Charles Darwin School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Jail Lane, Westerham, TN16 3AU 01959574043 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,314
OfstedGood
Attainment 838.8%
FSM21.6%
RegionBromley
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
80.1
174 staff headcount overall · 16.9:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
80.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.9:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
45.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.9:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
88
Total Teachers (HC)
14
Total TAs (HC)
72
Other Support Staff
174
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers80.18851%
Teaching Assistants9.78148%
Other Support Staff45.807241%
Total Workforce135.7174100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
81.3 +20.6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.7 +0.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
9.7 -5.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.1:115.7:116.2:115.1:116.6:116.9:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2474.2%70.7%80.0%75.0%81.3%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.