West Exe School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy sponsor led
Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU 01392660100 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,237
OfstedGood
Attainment 846.9%
FSM20.2%
RegionDevon
West Exe School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
77.5
177 staff headcount overall · 16.0:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
77.5
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.0:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
46.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
83
Total Teachers (HC)
20
Total TAs (HC)
74
Other Support Staff
177
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers77.58347%
Teaching Assistants16.972011%
Other Support Staff46.787442%
Total Workforce141.2177100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
81.7↑ +21pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.4↑ +0.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
12.2↓ -2.6pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2515.7:116.1:115.6:115.8:116.8:116.0:1School
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%61.4%85.0%75.0%81.7%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.