Copleston High School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Copleston Road, Ipswich, IP4 5HD 01473277240 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,937
OfstedGood
Attainment 846.5%
FSM16.4%
RegionSuffolk
Copleston High School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
90.7
226 staff headcount overall · 22.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
90.7
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
22.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
64.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
16.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
99
Total Teachers (HC)
11
Total TAs (HC)
116
Other Support Staff
226
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers90.79944%
Teaching Assistants6.35115%
Other Support Staff64.4711651%
Total Workforce161.5226100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
71.4↑ +10.7pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
8.1↑ +3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
12.0↓ -2.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2518.7:119.0:119.5:120.3:120.9:122.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2451.8%59.3%84.4%78.2%71.4%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.