Highfields Primary School

PrimaryAGES 5-11Community school
Beeches Road, Rowley Regis, B65 0DA 01215591037 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils419
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)58%
FSM31%
RegionSandwell
Highfields Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
19.0
85 staff headcount overall · 23.3:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
19.0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
23.3:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.9:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
20
Total Teachers (HC)
21
Total TAs (HC)
44
Other Support Staff
85
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers19.02024%
Teaching Assistants16.162125%
Other Support Staff22.794452%
Total Workforce57.985100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
47.4↓ -13.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
1.5↓ -3.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
0.0↓ -14.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2522.7:121.7:122.7:122.6:122.9:123.3:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2485.0%39.1%81.0%70.0%47.4%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.