Women headteachers get paid less on average than male headteachers at every type of school, new statistics show.

When looking at the average salaries for male and female headteachers, male leaders get more in primary, secondary and special schools, and in both maintained schools and academies.

And while 422 male heads earn £110,000 or more a year, just 284 female heads are in the same pay bracket.

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The statistics published by the Department for Education today show that average salaries are higher for male teachers than female teachers across all grades.

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Male teachers earn £36,900 on average, compared with £36,000 for female teachers - 2.5 per cent more. But for headteachers the gap widens, with men earning £75,500 on average, while women get £67,400 - a 12 per cent gap.

When looking at the median salaries, which means the data is less likely to be skewed by unusually large or small pay packets, the gap remains - with the median salary for male headteachers at £70,370, 10 per cent more than the £63,806 median salary for women.

The median salary for women heads in maintained primary schools is £62,262 and £62,438 in primary academies.

But the median salary for male heads in maintained primaries is £63,929, and £64,716 in primary academies.

Similarly, the median salary for women heads in maintained secondary schools is £88,984, while the equivalent male pay is £89,900.

And in secondary academies, the median salary for women heads is £87,732 compared with £90,704 for men.

Special schools show a similar gap with the median salary for women heads at £72,119 while it is £74,139 for men.