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Key Workforce Metrics
Arrows show year-on-year trend · Card colour reflects position vs national
3.6 -0.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6
23.9:1 +1.6
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
6.97
Support Staff FTE
Nat avg
10.7:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
4
Total Teachers (headcount)
7
Total TAs (headcount)
11
Other Support Staff
22
Total Workforce
Staffing Ratios
Pupil-to-teacher and pupil-to-adult ratios over 5 years
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
26.0:123.3:120.5:117.8:115.0:1P:T16:113:110:16:13:1P:S2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/2521.617.017.122.323.99.28.88.29.910.7Nat. P:T 20.6Pupil:TeacherPupil:Support
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers3.64
Teaching Assistants4.477
Other Support Staff6.9711
Total Workforce15.022
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover over time
Nat: 60.7%
20.0% -51.4
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
0.2d
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
40.0% +11.4
Staff Turnover
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
90%67.5%45%22.5%0%25d18.8d12.5d6.3d0d2018/192020/212021/222022/232023/24Nat. 60.7%71.4%71.4%88.9%71.4%20.0%Nat. 5.1 days16.7d14.0d8.9d21.9d0.2dAbsence %Absence Days
YearAbsence %Absence DaysTurnover %
2023/2420.0%0.2d40.0%
2022/2371.4%21.9d28.6%
2021/2288.9%8.9d36.4%
2020/2171.4%14.0d89.5%
2018/1971.4%16.7d28.0%
2017/1866.7%3.0d20.4%
2016/1728.6%1.0d
National Avg60.7%5.1d14.8%
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