Forge Valley School

SecondaryAGES 11-19Academy sponsor led
Wood Lane, Sheffield, S6 5HG 01142348805 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,533
OfstedGood
Attainment 846.5%
FSM25.6%
RegionSheffield
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
70.1
163 staff headcount overall · 21.9:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
70.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
21.9:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
53.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
15.4:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
75
Total Teachers (HC)
21
Total TAs (HC)
67
Other Support Staff
163
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers70.17546%
Teaching Assistants19.562113%
Other Support Staff53.516741%
Total Workforce143.1163100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
80.6 +19.9pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
8.5 +3.4pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
9.5 -5.3pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2520.0:121.5:121.3:124.7:122.2:121.9:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2470.7%81.9%88.9%70.1%80.6%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.