Woolwich Polytechnic School

SecondaryAGES 11-19Academy converter
Hutchins Road, London, SE28 8AT 02083107000 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,592
OfstedGood
Attainment 845.2%
FSM29.6%
RegionGreenwich
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
97.0
244 staff headcount overall · 17.6:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
97.0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.6:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
58.4
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
100
Total Teachers (HC)
37
Total TAs (HC)
107
Other Support Staff
244
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers97.010041%
Teaching Assistants30.993715%
Other Support Staff58.3710744%
Total Workforce186.4244100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
88.2 +27.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
8.7 +3.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
16.9 +2.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2515.6:115.8:115.9:117.3:117.5:117.6:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2471.4%73.0%92.5%88.6%88.2%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.