Bow School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Community school
44 Twelvetrees Crescent, London, E3 3QW 02075365525 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,173
OfstedGood
Attainment 843.1%
FSM43.4%
RegionTower Hamlets
Bow School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
84.2
238 staff headcount overall · 14.1:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
84.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
14.1:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
64.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.0:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
87
Total Teachers (HC)
44
Total TAs (HC)
107
Other Support Staff
238
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers84.28737%
Teaching Assistants38.914418%
Other Support Staff64.5210745%
Total Workforce187.6238100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
77.1↑ +16.4pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.8↓ -0.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
19.0↑ +4.2pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2515.8:115.1:115.4:114.1:114.4:114.1:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2461.2%60.0%76.6%77.3%77.1%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.