Lode Heath School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy converter
Lode Lane, Solihull, B91 2HW 01217041421 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,155
OfstedGood
Attainment 850.4%
FSM23.7%
RegionSolihull
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
63.8
122 staff headcount overall · 18.9:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
63.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
18.9:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.6
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
14.7:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
66
Total Teachers (HC)
9
Total TAs (HC)
47
Other Support Staff
122
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers63.86654%
Teaching Assistants8.5197%
Other Support Staff24.564739%
Total Workforce96.9122100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
68.1 +7.4pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.0 -1.1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
15.4 +0.6pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2517.8:117.4:119.8:117.8:119.1:118.9:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2467.1%57.0%67.2%56.2%68.1%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.