Coombeshead Academy

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1PT 01626201800 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils873
OfstedGood
Attainment 846.8%
FSM25.7%
RegionDevon
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
55.6
165 staff headcount overall · 15.7:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
55.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
15.7:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
69.7
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
10.2:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
67
Total Teachers (HC)
17
Total TAs (HC)
81
Other Support Staff
165
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers55.66741%
Teaching Assistants14.381710%
Other Support Staff69.658149%
Total Workforce139.6165100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
79.7 +19pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.3 +1.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
9.7 -5.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.8:115.8:115.1:114.8:115.9:115.7:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2470.0%47.9%69.9%77.5%79.7%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.