Penn Fields School

Not applicableAGES 5-19Community special school
Boundary Way, Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT 01902558640 Website
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Pupils187
OfstedGood
KS2 Expected Standard (R/W/M)0%
FSM58.3%
RegionWolverhampton
Staff & Teachers

Workforce & Staffing

Staff composition, teacher turnover, retention, and sickness absence

Teachers (FTE)
22.8
111 staff headcount overall · 8.6:1 pupil-to-teacher ratio.
Key Workforce Metrics
Card colour reflects position vs national
22.8
Teacher FTE
Nat: 20.6:1
8.6:1
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
43.8
Support Staff FTE
Nat: 12.3:1
3.2:1
Pupil:Adult Ratio
23
Total Teachers (HC)
36
Total TAs (HC)
52
Other Support Staff
111
Total Workforce
Workforce Composition
Full-time equivalent and headcount breakdown
CategoryFTEHeadcountProportion
Classroom Teachers22.82321%
Teaching Assistants30.853632%
Other Support Staff43.785247%
Total Workforce97.4111100%
Teacher Absence & Retention
Sickness days and staff turnover
Nat: 60.7%
82.6 +21.9pp
Teacher Absence %
Nat: 5.1d
4.6 -0.5pp
Teacher Absence Days
Nat: 14.8%
21.9 +7.1pp
Staff Turnover
Staffing Ratios — 5 Year Trend
Pupil-to-teacher ratio over time
0.0:17.5:115.0:122.5:130.0:119/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/258.2:18.8:17.5:19.2:18.4:18.6:1School
Teacher Absence — 5 Year Trend
Teacher absence rate over time vs national
0.0%25.0%50.0%75.0%100.0%18/1920/2121/2222/2323/2463.6%28.0%50.0%81.0%82.6%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.