Highfields School

SecondaryAGES 11-18Academy converter
Boundary Way, Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT 01902556530 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils1,781
OfstedGood
Attainment 851.6%
FSM30.2%
RegionWolverhampton
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
108.1
271 staff headcount overall · 16.8:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
108.1
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
16.8:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
75.5
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
11.5:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
122
Total Teachers (HC)
22
Total TAs (HC)
127
Other Support Staff
271
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers108.112245%
Teaching Assistants19.29228%
Other Support Staff75.5512747%
Total Workforce202.9271100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
81.2 +20.5pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.9 -0.2pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
4.2 -10.6pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2122/2323/2424/2517.1:116.9:117.0:118.0:116.8:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%16/1717/1818/1923/2478.1%74.7%69.7%81.2%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.