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Education Dashboard
A prototype view of key metrics for the Secretary of State for Education, covering pupil population, inclusion, attainment, workforce and the school estate.
Pupil population
Total pupils state-funded schools
8.1m
Eligible for FSM eligible for free school meals
25.7%
Pupils with SEN SEN support or EHC plan
19.5%
Pupils with an EHCP education, health and care plan
5.3%
Pupil numbers in state-funded schools
Millions of pupils, 2018/19–2024/25 actual and 2025/26–2029/30 projected
DfE · National pupil projections, 2025 Inclusion
Overall attendance below pre-COVID level of 95.3%
93.2%
Disadvantaged attendance gap absence rate gap vs non-disadvantaged pupils
5.2%
Disadvantaged attainment gap grade 9–4 in English and Maths, KS4
23%
SEN pupils in mainstream in state-funded mainstream schools
88%
Persistent absence rate
Percentage of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions · 2019/20–2020/21 not shown (COVID disruption)
DfE · Pupil absence in schools, 2024/25 Suspension rate
Suspensions per 100 pupils by term · COVID lockdowns caused dips in summer 2020 and spring 2021
DfE · Suspensions and permanent exclusions, 2024/25 autumn term Attainment
Phonics check pass rate Year 1 national screening check
80%
KS2 meeting expected standard reading, writing and maths combined
62%
GCSE English & Maths 9–5 grade 5+ in both subjects
45.4%
EBacc entry rate breadth of learning · highest since measure introduced
40.5%
GCSE English & Maths grade 9–5
Percentage of pupils achieving grade 5+ in both English and Maths · 2019/20–2020/21 were centre-assessed grades, not exams
DfE · Key stage 4 performance, 2024/25 Workforce
FTE teachers state-funded schools
468,300
Teacher vacancy rate vacancies per 1,000 teachers in service
0.5%
Teaching staff expenditure of total school expenditure
45.6%
NQT starting salary England outside London, from Sept 2025
£32,916
Pupils per teacher
Pupil to teacher ratio in state-funded schools, 2018/19–2024/25
DfE · School workforce in England, Nov 2024 School estate
Total open schools all schools in England
24,479
Academisation rate state-funded schools
51%
Schools closed amalgamations, low rolls, financial
196
Average MAT size schools per multi-academy trust
5.2
Academisation of state-funded schools
Percentage of state-funded schools that are academies or free schools, 2010–2024
DfE · School characteristics, 2024/25