Summerhill School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Community school
Lodge Lane, Kingswinford, DY6 9XE 01384816165 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,091
OfstedGood
Attainment 851.5%
FSM10.4%
RegionDudley
Summerhill School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
59.1
160 staff headcount overall · 18.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
59.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
18.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
42.4
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.1:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
64
Total Teachers (HC)
22
Total TAs (HC)
74
Other Support Staff
160
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers59.16440%
Teaching Assistants20.082214%
Other Support Staff42.357446%
Total Workforce121.5160100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
73.1↑ +12.4pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
3.1↓ -2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
6.1↓ -8.7pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2519.4:119.2:118.5:117.5:118.3:118.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2467.2%40.6%79.4%77.6%73.1%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.