Shears Green Junior School

PrimaryAGES 7-11Foundation school
White Avenue, Gravesend, DA11 7JB 01474567359 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils492
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)52%
FSM35.2%
RegionKent
Shears Green Junior School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
23.4
113 staff headcount overall · 22.0:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
23.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
22.0:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
32.0
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.7:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
25
Total Teachers (HC)
39
Total TAs (HC)
49
Other Support Staff
113
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers23.42522%
Teaching Assistants26.123935%
Other Support Staff32.014943%
Total Workforce81.5113100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
60.9↑ +0.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.1↓ -2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
4.3↓ -10.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2524.8:123.2:123.9:124.6:121.8:122.0:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2461.5%37.5%84.0%55.6%60.9%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.