Chiltern Academy

SecondaryAGES 11-16Free schools
Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3GF 01582310644 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,191
OfstedGood
Attainment 849.5%
FSM36.8%
RegionLuton
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
75.2
158 staff headcount overall · 16.5:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
75.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.5:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
53.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
10.4:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
78
Total Teachers (HC)
24
Total TAs (HC)
56
Other Support Staff
158
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers75.27849%
Teaching Assistants22.892415%
Other Support Staff53.875635%
Total Workforce152.0158100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
81.3 +20.6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.2 +1.1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
8.8 -6pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2517.0:117.8:116.1:117.1:119.5:116.5:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2436.4%39.7%64.5%83.0%81.3%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.