Penketh High School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy converter
Heath Road, Warrington, WA5 2BY 01925722298 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,023
OfstedGood
Attainment 846.3%
FSM27.8%
RegionWarrington
Penketh High School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
58.9
130 staff headcount overall · 17.4:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
58.9
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
17.4:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
41.9
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.0:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
63
Total Teachers (HC)
16
Total TAs (HC)
51
Other Support Staff
130
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers58.96348%
Teaching Assistants14.841612%
Other Support Staff41.915139%
Total Workforce115.6130100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
78.1↑ +17.4pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.6↓ -0.5pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
10.3↓ -4.5pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2514.7:113.6:116.2:116.7:116.6:117.4:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2464.1%58.5%86.0%81.0%78.1%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.