Smithdon High School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy sponsor led
Downs Road, Hunstanton, PE36 5HY 01485534541 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils564
OfstedGood
Attainment 839.9%
FSM23.9%
RegionNorfolk
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
36.8
106 staff headcount overall · 15.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
36.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
15.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
35.6
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
10.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
40
Total Teachers (HC)
17
Total TAs (HC)
49
Other Support Staff
106
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers36.84038%
Teaching Assistants11.381716%
Other Support Staff35.614946%
Total Workforce83.8106100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
76.3 +15.6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.3 +0.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
2.8 -12pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2520.4:117.9:117.2:117.6:117.3:115.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2471.1%42.9%70.2%73.3%76.3%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.