Upton Primary School

PrimaryAGES 3-11Community school
Waggon Lane, Pontefract, WF9 1JS 01977650820 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils471
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)47%
FSM29.1%
RegionWakefield
Upton Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
17.6
110 staff headcount overall · 24.9:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
17.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
24.9:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
31.4
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
10.2:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
18
Total Teachers (HC)
35
Total TAs (HC)
57
Other Support Staff
110
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers17.61816%
Teaching Assistants23.713532%
Other Support Staff31.445752%
Total Workforce72.8110100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
68.4↑ +7.7pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
10.3↑ +5.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
5.7↓ -9.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2524.7:122.8:122.6:124.1:125.1:124.9:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2472.2%50.0%90.0%83.3%68.4%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.