The Beacon School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy converter
Picquets Way, Banstead, SM7 1AG 01737359103 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,022
OfstedRequires Improvement
Attainment 845.1%
FSM15.2%
RegionSurrey
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
54.8
131 staff headcount overall · 20.1:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
54.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
20.1:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
39.0
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.7:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
59
Total Teachers (HC)
22
Total TAs (HC)
50
Other Support Staff
131
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers54.85945%
Teaching Assistants19.192217%
Other Support Staff38.955038%
Total Workforce113.0131100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
63.9 +3.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.6 -1.5pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
28.2 +13.4pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2518.9:118.1:116.8:117.9:117.5:120.1:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2462.8%48.3%40.9%75.6%63.9%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.