THE gender pay gap between Welsh secondary headteachers increased tenfold in just a year, union analysis has shown.NAHT Cymru found that male heads were paid £4,507 on average more than their female counterparts in secondary schools in 2024/25. The gap was £447 in 2023/24.The school leaders’ union also found the latest gap among primary heads stood at £739 in favour of men, while among special school heads it was £846. 

THE gender pay gap between Welsh secondary headteachers increased tenfold in just a year, union analysis has shown.

NAHT Cymru found that male heads were paid £4,507 on average more than their female counterparts in secondary schools in 2024/25. The gap was £447 in 2023/24.

The school leaders’ union also found the latest gap among primary heads stood at £739 in favour of men, while among special school heads it was £846.

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