High Well School

Not applicableAGES 9-16Community special school
Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD 01924572100 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils103
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)c%
FSM76.7%
RegionWakefield
High Well School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
15.6
77 staff headcount overall · 8.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
15.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
8.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
31.0
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
2.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
16
Total Teachers (HC)
24
Total TAs (HC)
37
Other Support Staff
77
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers15.61621%
Teaching Assistants21.772431%
Other Support Staff30.983748%
Total Workforce68.377100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
90.0↑ +29.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
16.4↑ +11.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
29.9↑ +15.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/258.3:18.7:19.1:110.1:19.3:18.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2441.7%50.0%69.2%71.4%90.0%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.