Ridgewood School

SecondaryAGES 11-19Academy converter
Barnsley Road, Doncaster, DN5 7UB 01302783939 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,453
OfstedGood
Attainment 849.4%
FSM19%
RegionDoncaster
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
86.4
178 staff headcount overall · 17.0:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
86.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.0:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
53.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.4:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
92
Total Teachers (HC)
26
Total TAs (HC)
60
Other Support Staff
178
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers86.49252%
Teaching Assistants23.232615%
Other Support Staff53.486034%
Total Workforce163.1178100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
74.0 +13.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.5 -0.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
12.3 -2.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2515.3:116.1:116.6:116.6:117.3:117.0:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2458.7%60.6%89.2%78.1%74.0%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.