Button Lane Primary School

PrimaryAGES 3-11Community school
Button Lane, Manchester, M23 0ND 01619451965 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils420
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)49%
FSM56.4%
RegionManchester
Button Lane Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
15.4
72 staff headcount overall · 27.3:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
15.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
27.3:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.6
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
20
Total Teachers (HC)
20
Total TAs (HC)
32
Other Support Staff
72
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers15.42028%
Teaching Assistants17.372028%
Other Support Staff22.573244%
Total Workforce55.472100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
81.8↑ +21.1pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
8.4↑ +3.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
22.3↑ +7.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2523.1:125.7:123.3:124.9:123.3:127.3:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2457.1%54.2%69.2%73.1%81.8%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.