Hillside Special School

Not applicableAGES 4-19Community special school
Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, CO10 1NN 01787372808 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils86
OfstedOutstanding
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)0%
FSM44.2%
RegionSuffolk
Hillside Special School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
12.1
121 staff headcount overall · 7.7:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
12.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
7.7:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
38.6
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
1.9:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
13
Total Teachers (HC)
44
Total TAs (HC)
64
Other Support Staff
121
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers12.11311%
Teaching Assistants33.054436%
Other Support Staff38.626453%
Total Workforce83.8121100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
85.7↑ +25pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.8↓ -0.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
17.6↑ +2.8pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2510.0:19.5:19.1:17.8:17.9:17.7:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2485.7%62.5%86.7%68.8%85.7%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.