Old Palace Primary School

PrimaryAGES 4-11Community school
St Leonard's Street, London, E3 3BT 02089803020 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils394
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)75%
FSM30.2%
RegionTower Hamlets
Old Palace Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
24.7
91 staff headcount overall · 16.0:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
24.7
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.0:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.3
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
9.2:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
27
Total Teachers (HC)
25
Total TAs (HC)
39
Other Support Staff
91
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers24.72730%
Teaching Assistants16.982527%
Other Support Staff23.303943%
Total Workforce65.091100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
67.9↑ +7.2pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
8.2↑ +3.1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
11.9↓ -2.9pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.3:115.4:115.3:114.9:115.8:116.0:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2471.4%62.1%69.0%86.7%67.9%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.