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Key Workforce Metrics
Arrows show year-on-year trend · Card colour reflects position vs national
18.4 +1.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6
20.7:1 -0.4
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.94
Support Staff FTE
Nat avg
10.4:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
26
Total Teachers (headcount)
24
Total TAs (headcount)
46
Other Support Staff
96
Total Workforce
Staffing Ratios
Pupil-to-teacher and pupil-to-adult ratios over 5 years
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
25.0:122.8:120.5:118.3:116.0:1P:T16:113:110:17:14:1P:S2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/2518.220.422.421.120.79.49.910.610.410.4Nat. P:T 20.6Pupil:TeacherPupil:Support
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers18.426
Teaching Assistants16.8724
Other Support Staff21.9446
Total Workforce57.296
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover over time
Nat: 60.7%
70.0% +70
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.5d
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
15.0% +3.8
Staff Turnover
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
85%63.8%42.5%21.3%0%10d7.5d5d2.5d0d2017/182018/192020/212021/222023/24Nat. 60.7%72.2%73.3%47.1%81.8%70.0%Nat. 5.1 days4.5d6.0d2.1d5.0d6.5dAbsence %Absence Days
YearAbsence %Absence DaysTurnover %
2023/2470.0%6.5d15.0%
2021/2281.8%5.0d18.6%
2020/2147.1%2.1d18.3%
2018/1973.3%6.0d22.7%
2017/1872.2%4.5d24.3%
2016/1786.7%4.2d
2015/1680.0%3.1d
National Avg60.7%5.1d14.8%
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