This release is largely based on the School Workforce Census. The census, which runs each November, collects information from schools and local authorities on the school workforce in state-funded schools in England.
Independent schools, non-maintained special schools, sixth-form colleges and further education establishments are not included.
This release includes information on teaching and support staff, their characteristics, teacher retention and pay, qualifications and details of the subjects taught in secondary schools.
We present some breakdowns of this data in the text below, and more detail is available via the table tool or downloading the data files.
