Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teacher training places (a) in total and (b) for science subjects were available in Gloucestershire in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2022; and what proportion of places (A) in total and (B) for science were taken up.

The table attached shows the new entrants to Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in the Local Authority of Gloucestershire for the academic years 2019/20 to 2022/23, split by postgraduate and undergraduate trainees. The table includes the number of trainees for all ITT courses and for trainees on science courses.

Local Authority data is determined by the location of the institution, which is not necessarily where the trainee is located. The figures are based on data from the latest ITT census publication, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/initial-teacher-training-census.

The 2022/23 data is provisional and will be revised as part of the 2023/24 publication. The Department does not hold complete data on the number of teacher training places available. As such, it is not possible to provide any information on the proportion of places taken up.