River Primary School

PrimaryAGES 4-11Community school
Lewisham Road, Dover, CT17 0PP 01304822516 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils394
OfstedOutstanding
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)62%
FSM22.3%
RegionKent
River Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
21.1
83 staff headcount overall · 19.7:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
21.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
19.7:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.2
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
25
Total Teachers (HC)
26
Total TAs (HC)
32
Other Support Staff
83
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers21.12530%
Teaching Assistants20.392631%
Other Support Staff25.183239%
Total Workforce66.683100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
72.0↑ +11.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.6↓ -0.5pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
16.6↑ +1.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2521.1:118.9:120.3:120.1:119.8:119.7:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2457.7%46.2%64.0%79.2%72.0%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.