Bowden House School

Not applicableAGES 5-18Community special school
Firle Road, Seaford, BN25 2JB 01323893138 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils38
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)c%
FSM68.4%
RegionTower Hamlets
Bowden House School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
20.6
104 staff headcount overall · 2.6:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
20.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
2.6:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
37.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
0.7:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
21
Total Teachers (HC)
37
Total TAs (HC)
46
Other Support Staff
104
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers20.62120%
Teaching Assistants30.653736%
Other Support Staff37.484644%
Total Workforce88.7104100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
84.2↑ +23.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
8.1↑ +3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
0.0↓ -14.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/254.3:14.0:13.1:13.3:12.9:12.6:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2461.1%57.1%86.4%66.7%84.2%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.