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Teachers: Qualifications

Asked by Rebecca SmithConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 24 June 2026UIN 10307

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of teaching hours delivered by teachers with no relevant post-A Level qualification is in (a) Physics (b) Religious Education and (c) History, broken down by (i) multi-academy trust and (ii) local authority.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Information on the school workforce, including subjects taught in state-funded secondary schools, is published in the School workforce in England statistical publication. The publication is available to view at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england/2024.

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