Hounsdown School

SecondaryAGES 11-16Academy converter
Jacobs Gutter Lane, Southampton, SO40 9FT 02380862981 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,281
OfstedGood
Attainment 846.1%
FSM16.6%
RegionHampshire
Hounsdown School
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
79.1
161 staff headcount overall · 16.2:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
79.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.2:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
44.7
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
12.1:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
85
Total Teachers (HC)
19
Total TAs (HC)
57
Other Support Staff
161
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers79.18553%
Teaching Assistants14.881912%
Other Support Staff44.675735%
Total Workforce138.6161100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
87.5↑ +26.8pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
8.2↑ +3.1pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
12.5↓ -2.3pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/2516.4:115.5:115.8:116.4:116.5:116.2:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2475.0%45.1%33.3%74.7%87.5%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.