Kemi Badenoch on teacher numbers, PMQs 10 December 2025
The statement
There are now 400 fewer teachers since the Education Secretary came into office
Kemi Badenoch, 10 December 2025. Source
What the sources report
- Department for Education, School workforce in England, 2024 release reports teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2024): 468258teachers (FTE)src
- Department for Education, School workforce in England (2025/26 release) reports teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2025/26, latest): 466372teachers (FTE)src
Notes
The Department for Education reported 468,258 full-time equivalent teachers in November 2024, which it described as 400 fewer than in 2023.
The latest release reports 466,372 in 2025/26, 1,900 fewer than in 2024. It was published after the statement.
The Education Secretary took office in July 2024; the November 2023 and November 2024 censuses fall either side of that date.
Each figure's own page, with every change: Teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2024), Teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2025/26, latest).
Receipts
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- Parliament recordStatement source: Kemi Badenoch
- Government publicationDepartment for Education, School workforce in England, 2024 release: Teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2024)
- Government publicationDepartment for Education, School workforce in England (2025/26 release): Teachers in all schools, full-time equivalent, England (2025/26, latest)
- Government publicationDfE: School workforce in England, 2024
- Government publicationDfE: School workforce in England (latest release)