While the number of pupils in state-funded secondary schools has risen for the fourth year in a row, the number of full-time teachers has fallen, causing widespread concern in the sector.
The number of secondary school pupils in England now stands at 3,258,451. In the last year alone (January 2017 to 2018), there has been an increase of 35,361 students, according to the latest Department for Education (DfE) figures published this week.
At the same time, DfE workforce figures, also released this week, show that the number of full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded secondary schools has dropped from 208,200 to 204,200 in the last year (November 2016 to 2017). This continues a downward trend – in 2010, there were 219,000 secondary teachers.
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