Arden

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Station Road, Solihull, B93 0PT 01564773348 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,817
OfstedGood
Attainment 859.5%
FSM10.8%
RegionSolihull
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
104.3
219 staff headcount overall · 17.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
104.3
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
37.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
14.1:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
113
Total Teachers (HC)
21
Total TAs (HC)
85
Other Support Staff
219
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers104.311352%
Teaching Assistants14.482110%
Other Support Staff37.828539%
Total Workforce156.6219100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
61.9 +1.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.5 -1.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
15.4 +0.6pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.1:116.0:116.0:116.7:117.0:117.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2469.4%50.0%81.8%76.3%61.9%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.