Riverside School

Not applicableAGES 3-19Community special school
Main Road, Orpington, BR5 3HS 01689870519
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils357
OfstedOutstanding
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)0%
FSM40.3%
RegionBromley
Riverside School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
58.9
465 staff headcount overall · 7.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
58.9
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
7.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
169.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
1.9:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
64
Total Teachers (HC)
146
Total TAs (HC)
255
Other Support Staff
465
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers58.96414%
Teaching Assistants130.4014631%
Other Support Staff169.8825555%
Total Workforce359.2465100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
58.6↓ -2.1pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.2↓ -0.9pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
10.4↓ -4.4pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/257.7:18.4:18.7:18.0:18.5:17.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2481.3%66.7%72.9%72.1%58.6%School
Understanding This Data
FTE = Full-Time Equivalent. Headcount = actual number of people. Pupil-teacher ratio compares pupils to FTE teachers. Source: DfE School Workforce Census.