Priory School

Not applicableAGES 11-19Community special school
Hermitage Road, London, SE19 3QN 02086538222 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils138
OfstedGood
FSM47.8%
RegionCroydon
Priory School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
24.1
204 staff headcount overall · 6.9:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
24.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
6.9:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
81.7
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
1.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
25
Total Teachers (HC)
74
Total TAs (HC)
105
Other Support Staff
204
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers24.12512%
Teaching Assistants58.887436%
Other Support Staff81.6510551%
Total Workforce164.6204100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
82.8↑ +22.1pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
19.0↑ +13.9pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
14.0↓ -0.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/257.0:16.2:16.1:16.6:16.9:16.9:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2484.6%82.8%92.9%86.7%82.8%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.