Cedars Upper School

SecondaryAGES 13-18Academy converter
Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE 01525219300 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,055
OfstedGood
Attainment 848.3%
FSM12.5%
RegionCentral Bedfordshire
Cedars Upper School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
44.8
104 staff headcount overall · 26.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
44.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
26.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
30.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
15.5:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
51
Total Teachers (HC)
12
Total TAs (HC)
41
Other Support Staff
104
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers44.85149%
Teaching Assistants9.631212%
Other Support Staff30.924139%
Total Workforce85.4104100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
87.5↑ +26.8pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.2↓ -0.9pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
14.7↓ -0.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2518.2:120.4:120.7:120.5:121.2:126.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2426.5%39.7%79.7%89.2%87.5%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.