Airedale Academy

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Crewe Road, Castleford, WF10 3JU 01977664555 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,063
OfstedRequires Improvement
Attainment 833.9%
FSM49.3%
RegionWakefield
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
53.2
147 staff headcount overall · 20.4:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
53.2
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
20.4:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
55.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
13.1:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
55
Total Teachers (HC)
19
Total TAs (HC)
73
Other Support Staff
147
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers53.25537%
Teaching Assistants16.131913%
Other Support Staff55.527350%
Total Workforce124.8147100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
80.6 +19.9pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
15.2 +10.1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
24.8 +10pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2517.0:117.3:117.2:119.1:118.7:120.4:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%20/2121/2222/2323/2460.3%74.2%74.6%80.6%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.