DfE

Initial teacher training: trainee number census

Description

Provisional recruitment to initial teacher training (ITT) programmes in England. This publication provides data for the academic year 2025 to 2026.

Policy areas

Education, training and skills

Update cadence

Annual

Subject area

Teacher training

Publisher

Department for Education

Published

04 December 2025

Data files

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