St James School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy converter
Summer Lane, Exeter, EX4 8NN 01392209922 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils989
OfstedGood
Attainment 846.8%
FSM25%
RegionDevon
St James School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
49.0
127 staff headcount overall · 20.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
49.0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
20.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
35.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
13.1:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
56
Total Teachers (HC)
17
Total TAs (HC)
54
Other Support Staff
127
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers49.05644%
Teaching Assistants14.361713%
Other Support Staff35.915443%
Total Workforce99.3127100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
79.7↑ +19pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.1↓ -1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
9.8↓ -5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.4:116.4:116.6:116.3:119.3:120.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2473.1%49.3%86.8%81.0%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.