Northgate High School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Community school
Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich, IP4 3DL 01473210123 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,709
OfstedGood
Attainment 850.5%
FSM15.4%
RegionSuffolk
Northgate High School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
98.1
261 staff headcount overall · 17.6:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
98.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.6:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
73.0
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.9:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
116
Total Teachers (HC)
23
Total TAs (HC)
122
Other Support Staff
261
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers98.111644%
Teaching Assistants17.85239%
Other Support Staff72.9712247%
Total Workforce188.9261100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
71.3↑ +10.6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.5↓ -0.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
6.6↓ -8.2pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2517.1:117.8:118.6:118.5:117.2:117.6:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2458.3%42.9%46.9%65.6%71.3%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.