Discovery Primary School

PrimaryAGES 3-11Community school
Battery Road, London, SE28 0JN 02088552470 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils592
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)59%
FSM26.2%
RegionGreenwich
Discovery Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
27.7
137 staff headcount overall · 20.7:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
27.7
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
20.7:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
53.1
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
7.8:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
29
Total Teachers (HC)
41
Total TAs (HC)
67
Other Support Staff
137
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers27.72921%
Teaching Assistants34.374130%
Other Support Staff53.086749%
Total Workforce115.1137100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
55.2↓ -5.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.3↑ +1.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
10.1↓ -4.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2522.7:122.2:122.8:121.7:121.0:120.7:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/243.3%10.7%3.3%7.7%55.2%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.