Shepley First School

PrimaryAGES 4-10Community school
Firth Street, Huddersfield, HD8 8DD 01484603230 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils172
OfstedGood
FSM9.9%
RegionKirklees
Shepley First School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
8.5
32 staff headcount overall · 20.1:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
8.5
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
20.1:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
7.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.6:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
9
Total Teachers (HC)
9
Total TAs (HC)
14
Other Support Staff
32
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers8.5928%
Teaching Assistants5.07928%
Other Support Staff7.771444%
Total Workforce21.432100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
75.0↑ +14.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
1.5↓ -3.6pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
29.0↑ +14.2pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2523.3:118.8:119.1:119.4:124.4:120.1:1School
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%50.0%63.6%50.0%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.