Bideford College

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy sponsor led
Abbotsham Road, Bideford, EX39 3AR 01237477611 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,447
OfstedGood
Attainment 845.7%
FSM26.4%
RegionDevon
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
79.5
234 staff headcount overall · 19.3:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
79.5
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
19.3:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
68.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.2:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
91
Total Teachers (HC)
35
Total TAs (HC)
108
Other Support Staff
234
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers79.59139%
Teaching Assistants25.973515%
Other Support Staff68.9410846%
Total Workforce174.4234100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
79.2 +18.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.6 -0.5pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
11.8 -3pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2517.7:117.1:118.0:118.8:119.0:119.3:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2469.6%63.9%92.3%84.0%79.2%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.