Statistical and policy related data for schools - Find a freedom of information request

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I kindly ask for the following year-by-year statistical and policy-related data for schools within your local authority. Please note that I do not require any personal or identifiable data.

 

1) Teacher Retention and Attrition Rates (2014 to 2024)

Aggregated data for each year, broken down by:

School type (mainstream, SEND, and SEMH settings) Retention/attrition rates for teachers leaving within one, three, and five years of service Teachers leaving before reaching retirement age

 

2) SEND and SEMH Student Numbers (2014 to 2024)

Aggregated data for each year, broken down by:

Students with an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) Students receiving SEN support but without an EHCP

 

3) Policies and Initiatives

Any policies, strategies, or initiatives your local authority has implemented to support:

Teacher retention

Staff well-being and workload management in schools

Decision

1.

 

 

Turnover

Left within first year

left within first 3 years

left within first 5 years

Mainstream

7.20%

1.05%

2.24%

3.29%

Special

4.50%

0%

0.90%

1.79%

                                                           

2.

 

EHC Plans

SEN Support

 

Total

Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Without SEMH

Total

Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Without SEMH

2015/2016

2976

424

2552

13522

1802

11720

2016/2017

3096

471

2625

13649

1821

11828

2017/2018

3182

534

2648

13523

1935

11588

2018/2019

3469

653

2816

13737

2105

11632

2019/2020

3772

776

2996

14185

2240

11945

2020/2021

4545

991

3554

13611

2150

11461

2021/2022

4850

992

3858

14277

2402

11875

2022/2023

5172

1050

4122

15089

2679

12410

2023/2024

5643

1127

4516

15427

3169

12258

 

 

3.  Please see attached.

Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.

Reference number
11703938
Date request received
10 February 2025
Date of decision
4 March 2025