Tavistock Primary & Nursery School

PrimaryAGES 2-11Foundation school
Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BX 01822616044 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils364
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)54%
FSM28.3%
RegionDevon
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
16.6
115 staff headcount overall · 20.7:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
16.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
20.7:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.3
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
10.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
19
Total Teachers (HC)
34
Total TAs (HC)
62
Other Support Staff
115
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers16.61917%
Teaching Assistants16.793430%
Other Support Staff25.276254%
Total Workforce58.7115100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
75.0↑ +14.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.3↑ +0.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
10.7↓ -4.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2519.9:119.0:119.7:119.7:121.7:120.7:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2466.7%60.9%86.4%71.4%75.0%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.