Fairfax

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Fairfax Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT 01213781288 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,571
OfstedGood
Attainment 849%
FSM19.5%
RegionBirmingham
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
81.8
158 staff headcount overall · 19.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
81.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
19.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
47.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
13.7:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
86
Total Teachers (HC)
16
Total TAs (HC)
56
Other Support Staff
158
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers81.88654%
Teaching Assistants13.241610%
Other Support Staff47.805635%
Total Workforce142.8158100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
69.9 +9.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.4 -0.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
18.3 +3.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2517.3:118.0:120.1:119.5:118.8:119.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2468.4%68.4%93.2%74.5%69.9%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.