Ridgeway High School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Foundation school
Noctorum Avenue, Prenton, CH43 9EB 01516783322 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils903
OfstedGood
Attainment 839.2%
FSM56.5%
RegionWirral
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
74.8
168 staff headcount overall · 12.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
74.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
12.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
57.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
8.0:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
78
Total Teachers (HC)
19
Total TAs (HC)
71
Other Support Staff
168
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers74.87846%
Teaching Assistants17.261911%
Other Support Staff57.557142%
Total Workforce149.6168100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
75.0 +14.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.1 -1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
12.7 -2.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2513.7:113.3:113.2:112.3:111.7:112.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2472.7%64.9%85.7%77.1%75.0%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.