Squirrels Heath Primary School

PrimaryAGES 4-11Community school
Salisbury Road, Romford, RM2 5TP 01708446472 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils345
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)76%
FSM22.6%
RegionHavering
Squirrels Heath Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
17.8
62 staff headcount overall · 19.4:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
17.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
19.4:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.6
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
19
Total Teachers (HC)
13
Total TAs (HC)
30
Other Support Staff
62
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers17.81931%
Teaching Assistants9.671321%
Other Support Staff16.583048%
Total Workforce44.162100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
78.9↑ +18.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.4↓ -0.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
16.9↑ +2.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2520.1:119.5:118.4:119.7:120.7:119.4:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2466.7%42.9%69.6%77.3%78.9%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.