Find a lost teacher reference number (TRN) Performance dashboard

Today and the previous 7 days

858 requests today and the previous 7 days
80% found their TRN
straight away
(689 out of 858)
7% generated a support ticket
after we could not match
(62 out of 858)
12% did not complete their journey

(107 out of 858)

TRN requests by day

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
Today1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 requests
Friday 7 November85 (77%) 9 (8%) 16 (15%) 110 requests
Thursday 6 November122 (82%) 7 (5%) 20 (13%) 149 requests
Wednesday 5 November122 (81%) 11 (7%) 17 (11%) 150 requests
Tuesday 4 November121 (79%) 14 (9%) 19 (12%) 154 requests
Monday 3 November139 (80%) 12 (7%) 23 (13%) 174 requests
Sunday 2 November57 (83%) 5 (7%) 7 (10%) 69 requests
Saturday 1 November42 (82%) 4 (8%) 5 (10%) 51 requests
Total (today and the previous 7 days)689 (80%) 62 (7%) 107 (12%) 858 requests

TRN requests by month

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
November 2025689 (80%) 62 (7%) 107 (12%) 858 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
November 20242,489 (82%) 183 (6%) 365 (12%) 3,037 requests
Total (this month and the last 12 months)40,400 (83%) 3,113 (6%) 5,391 (11%) 48,904 requests
How quickly did users get their TRN (today and the previous 7 days)
Today28 seconds28 seconds28 seconds
Friday 7 November1 minute and 29 seconds57 seconds42 seconds
Thursday 6 November1 minute and 44 seconds1 minute and 1 second39 seconds
Wednesday 5 November2 minutes and 14 seconds1 minute and 6 seconds43 seconds
Tuesday 4 November1 minute and 33 seconds1 minute and 1 second40 seconds
Monday 3 November1 minute and 49 seconds1 minute and 3 seconds45 seconds
Sunday 2 November1 minute and 51 seconds59 seconds43 seconds
Saturday 1 November2 minutes and 34 seconds1 minute and 2 seconds47 seconds
Average (today and the last 7 days)1 minute and 48 seconds1 minute and 2 seconds42 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
174 users (23%)
4 questions
+ National Insurance number
474 users (63%)
5 questions (with a match)
+ ITT provider
41 users (5%)
5 questions (without a match)
+ ITT provider
62 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