(2) what proportion of head teachers hold the National Professional Qualification for Headship.
The Department does not hold this information. National College of School Leadership (NCSL) holds details of National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) graduates each year; it does not have information on their current position in schools.
The number of NPQH graduates in each year since 2003 are as follows:
Number 2003 3,278 2004 3,839 2005 4,237 2006 4,409 2007 4,721