Reporting period: 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Apprentices in main workforce
| Reporting period |
Headcount as of 31 March for each respective year |
Target – 2.3% of workforce |
Apprentice starts during period |
Percentage of apprentice starts as a proportion of headcount for reporting period |
| 2017/18 |
2198 |
51 |
22 |
1% |
| 2018/19 |
2202 |
51 |
27 |
1.2% |
| 2019/20 |
2373 |
55 |
52 |
2.2% |
| 2020/21 |
2502 |
58 |
49 |
2% |
| 2021/22 |
2918 |
67 |
45 |
1.5% |
| 2022/23 |
2915 |
No longer needed |
41 |
1.4% |
| 2023/24 |
3212 |
No longer needed |
38 |
1.2% |
Apprentices in schools (community and voluntary controlled school workforce)
| Reporting period |
Headcount as of 31 March for each respective year |
Target – 2.3% of workforce |
Apprentice starts during period |
Percentage of apprentice starts as a proportion of headcount for reporting period |
| 2017/18 |
2722 |
63 |
18 |
0.7% |
| 2018/19 |
2636 |
61 |
15 |
0.6% |
| 2019/20 |
2352 |
54 |
20 |
0.9% |
| 2020/21 |
2520 |
58 |
7 |
0.3% |
| 2021/22 |
2556 |
59 |
25 |
1% |
| 2022/23 |
2576 |
No longer needed |
9 |
0.3% |
| 2023/24 |
2588 |
No longer needed |
18 |
0.7% |
Apprentices in combined council and community and voluntary controlled school workforce
| Reporting period |
Headcount as at 31 March for each respective year |
Target – 2.3% of workforce |
Apprentice starts during period |
Percentage of apprentice starts as a proportion of headcount for reporting period |
| 2017/18 |
4920 |
113 |
40 |
0.8% |
| 2018/19 |
4838 |
111 |
42 |
0.9% |
| 2019/20 |
4725 |
109 |
76 |
1.6% |
| 2020/21 |
5022 |
116 |
56 |
1.1% |
| 2021/22 |
5474 |
126 |
70 |
1.3% |
| 2022/23 |
5491 |
No longer needed |
50 |
0.9% |
| 2023/24 |
5800 |
No longer needed |
56 |
1% |
