The Meadows School

Not applicableAGES 11-19Community special school
The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Oldbury, B69 3BU 01215697080 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils223
OfstedRequires Improvement
FSM57%
RegionSandwell
The Meadows School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
29.0
255 staff headcount overall · 8.6:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
29.0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
8.6:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
87.3
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
2.4:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
30
Total Teachers (HC)
79
Total TAs (HC)
146
Other Support Staff
255
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers29.03012%
Teaching Assistants62.197931%
Other Support Staff87.2914657%
Total Workforce178.5255100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
68.8↑ +8.1pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.8↑ +0.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
18.5↑ +3.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2511.3:110.5:110.2:111.1:19.7:18.6:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2456.0%54.2%64.3%76.5%68.8%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.