Yew Tree Primary School

PrimaryAGES 3-11Community school
Birchfield Way, Walsall, WS5 4DX 01922626926 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils647
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)50%
FSM42.7%
RegionSandwell
Yew Tree Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
30.0
106 staff headcount overall · 20.9:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
30.0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
20.9:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
31.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
33
Total Teachers (HC)
24
Total TAs (HC)
49
Other Support Staff
106
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers30.03331%
Teaching Assistants20.092423%
Other Support Staff31.954946%
Total Workforce82.0106100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
73.3↑ +12.6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.2↓ -0.9pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
6.8↓ -8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2520.5:120.1:119.1:119.8:121.9:120.9:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2474.2%46.2%54.1%56.4%73.3%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.