Merstone School

Not applicableAGES 2-19Community special school
Windward Way, Birmingham, B36 0UE 01217171040 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils171
OfstedOutstanding
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)0%
FSM53.8%
RegionSolihull
Merstone School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
22.3
218 staff headcount overall · 7.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
22.3
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
7.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
73.7
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
1.9:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
23
Total Teachers (HC)
85
Total TAs (HC)
110
Other Support Staff
218
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers22.32311%
Teaching Assistants63.408539%
Other Support Staff73.6911050%
Total Workforce159.3218100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
60.9↑ +0.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.4↑ +1.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
0.0↓ -14.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/257.2:17.8:17.6:18.5:18.3:17.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2464.7%50.0%90.0%78.9%60.9%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.