Riverside Primary School

PrimaryAGES 3-11Community school
Minton Lane, North Shields, NE29 6DQ 01912963586 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils156
OfstedRequires Improvement
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)59%
FSM67.9%
RegionNorth Tyneside
Riverside Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
9.2
42 staff headcount overall · 15.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
9.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
15.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
13.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
8.2:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
11
Total Teachers (HC)
9
Total TAs (HC)
22
Other Support Staff
42
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers9.21126%
Teaching Assistants7.64921%
Other Support Staff13.492252%
Total Workforce30.342100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
100.0↑ +39.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
7.2↑ +2.1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
0.0↓ -14.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2517.9:120.3:117.0:121.3:127.6:115.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2445.5%55.6%60.0%100.0%100.0%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.