Accredited official statistics

School workforce in England: November 2024

Statistics on the school workforce in publicly funded schools in England, as collected in the November 2024 school workforce census.

Applies to England

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School workforce in England: November 2024

Details

This publication includes:

  • headcount and full time equivalent (FTE) numbers of teachers and support staff in service
  • characteristics of teachers and support staff, including sex, age and ethnic group
  • pupil-to-teacher ratios
  • number of entrants to, and leavers from, teaching
  • teacher retention
  • teacher retirements
  • teachers’ pay
  • teachers’ qualifications
  • curriculum taught by secondary school teachers
  • teacher vacancies
  • teacher sickness absence
  • teachers’ pension scheme first awards

The release includes information at national, regional and local authority levels and associated data files at school level.

Updates to this page

Published 5 June 2025

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