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Key Workforce Metrics
Arrows show year-on-year trend · Card colour reflects position vs national
27.78 +1.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6
22.8:1 -2
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
38.37
Support Staff FTE
Nat avg
15.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
32
Total Teachers (headcount)
16
Total TAs (headcount)
66
Other Support Staff
114
Total Workforce
Staffing Ratios
Pupil-to-teacher and pupil-to-adult ratios over 5 years
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
27.0:124.8:122.5:120.3:118.0:1P:T21:117:114:110:16:1P:S2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/2521.521.022.724.822.811.811.512.612.615.6Nat. P:T 20.6Pupil:TeacherPupil:Support
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers27.7832
Teaching Assistants11.9216
Other Support Staff38.3766
Total Workforce78.1114
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover over time
Nat: 60.7%
54.8% -7.3
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.4d
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
3.8% -3.2
Staff Turnover
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
90%67.5%45%22.5%0%20d15d10d5d0d2018/192020/212021/222022/232023/24Nat. 60.7%60.6%63.6%87.9%62.1%54.8%Nat. 5.1 days5.1d12.7d15.7d3.1d3.4dAbsence %Absence Days
YearAbsence %Absence DaysTurnover %
2023/2454.8%3.4d3.8%
2022/2362.1%3.1d7.0%
2021/2287.9%15.7d19.8%
2020/2163.6%12.7d6.8%
2018/1960.6%5.1d24.3%
2017/1872.7%5.1d13.0%
2016/1754.3%5.5d
National Avg60.7%5.1d14.8%
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