Whitmore High School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Community school
Porlock Avenue, Harrow, HA2 0AD 02088647688 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,739
OfstedOutstanding
Attainment 854.9%
FSM29.1%
RegionHarrow
Whitmore High School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
117.8
266 staff headcount overall · 16.3:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
117.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.3:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
65.2
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
10.7:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
130
Total Teachers (HC)
41
Total TAs (HC)
95
Other Support Staff
266
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers117.813049%
Teaching Assistants31.104115%
Other Support Staff65.219536%
Total Workforce214.1266100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
77.1↑ +16.4pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
7.9↑ +2.8pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
11.9↓ -2.9pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2515.4:115.7:115.1:116.3:116.1:116.3:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2458.2%45.9%82.1%71.4%77.1%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.