West Croft School

PrimaryAGES 2-11Community school
Coronation Road, Bideford, EX39 3DE 01237473548 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils484
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)38%
FSM40.5%
RegionDevon
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
22.2
119 staff headcount overall · 20.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
22.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
20.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
37.2
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.8:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
23
Total Teachers (HC)
27
Total TAs (HC)
69
Other Support Staff
119
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers22.22319%
Teaching Assistants19.982723%
Other Support Staff37.246958%
Total Workforce79.4119100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
77.3 +16.6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
11.8 +6.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
8.1 -6.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2525.1:123.1:121.4:121.5:122.3:120.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2485.7%67.6%93.9%90.3%77.3%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.