School 21

All-throughAGES 4-18Free schools
Pitchford Street, Stratford, E15 4RZ 02082622121 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,098
OfstedRequires Improvement
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)65%
FSM45.1%
RegionNewham
School 21
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
80.3
222 staff headcount overall · 14.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
80.3
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
14.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
78.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
91
Total Teachers (HC)
34
Total TAs (HC)
97
Other Support Staff
222
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers80.39141%
Teaching Assistants29.143415%
Other Support Staff78.799744%
Total Workforce188.2222100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
84.8↑ +24.1pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.8↑ +0.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
14.7↓ -0.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2512.8:113.2:113.7:113.5:114.7:114.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2467.0%54.8%46.2%88.1%84.8%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.