Birkby Junior School

PrimaryAGES 7-11Community school
Mead Street, Huddersfield, HD1 6HE 01484223975
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils586
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)63%
FSM39.1%
RegionKirklees
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
27.3
127 staff headcount overall · 21.5:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
27.3
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
21.5:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
29.6
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
30
Total Teachers (HC)
31
Total TAs (HC)
66
Other Support Staff
127
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers27.33024%
Teaching Assistants19.013124%
Other Support Staff29.646652%
Total Workforce75.9127100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
67.7 +7pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
2.4 -2.7pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
7.3 -7.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2521.1:120.3:120.3:119.6:121.3:121.5:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2477.4%58.8%71.0%64.5%67.7%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.