Written questions

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...