Alder Community High School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Community school
Mottram Old Road, Hyde, SK14 5NJ 01613685132 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils924
OfstedRequires Improvement
Attainment 846.5%
FSM28.8%
RegionTameside
Alder Community High School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
54.4
111 staff headcount overall · 17.0:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
54.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.0:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
35.7
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.5:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
56
Total Teachers (HC)
17
Total TAs (HC)
38
Other Support Staff
111
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers54.45650%
Teaching Assistants15.171715%
Other Support Staff35.733834%
Total Workforce105.3111100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
60.9↑ +0.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.4↓ -0.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
25.3↑ +10.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2518.5:118.1:118.3:117.4:117.9:117.0:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2464.9%42.3%79.3%60.0%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.