Folkestone Academy

SecondaryAGES 11-19Academy sponsor led
Academy Lane, Folkestone, CT19 5FP 01303842400 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils915
OfstedGood
Attainment 833.7%
FSM50.1%
RegionKent
Folkestone Academy
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
70.4
196 staff headcount overall · 14.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
70.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
14.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
85.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
8.0:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
73
Total Teachers (HC)
24
Total TAs (HC)
99
Other Support Staff
196
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers70.47337%
Teaching Assistants22.232412%
Other Support Staff85.939951%
Total Workforce178.6196100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
30.8↓ -29.9pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.8↓ -0.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
20.2↑ +5.4pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2519.8:116.4:119.1:118.4:117.5:114.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2464.0%72.0%59.2%29.6%30.8%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.