This publication analyses the characteristics of pupils by their:

• special educational needs provision
• type of need

It’s based on data collected through the:

• school census
• general hospital school census
• school-level annual school census (SLASC) for independent schools

In 2018, we revised the regional and local authority (LA) level data on this page. To allow users to make multi-year and geographical comparisons more easily, we have now published a multi-year and multi-level file.

It includes estimates to account for schools who did not provide information in a given year for the staff headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers, so that year on year figures are comparable. Further work has also been done since the initial publication to improve the quality of the data upon which some of the other indicators were based.

Visit ‘School workforce in England: November 2018’ and select ‘Revised subnational school workforce census data 2010 to 2018’. You can also view the updated 2018 methodology note.

This statistical first release sets out the:

• numbers of teachers and support staff in service

• characteristics of teachers and support staff

• teachers’ pay

• teachers’ qualifications and curriculum

• teacher vacancies

• teacher sickness absence

• pupil-to-teacher ratios

The release also includes information underlying the national tables at:

• individual school level

• local authority level

• regional level

Information on all schools in England, including the:

• unique reference number
• local authority
• school name
• address
• type of school
• age range
• phase (nursery, primary or secondary)
• contact information

This data comes from http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml">EduBase, the Department for Education’s register of schools. We update this information every month.

This statistical first release (SFR) provides analyses on the characteristics of pupils by their:

• level of special educational needs (SEN)
• type of SEN

It is based on pupil-level data collected through the school census, general hospital school census and school-level annual school census (SLASC).

This publication sets out the:

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

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

This statistical data set includes information on education and training participation and achievements broken down into a number of reports including sector subject areas, participation by gender, age, ethnicity, disability participation.

It also includes data on offender learning.

Academic year 2019 to 2020 (reported to date)

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Details of the types of information the DfE holds about you and how you can request the information.

Read the DfE Personal information charter for more on the standards you can expect when we collect, hold or use your personal information.

The DfE privacy notices provide details of your rights and the lawful basis for each processing activity.

Information about the personal data that DfE processes about the education providers’ workforce including:

• teachers and staff working in schools, academies or colleges
• training providers
• employers of apprentices

The DfE personal information charter has details on the standards you can expect when we collect, hold or use your personal information.

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
• Skills England
• Teaching Regulation Agency
• Standards and Testing Agency
• Office of the Children’s Commissioner
• Construction Industry Training Board
• Engineering Construction Industry Training Board
• Office for Students
• Student Loans Company
• Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
• LocatEd
• Oak National Academy
• Social Work England

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

• https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/9a5ace56-cf8e-432a-b87b-50d4ba841641/workforce-management-information-department-for-education">Workforce management information - Department for Education

The results of the Department for Education people survey for 2018 and earlier years.

See results for the whole civil service.

Information on the characteristics of pupils by their:

• level of SEN provision - education, health and care (EHC) plan or SEN support
• type of SEN

It is based on pupil-level data collected via the school census.

This SFR series previously included information on statements of SEN, based on data from the SEN2 survey. In 2015, we published this information separately as Statements of SEN and EHC plans: England 2015.

The data covers:

• schools
• post-compulsory education
• qualifications

It also includes an annex containing figures on education expenditure.

Contact details

Email: Selena.Jackson@education.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone: 020 7783 8599

This release provides data from the annual school census data return, which is mandatory for schools to complete.

The main tables provide breakdowns of pupil data at national and local authority level. The tables includes pupil characteristics, such as:

• pupils that receive free school meals (FSM)
• pupils with English as an additional language (EAL)

The underlying data provides breakdowns at school level.

The technical document provides metadata and methodological information on the published data.

Changes to this release for 2019

We have reviewed the tables that will be published in this release in 2019. We are following the principle that we produce Excel tables for our highest profile breakdowns, with supporting underlying data files containing more detailed breakdowns.

This is part of DfE plans to improve the coherence of our statistics and approach to how statistics are given out.

The annex document outlines the information we plan to publish in 2019. It includes a background document explaining the changes and inviting feedback.

Reference Id: SFR12/2012

Publication Type: Statistical First Release

Publication data: Local Authority data

Local Authority data: LA data

Region: England

Release Date: 21 February 2013

Coverage status: Provisional

Publication Status: Published

This is a revised version of SFR12/2012 released in June 2012. The revision is due to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revising their mid-year population estimates following the 2011 census. These population estimates are used to calculate the rates in this statistical first release (SFR) and the changes have affected the data published for end 2001 through to end 2011.

The SFR draws together information from the different post-16 learning options (school, FE colleges, work-based learning, higher education, etc.) to give a coherent and comprehensive picture of the participation of 16- to 18-year-olds.

The SFR provides provisional information on the percentages of 16- to 18-year-olds in England in education and training and those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) for end 2011. Key breakdowns are by age, gender, mode of study, type of learning, institution type (FE college, schools, etc.), labour market status and highest qualification being studied. There are additional tables showing a time series back to 1985.

The SFR includes additional tables showing local participation in education and training for 16- and 17-year-olds for end 2011. The back series from 1994 to 2010 has been removed and will be updated once the ONS release revised sub-national population estimates later in the year.

robert.hartley@education.gsi.gov.uk

This is a joint report between the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Department for Education (DfE) that presents findings from a major data sharing project between the 2 departments. The focus of initial analysis from this data share is on understanding the educational background, attainment outcomes, characteristics and needs of young people aged 10 to 17 years who were sentenced in 2014 in England and Wales.

The Department for Education (DfE) is currently undertaking work to significantly expand the number of teaching schools and national leaders of education, with a targeted approach focused on areas where they are most needed in order to create a comprehensive national network of school-led support for leaders to draw on as they choose. There is a commitment to ensure that all schools in all areas can access support, collaboration and best practice by ensuring full coverage of system leaders across the country.

This is a report that states the number of system leaders designated by DfE.

This includes:

• National leaders of education (NLEs). NLEs are excellent headteachers who, together with the staff from their national support schools, provide direct support to other schools, particularly those in challenging circumstances to help them improve by providing additional leadership capacity and expertise.

• Teaching schools. These are strong schools that work with others to provide high-quality training and development to new and experienced school staff. They are part of the plan to give schools a central role in raising standards by developing educational excellence everywhere.

• Teaching school alliances. Teaching school alliances are a group of schools, led by a teaching school, that work together to bring about improvements across the schools, focussing on initial teacher training, school-to-school support and professional development.

• National leaders of governance (NLGs). NLGs are highly effective chairs of governors who use their skills and experience to provide coaching and mentoring support to another chair of governors to improve school and academy performance. In some cases, they work in partnership with an NLE.

This information is for school leaders, school staff and governing bodies in all maintained schools, academies and free schools.

You should be aware that the figures in this publication may differ from the numbers available in the http://apps.nationalcollege.org.uk/s2ssd_new/">school-to-school support directory, which is used as a live tool to find a teaching school or system leader.

Find out more about teaching schools and system leaders and get support for you and your school.

Reference Id: V01/2012

Publication type: Volume

Region: UK

Release date: 07 November 2012

Coverage status: Final

Publication status: Published

This is the 16th edition of education and training statistics for the United Kingdom. It provides statistics relating to education in the UK and includes chapters relating to schools, post-compulsory education and qualifications, and an annex containing figures on education expenditure. The 2011 edition was published on 8 December 2011.

martin.hill@education.gsi.gov.uk

The Compare school and college performance in England service now includes secondary school performance data for 2024 to 2025.

This shows:

• attainment results for pupils at the end of key stage 4
• the progress made by pupils between the end of primary school and the end of secondary school

Reference Id: SFR14/2012

Publication Type: Statistical First Release

Publication data: Local Authority data

Local Authority data: LA data

Region: England

Release Date: 12 July 2012

Coverage status: Final

Publication Status: Published

This statistical first release (SFR) brings together the information available on special educational needs (SEN) and related information about special schools in England. It provides analyses on the characteristics of pupils by their provision of SEN together with the assessment and placement of pupils with statements of SEN. It is based on pupil-level data collected via the school census and local authority-level data collected via the SEN2 survey.

In January 2012, some 226,125 pupils (2.8%) across all schools in England had statements of SEN. This percentage has remained unchanged in recent years. In 2012 there were some 1,392,215 pupils with SEN without statements, 17% of pupils across all schools, compared to 17.8% in 2011. Most of the decrease is in pupils at school action.

Tables 2, 3A, 19 and 20 have been revised on 30 August 2012. The PDF version has been updated to reflect these changes.

On 17 October 2012, additional national-level tables are being added containing a further breakdown of analyses for primary type of special educational need by pupil characteristics (e.g. free school meal eligibility, age, gender, ethnicity). Updated local authority figures on the statements of SEN that were finalised within 26 weeks for the year 2011 to 2012 will be added on this date, replacing the separate statistical release that contained this information in previous years.

schools.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk

The annual update to child education indicators gives data to inform planning for health and associated services for local populations. They are intended for use by local government and health service professionals.

The child education, development and attendance indicators which have been updated are:

• persistent absentees in primary and secondary schools
• average attainment 8 score of children in care
• school age pupils with special educational needs
• free school meals uptake

In a review of indicators, users told us that they valued the inclusion of education indicators in the profiles of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities Fingertips tool because they could use these to compare different areas and measure trends. They also found the statistical methods useful. Indicators for many education topics, including those identified by users as being of particular interest, such as persistent absentees and school readiness, have been retained. We have, however, removed other indicators so that we can focus capacity on those areas of education which are most relevant to child health. For this reason, data for key stage 1 indicators and for key stage 2 indicators has been removed but the statistics continue to be available from the Department for Education.