Highfield School

Not applicableAGES 11-19Foundation special school
Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS 01924264240 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils208
OfstedGood
FSM49.5%
RegionWakefield
Highfield School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
30.0
200 staff headcount overall · 7.7:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
30.0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
7.7:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
68.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
2.2:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
34
Total Teachers (HC)
73
Total TAs (HC)
93
Other Support Staff
200
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers30.03417%
Teaching Assistants57.717337%
Other Support Staff68.759347%
Total Workforce156.5200100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
77.1↑ +16.4pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
7.4↑ +2.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
9.7↓ -5.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/258.0:18.0:18.1:17.4:17.0:17.7:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2482.1%68.8%80.6%84.8%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.