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Key Workforce Metrics
Arrows show year-on-year trend · Card colour reflects position vs national
47.5 -0.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6
17.4:1 -2.1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
32.15
Support Staff FTE
Nat avg
12.0:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
50
Total Teachers (headcount)
13
Total TAs (headcount)
50
Other Support Staff
113
Total Workforce
Staffing Ratios
Pupil-to-teacher and pupil-to-adult ratios over 5 years
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
23.0:121.0:119.0:117.0:115.0:1P:T19:116:113:19:16:1P:S2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/2520.219.620.119.517.413.212.512.611.512.0Nat. P:T 20.6Pupil:TeacherPupil:Support
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers47.550
Teaching Assistants10.7413
Other Support Staff32.1550
Total Workforce90.4113
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover over time
Nat: 60.7%
75.4% +0.9
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.5d
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
13.4% -10.5
Staff Turnover
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
85%63.8%42.5%21.3%0%10d7.5d5d2.5d0d2018/192020/212021/222022/232023/24Nat. 60.7%73.6%53.1%81.6%74.5%75.4%Nat. 5.1 days5.2d2.9d8.2d8.7d6.5dAbsence %Absence Days
YearAbsence %Absence DaysTurnover %
2023/2475.4%6.5d13.4%
2022/2374.5%8.7d23.9%
2021/2281.6%8.2d20.0%
2020/2153.1%2.9d10.1%
2018/1973.6%5.2d23.7%
2017/1873.1%6.1d17.6%
2016/1767.2%5.0d
National Avg60.7%5.1d14.8%
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