Find a lost teacher reference number (TRN) Performance dashboard

Today and the previous 7 days

990 requests today and the previous 7 days
85% found their TRN
straight away
(837 out of 990)
7% generated a support ticket
after we could not match
(69 out of 990)
8% did not complete their journey

(84 out of 990)

TRN requests by day

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
Today96 (77%) 12 (10%) 17 (14%) 125 requests
Wednesday 7 January161 (84%) 14 (7%) 16 (8%) 191 requests
Tuesday 6 January145 (83%) 14 (8%) 15 (9%) 174 requests
Monday 5 January174 (87%) 12 (6%) 13 (7%) 199 requests
Sunday 4 January92 (84%) 7 (6%) 11 (10%) 110 requests
Saturday 3 January59 (83%) 5 (7%) 7 (10%) 71 requests
Friday 2 January75 (91%) 2 (2%) 5 (6%) 82 requests
Thursday 1 January35 (92%) 3 (8%) 0 (0%) 38 requests
Total (today and the previous 7 days)837 (85%) 69 (7%) 84 (8%) 990 requests

TRN requests by month

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
January 2026837 (85%) 69 (7%) 84 (8%) 990 requests
December 20252,063 (82%) 190 (8%) 274 (11%) 2,527 requests
November 20252,808 (79%) 274 (8%) 473 (13%) 3,555 requests
October 20253,388 (81%) 311 (7%) 494 (12%) 4,193 requests
September 20254,519 (80%) 409 (7%) 699 (12%) 5,627 requests
August 20251,671 (75%) 257 (11%) 311 (14%) 2,239 requests
July 20253,381 (83%) 208 (5%) 485 (12%) 4,074 requests
June 20253,408 (84%) 212 (5%) 416 (10%) 4,036 requests
May 20253,290 (84%) 217 (6%) 411 (10%) 3,918 requests
April 20253,415 (85%) 227 (6%) 380 (9%) 4,022 requests
March 20254,497 (85%) 309 (6%) 510 (10%) 5,316 requests
February 20253,904 (85%) 289 (6%) 419 (9%) 4,612 requests
January 20253,518 (83%) 257 (6%) 486 (11%) 4,261 requests
Total (this month and the last 12 months)40,699 (82%) 3,229 (7%) 5,442 (11%) 49,370 requests
How quickly did users get their TRN (today and the previous 7 days)
Today2 minutes and 1 second1 minute40 seconds
Wednesday 7 January1 minute and 38 seconds1 minute43 seconds
Tuesday 6 January1 minute and 27 seconds1 minute and 3 seconds34 seconds
Monday 5 January1 minute and 35 seconds59 seconds38 seconds
Sunday 4 January1 minute and 26 seconds59 seconds37 seconds
Saturday 3 January3 minutes and 30 seconds1 minute and 9 seconds42 seconds
Friday 2 January1 minute and 34 seconds58 seconds35 seconds
Thursday 1 January3 minutes and 1 second1 minute and 4 seconds43 seconds
Average (today and the last 7 days)1 minute and 38 seconds1 minute38 seconds
Journeys through Find a lost TRN (today and the last 7 days)
Number of questions askedNumber of users
3 questions
Email address, name and date of birth
282 users (31%)
4 questions
+ National Insurance number
521 users (58%)
5 questions (with a match)
+ ITT provider
35 users (4%)
5 questions (without a match)
+ ITT provider
69 users (8%)

About this service

This service is used to securely retrieve a teacher reference number (TRN). TRN holders need it to view their record on the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), give to employers for status checks, manage Teachers’ Pensions contributions, or to begin early career teacher induction.

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Find a lost teacher reference number (TRN)

Ministerial department:

Department for Education

User:

Individuals

Service costs paid by:

Department budget