Orchards Academy

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
St Mary's Road, Swanley, BR8 7TE 01322665231 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils545
OfstedGood
Attainment 841.2%
FSM44%
RegionKent
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
28.0
61 staff headcount overall · 19.5:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
28.0
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
19.5:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.3
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
14.1:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
28
Total Teachers (HC)
12
Total TAs (HC)
21
Other Support Staff
61
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers28.02846%
Teaching Assistants10.741220%
Other Support Staff19.302134%
Total Workforce58.061100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
91.4 +30.7pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
5.4 +0.3pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
22.2 +7.4pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2514.3:114.4:114.0:116.3:114.1:119.5:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%22/2323/2482.1%91.4%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.