Red Oak Primary School

PrimaryAGES 3-11Academy sponsor led
Southwell Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0RZ 01502573509 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils437
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)88%
FSM38.4%
RegionSuffolk
Red Oak Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
18.8
87 staff headcount overall · 21.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
18.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
21.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.0
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
10.3:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
20
Total Teachers (HC)
28
Total TAs (HC)
39
Other Support Staff
87
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers18.82023%
Teaching Assistants18.452832%
Other Support Staff25.973945%
Total Workforce63.287100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
63.2↑ +2.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.8↓ -1.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
14.1↓ -0.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2526.1:124.6:124.5:125.9:121.9:121.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2478.9%21.1%84.2%75.0%63.2%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.