King Ethelbert School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Canterbury Road, Birchington, CT7 9BL 01843831999 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils794
OfstedGood
Attainment 836.6%
FSM31.4%
RegionKent
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
54.1
100 staff headcount overall · 15.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
54.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
15.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
28.0
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.7:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
56
Total Teachers (HC)
11
Total TAs (HC)
33
Other Support Staff
100
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers54.15656%
Teaching Assistants8.171111%
Other Support Staff28.043333%
Total Workforce90.3100100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
84.2 +23.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.1 +1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
8.8 -6pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2514.8:114.4:113.8:113.2:114.5:115.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2477.9%66.1%76.7%78.1%84.2%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.