Ridgewood High School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy converter
Park Road West, Stourbridge, DY8 3NQ 01384958981 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils603
OfstedGood
Attainment 845.9%
FSM26.7%
RegionDudley
Ridgewood High School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
34.6
108 staff headcount overall · 17.4:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
34.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.4:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
34.0
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.0:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
38
Total Teachers (HC)
12
Total TAs (HC)
58
Other Support Staff
108
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers34.63835%
Teaching Assistants7.121211%
Other Support Staff33.955854%
Total Workforce75.7108100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
65.0↑ +4.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
8.6↑ +3.5pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
8.0↓ -6.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.4:116.3:115.5:115.6:116.0:117.4:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%22/2323/2473.2%65.0%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.