Teachers: North Shropshire
Commons · Question 28871 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made on the level of teaching staff retention in North Shropshire; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the level of teaching staff in that area on schoo
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 18 Sep 2026
Teacher numbers in the Shropshire local authority increased slightly year on year. The department’s latest data reported that there were 2,137 teachers in 2025/26 compared to 2,131 in 2024/25.Nationally, we have achieved over 71% of our 6,500 additional t...