Fitness to Teach data
Introduction
The data below provides an insight into our work investigating conduct and professional competence concerns raised with us about teachers since 2018.
The information on this page is accurate as of 31 March 2025. The next update will be April 2026.
Fitness to Teach insight report
In 2024, we published a five-year insight report on our Fitness to Teach work. This report offers additional context for the data below, providing insights into our Fitness to Teach process, our Register, and data for the period of 2018 to 2023.
Open cases
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 208 | 222 | 237 | 180 | 164 | 142 | 141 |
Referrals
Number of referrals
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 220 | 192 | 196 | 230 | 161 | 228 | 193 |
| Percentage of the Register | 0.271% | 0.234% | 0.239% | 0.285% | 0.208% | 0.297% | 0.254% |
Source of referrals
Chart 1: 2024/25
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Chart 2: 2023/24
Chart 3: 2022/23
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Chart 4: 2021/22
Chart 5: 2020/21
Chart 6: 2019/20
Chart 7: 2018/19
Temporary restriction orders
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 30 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 20 |
Outcomes
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screened out at initial consideration | 136 | 79 | 75 | 91 | 71 | 97 | 77 |
| No further action following investigations | 47 | 62 | 61 | 36 | 39 | 54 | 58 |
| Total | 183 | 141 | 136 | 127 | 110 | 151 | 135 |
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No further action - Panel meeting | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Reprimand with consent order | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Conditional registration consent order | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reprimand and conditional registration consent order | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Removal with consent order | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Facts not found proved at full hearing | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| No impairment found at full hearing | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Reprimand - full hearing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Conditional registration order - full hearing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Reprimand and conditional registration order - full hearing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Removal or refusal of registration - full hearing | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Cancelled/application withdrawn | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Barred from regulated work under the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 31 | 27 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 33 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not challenged - removal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Not challenged - conditional registration order | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Challenged and upheld - removal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Challenged and upheld - conditional registration order | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Challenged and overturned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 0 |
| Case cancelled - recommendation or extension challenge withdrawn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Facts found not proved | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
*conditional registration
| 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not challenged - removal | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Challenged and upheld - removal | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Challenged and overturned - extension of probationary service | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Case cancelled - Recommendation or extension challenge withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Facts found not proved | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 |