Research and analysis

School leadership 2010 to 2016: characteristics and trends

Statistics on the size and characteristics of the school leaders in state-funded schools.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 11 April 2018
• Last updated: 12 July 2018 — See all updates

Applies to England

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School leadership 2010 to 2016: characteristics and trends

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-893-0, DFE-RR812

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School leadership 2010 to 2016: characteristics and trends data tables

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Details

This report provides a more detailed analysis of data available in the school workforce census (SWC) to improve our understanding of school leaders.

It covers:

• the size and structure of the teaching and leadership population
• characteristics of teachers in leadership roles
• progression to and retention in leadership roles

Published 11 April 2018
Last updated 12 July 2018 + show all updates

1. 12 July 2018

   Corrected some small errors in the tables and added more explanatory text.

2. 11 April 2018

   First published.