Furrowfield School

Not applicableAGES 11-16Community special school
Whitehill Drive, Gateshead, NE10 9RZ 01914954700 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils90
OfstedGood
Attainment 85.4%
FSM66.7%
RegionGateshead
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
18.6
46 staff headcount overall · 4.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
18.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
4.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
11.7
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
3.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
19
Total Teachers (HC)
8
Total TAs (HC)
19
Other Support Staff
46
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers18.61941%
Teaching Assistants7.63817%
Other Support Staff11.721941%
Total Workforce38.046100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
80.0 +19.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
12.8 +7.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
0.0 -14.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/255.4:15.1:15.1:14.8:14.9:14.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2441.2%81.3%89.5%76.5%80.0%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.