Somerville Primary School

PrimaryAGES 4-11Community school
Northbrook Road, Wallasey, CH44 9AR 01516385074 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils412
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)56%
FSM56.6%
RegionWirral
Somerville Primary School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
22.0
128 staff headcount overall · 18.7:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
22.0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
18.7:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
42.0
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
8.4:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
26
Total Teachers (HC)
33
Total TAs (HC)
69
Other Support Staff
128
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers22.02620%
Teaching Assistants26.873326%
Other Support Staff42.036954%
Total Workforce90.9128100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
52.0↓ -8.7pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
1.9↓ -3.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
7.7↓ -7.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2519.2:119.7:117.7:119.2:118.6:118.7:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2450.0%46.9%60.0%57.1%52.0%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.