1 in 3 secondary heads leave role within three yearsThe latest data shows just 64.7 per cent of secondary headteachers who started their role in 2021 remained in that post or a more senior one three years later. Primary heads were more likely than secondary heads to be in post one, three and five years after starting. Three-year retention was 79.3 per cent among primary heads, but 64.7 per cent among secondary leaders. During the pandemic in 2021, one-year retention among secondary heads rose to 90.2 per cent, before falling to 83.9 per cent in 2022. …but longer-term retention better at primaryBut longer-term retention was significantly better among primary deputy heads, than at secondary schools.