The publication is based on the first annual School Workforce Census, which took place in November 2010.
The census replaces several other data collection exercises, including the School Census, and features a wider range of information.
It includes information on the numbers of head teachers, teachers and support staff for different types of schools with data broken down into categories including gender, age and ethnicity.
The publication also includes information on teachers' pay, qualifications and vacancies.
All this helps to give a reasonably detailed picture of the school workforce in England and will allow the government and others to track changes and examine policy, explains Simon Rutt, head of statistics at the National Foundation for Educational Research and C4EO's data lead.
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