Find a lost teacher reference number (TRN) Performance dashboard

Today and the previous 7 days

699 requests today and the previous 7 days
83% found their TRN
straight away
(577 out of 699)
8% generated a support ticket
after we could not match
(53 out of 699)
10% did not complete their journey

(69 out of 699)

TRN requests by day

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
Today5 (63%) 1 (13%) 2 (25%) 8 requests
Sunday 7 December44 (79%) 9 (16%) 3 (5%) 56 requests
Saturday 6 December23 (72%) 5 (16%) 4 (13%) 32 requests
Friday 5 December82 (86%) 5 (5%) 8 (8%) 95 requests
Thursday 4 December98 (84%) 10 (9%) 9 (8%) 117 requests
Wednesday 3 December116 (87%) 11 (8%) 7 (5%) 134 requests
Tuesday 2 December113 (85%) 4 (3%) 16 (12%) 133 requests
Monday 1 December96 (77%) 8 (6%) 20 (16%) 124 requests
Total (today and the previous 7 days)577 (83%) 53 (8%) 69 (10%) 699 requests

TRN requests by month

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
December 2025577 (83%) 53 (8%) 69 (10%) 699 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
December 20242,231 (82%) 172 (6%) 308 (11%) 2,711 requests
Total (this month and the last 12 months)40,607 (82%) 3,195 (6%) 5,461 (11%) 49,263 requests
How quickly did users get their TRN (today and the previous 7 days)
Today2 minutes and 17 seconds1 minute and 37 seconds1 minute and 3 seconds
Sunday 7 December1 minute and 55 seconds1 minute and 15 seconds46 seconds
Saturday 6 December1 minute and 24 seconds1 minute and 10 seconds50 seconds
Friday 5 December1 minute and 50 seconds1 minute and 3 seconds40 seconds
Thursday 4 December1 minute and 34 seconds1 minute41 seconds
Wednesday 3 December1 minute and 46 seconds55 seconds39 seconds
Tuesday 2 December2 minutes and 6 seconds1 minute and 9 seconds42 seconds
Monday 1 December1 minute and 56 seconds1 minute and 1 second41 seconds
Average (today and the last 7 days)1 minute and 50 seconds1 minute and 4 seconds41 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
176 users (28%)
4 questions
+ National Insurance number
376 users (60%)
5 questions (with a match)
+ ITT provider
25 users (4%)
5 questions (without a match)
+ ITT provider
53 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