Lowercroft Primary School

PrimaryAGES 4-11Community school
Ashington Drive, Bury, BL8 2TS 01617612798 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils226
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)66%
FSM6.6%
RegionBury
Lowercroft Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
7.4
36 staff headcount overall · 30.5:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
7.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
30.5:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
9.2
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
14.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
9
Total Teachers (HC)
13
Total TAs (HC)
14
Other Support Staff
36
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers7.4925%
Teaching Assistants8.371336%
Other Support Staff9.211439%
Total Workforce25.036100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
61.5↑ +0.8pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
15.8↑ +10.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
30.5↑ +15.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2527.1:124.8:124.5:121.9:120.1:130.5:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2483.3%66.7%100.0%83.3%61.5%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.