachers
fte_other_school_support_staff	FTE of other school support staff
fte_pt_administrative_staff	FTE of part-time administrative staff
fte_pt_all_support_staff	FTE of all part-time support staff
fte_pt_all_teachers	FTE of all part-time teachers
fte_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	FTE of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
fte_pt_assistant_head_teachers	FTE of part-time assistant head teachers
fte_pt_auxiliary_staff	FTE of part-time auxiliary staff
fte_pt_classroom_teachers	FTE of part-time classroom teachers
fte_pt_deputy_head_teachers	FTE of part-time deputy head teachers
fte_pt_head_teachers	FTE of part-time head teachers
fte_pt_leadership_non_teachers	FTE of part-time leadership non-teachers
fte_pt_leadership_teachers	FTE of part-time leadership teachers
fte_pt_other_school_support_staff	FTE of part-time other school support staff
fte_pt_school_business_professionals	FTE of part-time school business professionals
fte_pt_teaching_assistants	FTE of part-time teaching assistants
fte_pt_technicians	FTE of part-time technicians
fte_school_business_professionals	FTE of school business professionals
fte_teaching_assistants	FTE of teaching assistants
fte_technicians	FTE of technicians
fte_workforce	FTE of all workforce
hc_administrative_staff	Headcount of administrative staff
hc_all_support_staff	Headcount of all support staff
hc_all_teachers	Headcount of all teachers
hc_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of assistant head teachers
hc_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of auxiliary staff
hc_classroom_teachers	Headcount of classroom teachers
hc_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of deputy head teachers
hc_ft_administrative_staff	Headcount of full-time administrative staff
hc_ft_all_support_staff	Headcount of all full-time support staff
hc_ft_all_teachers	Headcount of all full-time teachers
hc_ft_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all full-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_ft_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time assistant head teachers
hc_ft_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of full-time auxiliary staff
hc_ft_classroom_teachers	Headcount of full-time classroom teachers
hc_ft_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time deputy head teachers
hc_ft_head_teachers	Headcount of full-time head teachers
hc_ft_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of full-time leadership non-teachers
hc_ft_leadership_teachers	Headcount of full-time leadership teachers
hc_ft_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of full-time other school support staff
hc_ft_school_business_professionals	Headcount of full-time school business professionals
hc_ft_teaching_assistants	Headcount of full-time teaching assistants
hc_ft_technicians	Headcount of full-time technicians
hc_head_teachers	Headcount of head teachers
hc_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of leadership non-teachers
hc_leadership_teachers	Headcount of leadership teachers
hc_occasional_teachers	Headcount of occasional teachers
hc_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of other school support staff
hc_pt_administrative_staff	Headcount of part-time administrative staff
hc_pt_all_support_staff	Headcount of all part-time support staff
hc_pt_all_teachers	Headcount of all part-time teachers
hc_pt_all_teachers_without_qts	Headcount of all part-time teachers without qualified teacher status
hc_pt_assistant_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time assistant head teachers
hc_pt_auxiliary_staff	Headcount of part-time auxiliary staff
hc_pt_classroom_teachers	Headcount of part-time classroom teachers
hc_pt_deputy_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time deputy head teachers
hc_pt_head_teachers	Headcount of part-time head teachers
hc_pt_leadership_non_teachers	Headcount of part-time leadership non-teachers
hc_pt_leadership_teachers	Headcount of part-time leadership teachers
hc_pt_other_school_support_staff	Headcount of part-time other school support staff
hc_pt_school_business_professionals	Headcount of part-time school business professionals
hc_pt_teaching_assistants	Headcount of part-time teaching assistants
hc_pt_technicians	Headcount of part-time technicians
hc_school_business_professionals	Headcount of school business professionals
hc_teaching_assistants	Headcount of teaching assistants
hc_technicians	Headcount of technicians
hc_third_party_support_staff	Headcount of third-party staff
hc_workforce	Headcount of all workforce
number_schools_returning_data	Number of schools returning data
number_schools_total	Total number of schools

Footnotes

1. Two new posts of school business professional and leadership non-teacher are reported for the first time in 2023/24. School business professionals include roles such as bursar, business manager, finance officer, office manager, premises manager or ICT network manager. Leadership non-teachers are members of the school's senior leadership team who are not reported in a teaching post. These new posts have displaced reporting from other posts, particularly administrative staff.

Teacher characteristics

• Filename: workforce_teacher_characteristics_2010_2023_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Teacher FTE and headcount numbers by type of school and characteristics including age group, working pattern, grade and ethnicity (additional ancillary file at school level)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age Group
ethnicity_minor	Ethnicity minor
fte_percent_within_gender_grade	Full-time equivalent percent within gender grade
full_time_equivalent	Full-time equivalent
gender	Gender
grade	Grade
headcount	Headcount
headcount_percent_within_gender_grade	Headcount percent within gender grade
on_route	On route
qts_status	QTS Status
school_type	Type of school
working_pattern	Working pattern

Support staff characteristics

• Filename: workforce_support_staff_characteristics_2010_2023_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Support staff FTE and headcount by type of school and characteristics including post held, age group and ethnicity (additional ancillary file at school level).

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age group
ethnicity_minor	Ethnicity minor
fte_percent_within_gender_post	Full-time equivalent percent within gender post
full_time_equivalent	Full-time equivalent
gender	Gender
headcount	Headcount
headcount_percent_within_gender_post	Headcount percent within gender post
post	Post
school_type	Type of school
working_pattern	Working pattern

Footnotes

1. Two new posts of school business professional and leadership non-teacher are reported for the first time in 2023/24. School business professionals include roles such as bursar, business manager, finance officer, office manager, premises manager or ICT network manager. Leadership non-teachers are members of the school's senior leadership team who are not reported in a teaching post. These new posts have displaced reporting from other posts, particularly administrative staff.

Third party support staff - school level

• Filename: third_party_support_staff_school_2011_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Third-party support staff - school level

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
headcount	Headcount
post	Post

Occasional teachers - school level

• Filename: occasional_teachers_school_2010_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Teachers with a contract or service agreement for fewer than 28 days

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
headcount	Headcount
qts_status	Qualified Teacher Status

Educational psychologists - la level

• Filename: educational_psychologists_la_2010_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Educational psychologists centrally employed by local authorities for 28 days or more

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
fte	Full time equivalent
headcount	Headcount
working_pattern	Working pattern

Pupil to teacher ratios

• Filename: workforce_ptrs_2010_2023_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Pupil to teacher ratios and pupil to adult ratios in state-funded schools.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
adults_fte	Number of FTE adults
number_schools	Number of schools
pupil_to_adult_ratio	Pupil to adult ratio within-schools
pupil_to_qual_teacher_ratio	Pupil to teacher ratio (Qualified) within-schools
pupil_to_qual_unqual_teacher_ratio	Pupil to teacher ratio (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools
pupils_fte	Number of FTE pupils
qualified_teachers_fte	Number of FTE qualified teachers
school_type	Type of school
teachers_fte	Number of FTE teachers

Pupil to teacher ratios - school level

• Filename: workforce_ptrs_2010_2023_sch.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Pupil to teacher ratios and pupil to adult ratios in state-funded schools (school level)

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
adults_fte	Number of FTE adults
number_schools	Number of schools
pupil_to_adult_ratio	Pupil to adult ratio within-schools
pupil_to_qual_teacher_ratio	Pupil to teacher ratio (Qualified) within-schools
pupil_to_qual_unqual_teacher_ratio	Pupil to teacher ratio (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools
pupils_fte	Number of FTE pupils
qualified_teachers_fte	Number of FTE qualified teachers
school_type	Type of school
teachers_fte	Number of FTE teachers

Pupil to teacher ratios - parliamentary constituency level

• Filename: workforce_ptrs_2010_2023_pcon.csv
• Geographic levels: Parliamentary constituency
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Pupil to teacher ratios and pupil to adult ratios by parliamentary constituency

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
adults_fte	Number of FTE adults
number_schools_returning_data	Number of schools returning data
number_schools_total	Total number of schools
pupil_to_adult_ratio	Pupil to adult ratio within-schools
pupil_to_qual_teacher_ratio	Pupil to teacher ratio (Qualified) within-schools
pupil_to_qual_unqual_teacher_ratio	Pupil to teacher ratio (Qualified and unqualified teachers) within-schools
pupils_fte	Number of FTE pupils
qualified_teachers_fte	Number of FTE qualified teachers
teachers_fte	Number of FTE teachers

Teacher qualifications

• Filename: workforce_teacher_qual_lev_2010_2023_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Headcount of teachers in state funded schools by type of school, grade and highest level of post A level qualification

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
grade	Grade of teacher
headcount	Headcount
highest_level_qual	Highest level of qualification
school_type	Type of school

Qualified entrants to teaching

• Filename: workforce_qual_entrants_2011_2023_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Full time equivalent qualified teacher entrants by category including school type, gender, age group and type of entrant

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age group
entrant_type	Type of entrant
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity major
fte_entrants	FTE number of entrants
fte_entrants_percent	Entrants rate
gender	Gender
grade	Post appointed to
school_type	Type of school
working_pattern	Working pattern

Qualified leavers from teaching

• Filename: workforce_qual_leavers_2010_2022_national.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2022/23
• Content:
  Full time equivalent qualified teacher leavers by category including school type, gender, age group and type of entrant

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_group	Age group
ethnicity_major	Ethnicity major
fte_leavers	FTE number of leavers
fte_leavers_percent	Leavers rate
gender	Gender
grade	Post on leaving
leaver_type	Type of leaver
school_type	Type of school
working_pattern	Working pattern

Teacher retention

• Filename: retention_1996_2023_nat.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2023 November
• Content:
  Percentage of teachers remaining in state-funded schools in England in the years following obtaining their Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), by year of gaining QTS

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
eight_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 8 years after qualifying
eighteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 18 years after qualifying
eleven_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 11 years after qualifying
fifteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 15 years after qualifying
five_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 5 years after qualifying
four_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 4 years after qualifying
fourteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 14 years after qualifying
nine_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 9 years after qualifying
nineteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 19 years after qualifying
one_yr_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 1 year after qualifying
seven_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 7 years after qualifying
seventeen_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 17 years after qualifying
six_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 6 years after qualifying
sixteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 16 years after qualifying
ten_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 10 years after qualifying
thirteen_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 13 years after qualifying
three_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 3 years after qualifying
twelve_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 12 years after qualifying
twenty_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 20 years after qualifying
twentyfive_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 25 years after qualifying
twentyfour_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 24 years after qualifying
twentyone_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 21 years after qualifying
twentysix_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 26 years after qualifying
twentythree_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 23 years after qualifying
twentytwo_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 22 years after qualifying
two_yrs_after_qualifying_percent	Percentage of teachers still in service 2 years after qualifying
year_qualified	Year teacher qualified

Teacher vacancies

• Filename: vacancies_number_rate_nat_reg_la_2010_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Full and part time teacher vacancies, temporarily filled posts in state-funded schools in England, by sector and grade. Numbers and rates.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
post_grade	Vacancy grade
rate	Rate of vacancies
school_type	Type of school
tempfilled	Number of temporary filled posts
temprate	Rate of temporary filled posts
vacancy	Number of teacher vacancies

Teacher vacancies by subject

• Filename: vacancies_secondary_classroom_teachers_subjects_nat_2010_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Full and part time teacher vacancies, temporarily filled posts in state-funded schools in England, by subject. Numbers and rates

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
vacancies	Number of teacher vacancies
vacancy_rate	Rate of vacancies
vacancy_subject	Vacancy subject

Teacher vacancies - school level

• Filename: vacancies_number_rate_sch_2010_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Full and part time teacher vacancies, temporarily filled posts in state-funded schools in England, by sector and grade. Numbers and rates. Includes school level data.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
rate	Rate of vacancies
school_type	Type of school
tempfilled	Number of temporary filled posts
temprate	Rate of temporary filled posts
vacancy	Number of teacher vacancies

Teacher pay

• Filename: workforce_teacher_pay_2010_2023_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Full and part-time teachers in state funded schools by grade of teacher, salary bands, average salary, sector, gender and age

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age_category	Age of teachers
average_mean	Mean pay
average_median	Median pay
gender	Gender of teacher
grade	Grade of teacher
headcount_100_to_110k	Headcount of teachers earning £100-110K
headcount_110k_and_over	Headcount of teachers earning £110K and over
headcount_25_to_30k	Headcount of teachers earning £25-30K
headcount_30_to_35k	Headcount of teachers earning £30-35K
headcount_35_to_40k	Headcount of teachers earning £35-40K
headcount_40_to_45k	Headcount of teachers earning £40-45K
headcount_45_to_50k	Headcount of teachers earning £45-50K
headcount_50_to_55k	Headcount of teachers earning £50-55K
headcount_55_to_60k	Headcount of teachers earning £55-60K
headcount_60_to_65k	Headcount of teachers earning £60-65K
headcount_65_to_70k	Headcount of teachers earning £65-70K
headcount_70_to_80k	Headcount of teachers earning £70-80K
headcount_80_to_90k	Headcount of teachers earning £80-90K
headcount_90_to_100k	Headcount of teachers earning £90-100K
headcount_all	Headcount of teachers
headcount_under_25k	Headcount of teachers earning under £25K
headcount_unknown_pay	Headcount of teachers with unknown pay
school_type	Type of school
teachers_on_leadership_pay_range_percent	Percentage of teachers on leadership pay range

Teacher pay - school level

• Filename: workforce_teacher_pay_2010_2023_school.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2010/11 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Full and part-time teachers in state funded schools by grade of teacher, salary bands, average salary, sector, gender and age. At school level.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
average_mean	Mean pay
average_median	Median pay
headcount_all	Headcount of teachers
school_type	Type of school
teachers_on_leadership_pay_range_percent	Percentage of teachers on leadership pay range

Subjects taught

• Filename: workforce_secondary_subjects_taught_2011_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2011/12 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Headcount of teachers and the number of hours taught by subject to year groups 7-13 in state-funded secondary schools

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
hours_allyrs	Number of hours taught for all years
hours_yrs1011	Number of hours taught for years 10 and 11
hours_yrs1213	Number of hours taught for years 12 and 13
hours_yrs79	Number of hours taught for years 7 to 9
subject	Subject taught
teachers_allyrs	Number of teachers of all years
teachers_yrs1011	Number of teachers of years 10 and 11
teachers_yrs1213	Number of teachers of years 12 and 13
teachers_yrs79	Number of teachers of years 7 to 9

Footnotes

1. Teachers were counted once against each subject and key stage they taught, irrespective of the time spent teaching. Therefore, teachers may be counted against multiple subjects and key stages so sums of these categories may be greater than the number of secondary school teachers.

Specialist teachers and hours

• Filename: workforce_secondary_specialist_teaching_2014_2023.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2023/24
• Content:
  Percent of hours taught by teachers with post-A level qualification in relevant subject and percent of teachers holding qualification in relevant subject by highest qualification

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
highest_qualification	Highest qualification of teacher
percentage_hours	Percentage of hours taught by teacher with qualification
percentage_teachers	Percentage of teachers with qualification
subject	Subject taught

Footnotes

1. Teachers were counted once against each subject and key stage they taught, irrespective of the time spent teaching. Therefore, teachers may be counted against multiple subjects and key stages so sums of these categories may be greater than the number of secondary school teachers.

Teacher absences

• Filename: sickness_absence_teachers_nat_reg_la.csv
• Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2022/23
• Content:
  Full and part time teacher vacancies, temporarily filled posts in state-funded schools in England, by sector and grade. Numbers and rates.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
average_number_of_days_all_teachers	Average number of days taken in sickness absence by all teachers
average_number_of_days_taken	Average number of days taken by each teacher who took sickness absence
percentage_taking_absence	Percentage of teachers who took sickness absence
total_number_of_days_lost	Total number of working days lost to sickness absence
total_teachers_taking_absence	Total teachers taking sickness absence

Footnotes

1. Absences are reported by academic year, in arrears.
2. Sickness absence data collected in the November 2021 census relating to the 2020/21 academic year is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not possible to draw accurate comparisons with other years due to factors including partially limited school openings, delivery of education via virtual means in some cases, and potential differences in the recording of sickness absence. The figures relate to sickness absence only and do not include non-attendance due to, for example, isolation and shielding.
3. To reduce burden during the pandemic, schools were not required to provide information on teacher absences for 2019/20.

Teacher absences - school level

• Filename: sickness_absence_teachers_sch.csv
• Geographic levels: School
• Time period: 2014/15 to 2022/23
• Content:
  Full and part time teacher vacancies, temporarily filled posts in state-funded schools in England, by sector and grade. Numbers and rates. School level.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
average_number_of_days_all_teachers	Average number of days taken in sickness absence by all teachers
average_number_of_days_taken	Average number of days taken by each teacher who took sickness absence
percentage_taking_absence	Percentage of teachers who took sickness absence
school_type	Type of school
total_number_of_days_lost	Total number of working days lost to sickness absence
total_teachers_taking_absence	Total teachers taking sickness absence

Teacher's Pensions Scheme first awards

• Filename: teachers_pension_scheme_first_awards_2011_2023_nat.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2011-12 to 2022-23
• Content:
  First awards under the Teachers' Pensions Scheme, by type of award and year

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
age	Age retirement
age_group	Age group
all_retirements	All first award types
arb	Age actuarially reduced benefits
gender	Gender
grade	Grade of last post
ill_health	Ill health
premature	Premature
school_type	Type of school

Footnotes

1. The number of awards may be revised for each past year as late applications for pension benefits are processed.
2. Ill health - early retirement at reduced rate due to ill health; Premature - early retirement following redundancy; Age Actuarially Reduced Benefit - early retirement at reduced rate before normal pension age; Age retirement - at normal pension age or later.