Key points

Pupils

• 695,923 pupils – down 6,505 from 2024
• 372,331 primary – down 7,023 from 2024
• 315,503 Secondary – up 431 from 2024
• 8,089 Special – up 87 from 2024
• The pupil teacher ratio decreased to 13.2
• The average primary class size decreased from 23.3 in 2024 to 23.1 in 2025.

Teachers

• 53,475 Teachers – up 63 from 2024
• 24,415 Primary – down 53 from 2024
• 25,067 Secondary – up 79 from 2024
• 2,195 Special – up 57 from 2024
• 1,103 Centrally employed – down 37 from 2024
• 696 Early learning and childcare – up 17 from 2024
• The percentage of Teacher Induction Scheme probationers teaching in publicly funded schools the following year increased from 65% in 2024 to 69% in 2025.