Wade Deacon High School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy converter
Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD 01514232721 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,618
OfstedOutstanding
Attainment 853.8%
FSM26.6%
RegionHalton
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
92.4
218 staff headcount overall · 17.5:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
92.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.5:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
71.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.8:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
94
Total Teachers (HC)
32
Total TAs (HC)
92
Other Support Staff
218
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers92.49443%
Teaching Assistants30.713215%
Other Support Staff71.469242%
Total Workforce194.6218100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
66.3 +5.6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.8 -1.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
20.1 +5.3pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2518.5:117.0:116.2:116.2:116.5:117.5:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2451.1%41.0%41.0%68.6%66.3%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.