10-Year Trends
How Shooters Hill Sixth Form College has changed over the last decade
10-Year Historical Trends
Toggle data series below. Left Axis: Percentage (%) • Right Axis: Count / Enrolment
Data Insights
Comparing nationallyToggle metrics in the sidebar to plot them on the chart above. Active metrics are shown first below.
What this means: The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers employed at the school. Part-time teachers are counted proportionally (e.g. a teacher working 3 days counts as 0.6 FTE).
Teacher numbers typically reflect the size and funding of the school. A school with 100 FTE teachers is larger than average. Changes over time may indicate growth, budget pressures, or restructuring.
What this means: The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching assistants employed at the school, including higher-level teaching assistants (HLTAs).
Teaching assistant numbers vary widely between schools. This school has a relatively high number of TAs, which often indicates significant SEN provision or a focus on classroom support.
What this means: The pupil-to-teacher ratio (PTR) divides the total number of pupils by the number of FTE teachers. It indicates how many pupils each teacher is responsible for on average, though actual class sizes may differ.
A pupil-to-teacher ratio above 25 is higher than typical. This may indicate larger class sizes or budget constraints limiting teacher recruitment.
What this means: Teacher turnover rate shows the percentage of teachers who left the school during the academic year. This includes retirements, resignations, and transfers.
A turnover rate above 20% is typically considered high and may suggest recruitment challenges, workload pressures, or leadership changes.
📊 📊 Shooters Hill Sixth Form College is ranked 17,912th out of 20,457 schools nationally
What this means: The teacher sickness absence rate shows the percentage of possible teaching days lost to sickness absence across all teachers during the academic year.
This teacher absence rate is below the national average, which usually reflects good staff wellbeing and effective absence management.
What this means: The average number of days lost to sickness absence per teacher during the academic year. This includes both short-term and long-term absences.
This level of teacher absence days is within or below the typical range for most schools.
What this means: The percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals (FSM). FSM eligibility is widely used as a proxy indicator for socio-economic disadvantage.
A lower FSM rate usually indicates the school serves a more affluent catchment area.
Rankings and contextual summaries are provided for informational purposes only and should not be taken as definitive judgements of school quality. Data is sourced from publicly available government datasets and may contain inaccuracies. School performance is influenced by many factors not captured in these metrics.