Bridget Phillipson on teacher numbers, 22 June 2026
The statement
There are now over 4,600 more teachers in our secondary and special schools, as well as our colleges, compared with when Labour entered Government.
Bridget Phillipson, 22 June 2026. Source
What the sources report
- Department for Education, School workforce in England (2025/26 release) reports progress towards 6,500 more teachers: additional full-time equivalent teachers in secondary, special and further education, measured against 2023: 4654teachers (FTE)src
- Department for Education, School workforce in England (2025/26 release) reports teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2025/26): 466372teachers (FTE)src
Notes
The Department for Education reports progress of 4,654 full-time equivalent teachers towards its 6,500 commitment, covering secondary schools, special schools and further education, measured against 2023.
The same release reports 466,372 full-time equivalent teachers in all schools in 2025/26, 1,900 fewer than in 2024.
Each figure's own page, with every change: Progress towards 6,500 more teachers: additional full-time equivalent teachers in secondary, special and further education, measured against 2023, Teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2025/26).
Receipts
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- Parliament recordStatement source: Bridget Phillipson
- Government publicationDepartment for Education, School workforce in England (2025/26 release): Progress towards 6,500 more teachers: additional full-time equivalent teachers in secondary, special and further education, measured against 2023
- Government publicationDepartment for Education, School workforce in England (2025/26 release): Teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2025/26)
- Government publicationDfE: School workforce in England (latest release)