Find a lost teacher reference number (TRN) Performance dashboard

Today and the previous 7 days

539 requests today and the previous 7 days
76% found their TRN
straight away
(409 out of 539)
10% generated a support ticket
after we could not match
(53 out of 539)
14% did not complete their journey

(77 out of 539)

TRN requests by day

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
Today0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 1 requests
Wednesday 12 August56 (66%) 14 (16%) 15 (18%) 85 requests
Tuesday 11 August71 (76%) 10 (11%) 12 (13%) 93 requests
Monday 10 August79 (77%) 9 (9%) 15 (15%) 103 requests
Sunday 9 August32 (84%) 2 (5%) 4 (11%) 38 requests
Saturday 8 August35 (80%) 0 (0%) 9 (20%) 44 requests
Friday 7 August59 (78%) 8 (11%) 9 (12%) 76 requests
Thursday 6 August77 (78%) 10 (10%) 12 (12%) 99 requests
Total (today and the previous 7 days)409 (76%) 53 (10%) 77 (14%) 539 requests

TRN requests by month

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
August 2026849 (76%) 113 (10%) 154 (14%) 1,116 requests
July 20264,932 (80%) 476 (8%) 782 (13%) 6,190 requests
June 20264,658 (79%) 465 (8%) 740 (13%) 5,863 requests
May 20263,754 (82%) 315 (7%) 530 (12%) 4,599 requests
April 20263,953 (83%) 291 (6%) 524 (11%) 4,768 requests
March 20264,518 (84%) 323 (6%) 506 (9%) 5,347 requests
February 20263,254 (82%) 265 (7%) 441 (11%) 3,960 requests
January 20263,479 (83%) 293 (7%) 429 (10%) 4,201 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
Total (this month and the last 12 months)43,846 (81%) 3,982 (7%) 6,357 (12%) 54,185 requests
How quickly did users get their TRN (today and the previous 7 days)
Today0 seconds0 seconds0 seconds
Wednesday 12 August1 minute and 29 seconds57 seconds37 seconds
Tuesday 11 August1 minute and 33 seconds52 seconds38 seconds
Monday 10 August1 minute and 50 seconds57 seconds35 seconds
Sunday 9 August1 minute and 27 seconds58 seconds28 seconds
Saturday 8 August1 minute and 57 seconds1 minute and 1 second30 seconds
Friday 7 August2 minutes and 54 seconds1 minute and 11 seconds48 seconds
Thursday 6 August1 minute and 38 seconds1 minute and 4 seconds37 seconds
Average (today and the last 7 days)1 minute and 41 seconds1 minute and 2 seconds37 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
167 users (36%)
4 questions
+ National Insurance number
213 users (46%)
5 questions (with a match)
+ ITT provider
29 users (6%)
5 questions (without a match)
+ ITT provider
53 users (11%)

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