Reading School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LW 01189015600 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,129
OfstedOutstanding
Attainment 882.8%
FSM3.7%
RegionReading
Reading School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
70.4
149 staff headcount overall · 17.6:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
70.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.6:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
54.1
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
13.1:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
75
Total Teachers (HC)
9
Total TAs (HC)
65
Other Support Staff
149
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers70.47550%
Teaching Assistants7.5096%
Other Support Staff54.096544%
Total Workforce132.0149100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
57.0↓ -3.7pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.6↓ -1.5pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
13.5↓ -1.3pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.9:117.9:118.1:117.3:117.9:117.6:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2450.0%42.7%77.5%77.6%57.0%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.