Meadowside School

Not applicableAGES 11-19Community special school
Pool Lane, Wirral, CH49 5LA 01516787711 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils112
OfstedRequires Improvement
Attainment 80.3%
FSM66.1%
RegionWirral
Meadowside School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
12.4
108 staff headcount overall · 9.0:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
12.4
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
9.0:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
40.3
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
2.4:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
13
Total Teachers (HC)
40
Total TAs (HC)
55
Other Support Staff
108
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers12.41312%
Teaching Assistants33.384037%
Other Support Staff40.285551%
Total Workforce86.1108100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
83.3↑ +22.6pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
23.4↑ +18.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
19.0↑ +4.2pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/256.5:16.8:16.9:16.9:16.8:19.0:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2475.0%66.7%68.8%93.8%83.3%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.