Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Surley Row, Reading, RG4 8LR 01189015800 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,545
OfstedGood
Attainment 850.4%
FSM8.9%
RegionReading
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
88.5
200 staff headcount overall · 18.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
88.5
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
18.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
57.2
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.8:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
98
Total Teachers (HC)
20
Total TAs (HC)
82
Other Support Staff
200
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers88.59849%
Teaching Assistants15.152010%
Other Support Staff57.198241%
Total Workforce160.8200100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
89.2↑ +28.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.9↑ +1.8pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
15.7↑ +0.9pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.7:116.9:117.5:118.1:118.1:118.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2483.5%66.0%80.2%82.4%89.2%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.