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Key Workforce Metrics
Arrows show year-on-year trend · Card colour reflects position vs national
16.1 0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6
22.9:1 -0.9
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.54
Support Staff FTE
Nat avg
11.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
19
Total Teachers (headcount)
27
Total TAs (headcount)
51
Other Support Staff
97
Total Workforce
Staffing Ratios
Pupil-to-teacher and pupil-to-adult ratios over 5 years
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
31.0:127.8:124.5:121.3:118.0:1P:T18:115:112:19:16:1P:S2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/2525.428.323.823.822.911.512.511.511.611.3Nat. P:T 20.6Pupil:TeacherPupil:Support
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers16.119
Teaching Assistants15.3527
Other Support Staff22.5451
Total Workforce54.097
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover over time
Nat: 60.7%
70.0% +12.1
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.8d
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
3.7% -16.4
Staff Turnover
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
90%67.5%45%22.5%0%10d7.5d5d2.5d0d2018/192020/212021/222022/232023/24Nat. 60.7%64.7%45.0%89.5%57.9%70.0%Nat. 5.1 days5.7d1.7d9.5d2.6d6.8dAbsence %Absence Days
YearAbsence %Absence DaysTurnover %
2023/2470.0%6.8d3.7%
2022/2357.9%2.6d20.1%
2021/2289.5%9.5d17.7%
2020/2145.0%1.7d11.9%
2018/1964.7%5.7d0.0%
2017/1892.9%4.5d11.2%
2016/1764.3%3.9d
National Avg60.7%5.1d14.8%
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