Devonshire Park Primary School

PrimaryAGES 3-11Community school
Temple Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9JX 01516089243 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils431
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)47%
FSM37.8%
RegionWirral
Devonshire Park Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
25.6
118 staff headcount overall · 17.3:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
25.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.3:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
36.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
7.8:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
28
Total Teachers (HC)
36
Total TAs (HC)
54
Other Support Staff
118
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers25.62824%
Teaching Assistants29.133631%
Other Support Staff36.825446%
Total Workforce91.6118100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
59.3↓ -1.4pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.7↓ -1.4pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
4.3↓ -10.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2518.3:118.4:116.9:120.1:118.5:117.3:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2461.3%48.3%80.0%76.9%59.3%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.