St Nicholas' School

Not applicableAGES 4-19Community special school
Holm Oak Close, Canterbury, CT1 3JJ 01227464316 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils390
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)0%
FSM49%
RegionKent
St Nicholas' School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
56.5
432 staff headcount overall · 8.0:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
56.5
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
8.0:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
155.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
2.0:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
60
Total Teachers (HC)
170
Total TAs (HC)
202
Other Support Staff
432
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers56.56014%
Teaching Assistants134.8317039%
Other Support Staff155.5320247%
Total Workforce346.8432100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
76.7↑ +16pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
9.8↑ +4.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
5.6↓ -9.2pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/257.6:17.3:17.7:17.3:17.4:18.0:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2468.1%49.0%67.3%84.7%76.7%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.