Blue Gate Fields Infants' School

PrimaryAGES 3-7Community school
King David Lane, London, E1 0EH 02077903611 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils328
OfstedGood
FSM27.1%
RegionTower Hamlets
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
13.2
99 staff headcount overall · 23.6:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
13.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
23.6:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
31.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.2:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
15
Total Teachers (HC)
21
Total TAs (HC)
63
Other Support Staff
99
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers13.21515%
Teaching Assistants14.762121%
Other Support Staff31.886364%
Total Workforce59.899100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
66.7↑ +6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
7.6↑ +2.5pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
19.2↑ +4.4pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2524.2:122.8:123.7:125.6:122.0:123.6:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2455.6%86.7%57.9%66.7%66.7%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.