Downs View Infant School

PrimaryAGES 4-7Community school
Ball Lane, Ashford, TN25 4PJ 01233632339 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils215
OfstedGood
FSM22.8%
RegionKent
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
11.2
70 staff headcount overall · 19.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
11.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
19.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.3
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.4:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
14
Total Teachers (HC)
19
Total TAs (HC)
37
Other Support Staff
70
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers11.21420%
Teaching Assistants11.291927%
Other Support Staff17.273753%
Total Workforce39.870100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
90.9 +30.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
10.5 +5.4pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
9.1 -5.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2522.5:120.6:119.5:120.6:121.0:119.2:1School
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%60.0%70.6%69.2%90.9%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.