Gillingham School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Voluntary controlled school
Hardings Lane, Gillingham, SP8 4QP 01747822222 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,670
OfstedGood
Attainment 842.6%
FSM18.1%
RegionDorset
Gillingham School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
96.5
225 staff headcount overall · 18.1:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
96.5
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
18.1:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
60.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.8:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
108
Total Teachers (HC)
31
Total TAs (HC)
86
Other Support Staff
225
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers96.510848%
Teaching Assistants22.823114%
Other Support Staff60.928638%
Total Workforce180.3225100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
82.9↑ +22.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.3↑ +0.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
10.1↓ -4.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2517.8:118.1:117.9:117.0:117.9:118.1:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/242.6%55.8%89.5%73.7%82.9%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.