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DfE monthly workforce management information: 2026 to 2027

Staff numbers and costs for the Department for Education (DfE) group for the financial year 2026 to 2027.

Applies to England

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Details about the number of people working for the DfE group, and payroll costs for permanent staff and contractors.

The DfE group includes the:

  • Department for Education
  • Teaching Regulation Agency
  • Standards and Testing Agency
  • Office of the Children’s Commissioner
  • Office for Students
  • Student Loans Company
  • Oak National Academy
  • Social Work England

This data is also available on data.gov.uk:

Updates to this page

Published 1 June 2026
Last updated 10 June 2026 Show all updates
  1. Removed information about the Construction Industry Training Board and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board as these are no longer non-departmental public bodies under the Department for Education as they moved to the Department for Work and Pensions this financial year.

  2. First published.

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