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School leadership in England 2010 to 2020: characteristics and trends

Statistics on the size and characteristics of the school leaders in state-funded schools.

Applies to England

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School leadership 2010 to 2020: characteristics and trends - report

Details

This report provides a more detailed analysis of data available in the school workforce census to improve our understanding of school leaders.

It covers:

  • the size and structure of the teaching and leadership population
  • characteristics of teachers in leadership roles
  • progression to and retention in leadership roles

The addendum to the report contains additional figures to provide further clarity on leader retention.

Published 28 April 2022
Last updated 9 June 2022 + show all updates
  1. Added an addendum to the report, containing leadership retention to teaching tables.

  2. First published.