Appleton Academy

All-throughAGES 3-16Academy sponsor led
Woodside Road, Bradford, BD12 8AL 01274600550 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,254
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)63%
FSM50%
RegionBradford
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
81.8
164 staff headcount overall · 15.5:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
81.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
15.5:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
56.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
10.9:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
82
Total Teachers (HC)
18
Total TAs (HC)
64
Other Support Staff
164
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers81.88250%
Teaching Assistants16.131811%
Other Support Staff56.786439%
Total Workforce154.7164100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
52.9 -7.8pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
2.5 -2.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
24.7 +9.9pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2519.7:117.6:118.2:116.9:118.1:115.5:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2450.0%48.2%64.3%63.5%52.9%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.