The Malling School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Foundation school
Beech Road, West Malling, ME19 6DH 01732840995 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,046
OfstedGood
Attainment 840.7%
FSM27.8%
RegionKent
The Malling School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
85.6
234 staff headcount overall · 12.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
85.6
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
12.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
58.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
8.0:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
96
Total Teachers (HC)
46
Total TAs (HC)
92
Other Support Staff
234
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers85.69641%
Teaching Assistants34.284620%
Other Support Staff58.529239%
Total Workforce178.4234100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
75.0↑ +14.3pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
6.3↑ +1.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
12.2↓ -2.6pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2513.8:115.0:113.8:112.9:113.1:112.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2467.8%60.4%70.8%77.7%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.