Statistics: initial teacher training
Statistics on initial teacher training (ITT) recruitment, allocations and performance data.
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Performance data
Annual statistics on the qualified teacher status of final year trainees from Initial Teacher Training and their employment rates.
Census data
Annual statistics on the numbers and characteristics of entrants to initial teacher training (ITT).
Postgraduate targets (using the teacher workforce model)
Annual statistics for postgraduate initial teacher training targets derived from the teacher workforce model. Targets for 2021 to 2022 were first published in Initial teacher training: trainee number census 2021 to 2022. Previous statistics for 2020 to 2021 used the teacher supply model.
Postgraduate targets (using the teacher supply model) and allocations
Discontinued annual statistics using the teacher supply model (TSM) to estimate postgraduate ITT targets and allocate training places to schools and training providers.
Updates to this page
Last updated 25 July 2024 + show all updates
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles: 2022 to 2023' to the 'Performance data' section.
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Added 'Postgraduate initial teacher training targets: 2024 to 2025' to the 'Postgraduate targets (using the teacher workforce model)' section.
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Added 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census 2023 to 2024' to the 'Census data' section.
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles: 2021 to 2022' to the 'Performance data' section.
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Added 'Postgraduate initial teacher training targets: 2023 to 2024' to the 'Postgraduate targets (using the teacher workforce model)' section.
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Added the 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census 2022 to 2023' to the 'Census data' section.
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles: 2020 to 2021'.
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Added 'Postgraduate targets (using the teacher workforce model)'. It replaces 'Teacher supply model and ITT allocations' annual statistical releases that we've renamed 'Postgraduate targets (using the teacher supply model) and allocations'.
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Added the 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census 2021 to 2022' to the Census data section.
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles: 2019 to 2020'.
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Added 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census 2020 to 2021'.
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles: 2018 to 2019'.
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Added 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census - 2019 to 2020'.
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Added 'TSM and initial teacher training allocations: 2020 to 2021'.
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Added a link to publications of ITT allocations for 2020 to 2021 and onwards.
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles for 2017 to 2018' to the collection.
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Added 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census - 2018 to 2019' to census data group.
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Added 'TSM and initial teacher training allocations: 2019 to 2020' to section 'Teacher supply model and ITT allocations'.
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles: 2016 to 2017' to the collection.
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Added 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census - 2017 to 2018' to 'Census data'
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Added 'TSM and initial teacher training allocations: 2018 to 2019'.
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles: 2015 to 2016' to 'performance data'.
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Added 'Teacher supply model: 2017 to 2018' to 'teacher supply model' group and 'Initial teacher training allocations: academic year 2016 to 2017' to the 'allocations' group.
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Added 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census - 2016 to 2017' to 'Census data'
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles: 2014 to 2015'.
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Added 'Initial teacher training: trainee number census - 2015 to 2016'.
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Added provider level census data for initial teacher training in England in the 2014 to 2015 academic year.
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New performance data for the academic year 2012 to 2013
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Added Initial teacher training: trainee number census - 2013 to 2014.
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Added 'Initial teacher training performance profiles 2013: management data'.
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First published.