Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many STEM teachers there are in (a) England, (b) the South East and (c) Southampton.

In November 2016, the latest information available, there were an estimated 130,600 teachers teaching STEM subjects in state funded secondary schools in England. This represents 58% of all secondary school teachers.

The numbers of teachers teaching each subject in secondary schools are estimated using data provided by secondary schools to the annual School Workforce Census. Typically, the census receives data for over 70% of secondary school teachers. This sample data is then weighted and grossed up so that nationally representative figures can be produced. Due to the sample nature of the data received, regional and local estimates are not produced.