School Leadership retention
Reporting year 2024

Description

This page describes the data for the School Leadership retention publication, which uses underlying data from the School Workforce Census. Two data files are included, detailing the retention of senior leaders at 1) the same post or higher, and 2) at any teaching post within the same school phase.

Coverage

The data cover senior leaders (assistant head, deputy head, and head teachers) in state funded primary and secondary schools, between census years 2010 to 2024. Data are only presented at a national level.

File formats and conventions

Symbols used in the underlying data files are:

z =  not applicable - statistic cannot be produced. For example where a denominator is not available to produce a percentage.

Data files

Senior leader retention at the same post or higher

Filename: leadership_retention_at_post.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2011 to 2024
Content summary: Retention rates and headcounts of senior leaders in state funded primary or secondary schools at the same post or higher.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                              |  Variable description
-----------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
headcount_retained_at_same_post_or_higher  |  Headcount
phase_type_grouping                        |  School Phase - Filter by school phase
post                                       |  Post - Filter by leadership post
rate_retained_at_same_post_or_higher       |  Percent retained
years_after_new_to_post                    |  Years after New to Post - Number of years after the cohort was new to post


Senior leader retention at any teaching post within the same phase

Filename: leadership_retention_in_phase.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2011 to 2024
Content summary: Retention rates and headcounts of senior leaders in state funded primary or secondary schools at any teaching post within the same school phase.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                       |  Variable description
----------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
headcount_retained_in_same_phase    |  Headcount
phase_type_grouping                 |  School Phase - Filter by school phase
post                                |  Post - Filter by leadership post
rate_retained_at_any_post_in_phase  |  Percent retained
years_after_new_to_post             |  Years after New to Post - Number of years after the cohort was new to post
