Humphry Davy School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Foundation school
Coombe Road, Penzance, TR18 2TG 01736363559 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils770
OfstedGood
Attainment 841.4%
FSM38.2%
RegionCornwall
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
45.3
120 staff headcount overall · 17.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
45.3
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
36.4
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.8:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
52
Total Teachers (HC)
13
Total TAs (HC)
55
Other Support Staff
120
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers45.35243%
Teaching Assistants8.071311%
Other Support Staff36.435546%
Total Workforce89.8120100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
78.9 +18.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.8 +0.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
8.0 -6.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2518.7:117.5:117.7:115.8:118.2:117.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2476.0%65.6%93.9%87.5%78.9%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.