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This data has been published in accordance with the Public Sector Apprenticeship Target.

Public Bodies employing more than 250 people are required to have regard to the target of 2.3% of employees being new starting apprentices.

2022 to 2023

Number of employees who work in England - excluding maintained schools
Data set 2022 to 2023
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2022 4,143
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2023 4,076
Number of employees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023 856
Number of apprentices who work in England - excluding maintained schools
Data set 2022 to 2023
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2022 62
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2023 80
Number of new apprentices who started working for you in England between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 42
Number of employees who work in England - maintained schools only
Data set 2022 to 2023
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2022 569
Number of employees who were working in England on 31 March 2023 463
Number of new employees who started working for you in England between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 89
Number of apprentices who work in England - maintained schools only
Data set 2022 to 2023
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2022 1
Number of apprentices who were working in England on 31 March 2023 1
Number of new apprentices who started working for you in England between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 0
Reporting percentage - excluding maintained schools
Data set 2022 to 2023
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2022 1.01%
Reporting percentage - maintained schools only
Data set 2022 to 2023
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2022 0.00%

2021 to 2022

Data submitted September 2022 for the reporting period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Data set 2021 to 2022
Number of employees on 31 March 2021 4,666
Number of employees on 31 March 2022 4,524
Number of new employees between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 669
Number of apprentices on 31 March 2021 53
Number of apprentices on 31 March 2022 62
Number of new apprentices between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 30
Number of full time equivalents (FTE) 3,905
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 4.48%
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2022 1.37%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2020 0.64%

2020 to 2021

Data submitted September 2021 for the reporting period 01 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.

Data set 2020 to 2021
Number of employees on 31 March 2020 4,740
Number of employees on 31 March 2021 4,666
Number of new employees between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 443
Number of apprentices on 31 March 2020 80
Number of apprentices on 31 March 2021 53
Number of new apprentices between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 25
Number of full time equivalents (FTE) 3,970
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 5.64%
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2021 1.14%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2020 0.53%

2019 to 2020

Data submitted September 2020 for the reporting period 01 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

Data set 2019 to 2020
Number of employees on 31 March 2019 5051
Number of employees on 31 March 2020 4740
Number of new employees between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020 996
Number of apprentices on 31 March 2019 97
Number of apprentices on 31 March 2020 80
Number of new apprentices between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020 43
Number of full time equivalents (FTE) 3993
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) as a proportion of employment starts between 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 4.31%
Percentage of total headcount that were apprentices on 31 March 2020 1.68%
Percentage of apprenticeship starts (both new hires and existing employees who started an apprenticeship) between 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 as a proportion of total headcount on 31 March 2019 0.85%

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