Richard Lander School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Community school
Higher Besore Road, Truro, TR3 6LT 01872273750 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,525
OfstedGood
Attainment 850.7%
FSM17.9%
RegionCornwall
Richard Lander School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
94.4
207 staff headcount overall · 16.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
94.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
73.1
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.9:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
98
Total Teachers (HC)
28
Total TAs (HC)
81
Other Support Staff
207
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers94.49847%
Teaching Assistants26.412814%
Other Support Staff73.078139%
Total Workforce193.8207100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
78.4↑ +17.7pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.5↓ -0.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
18.3↑ +3.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2515.7:115.8:116.0:116.2:116.1:116.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2480.4%65.3%85.4%79.4%78.4%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.