Ark Academy

All-throughAGES 3-18Academy sponsor led
Forty Avenue, Wembley, HA9 9JR 02083854370 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,642
OfstedOutstanding
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)82%
FSM32.3%
RegionBrent
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
104.3
224 staff headcount overall · 16.7:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
104.3
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.7:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
71.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.1:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
107
Total Teachers (HC)
33
Total TAs (HC)
84
Other Support Staff
224
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers104.310748%
Teaching Assistants32.353315%
Other Support Staff71.798438%
Total Workforce208.4224100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
79.2 +18.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.8 -0.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
23.5 +8.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2520.9:120.7:122.6:116.2:115.9:116.7:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2460.6%51.2%86.4%76.4%79.2%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.