Find a lost teacher reference number (TRN) Performance dashboard

Today and the previous 7 days

696 requests today and the previous 7 days
82% found their TRN
straight away
(572 out of 696)
7% generated a support ticket
after we could not match
(47 out of 696)
11% did not complete their journey

(77 out of 696)

TRN requests by day

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
Today1 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 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
Sunday 30 November47 (85%) 2 (4%) 6 (11%) 55 requests
Saturday 29 November32 (76%) 3 (7%) 7 (17%) 42 requests
Friday 28 November69 (77%) 9 (10%) 12 (13%) 90 requests
Total (today and the previous 7 days)572 (82%) 47 (7%) 77 (11%) 696 requests

TRN requests by month

DateTRN foundNo matchDid not finishTotal
December 2025424 (83%) 33 (6%) 52 (10%) 509 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)40,454 (82%) 3,175 (6%) 5,444 (11%) 49,073 requests
How quickly did users get their TRN (today and the previous 7 days)
Today40 seconds40 seconds40 seconds
Thursday 4 December1 minute and 38 seconds58 seconds40 seconds
Wednesday 3 December1 minute and 39 seconds54 seconds38 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
Sunday 30 November1 minute and 55 seconds59 seconds41 seconds
Saturday 29 November1 minute and 43 seconds1 minute and 24 seconds40 seconds
Friday 28 November1 minute and 54 seconds1 minute and 13 seconds42 seconds
Average (today and the last 7 days)1 minute and 50 seconds1 minute and 2 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
179 users (29%)
4 questions
+ National Insurance number
363 users (59%)
5 questions (with a match)
+ ITT provider
30 users (5%)
5 questions (without a match)
+ ITT provider
47 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