Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

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Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,864.43

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.0%

of income

In-year balance

+3.6%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

6 December 2016 · Exempt School Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.50.7

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.73.5%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)59.5%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.23.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,293

Capacity

1,280 (101%)

Free school meals

13.1%

English additional lang.

5.6%

Ethnicity

White British 86.9%Asian 6.0%Black 0.8%Mixed 1.7%Chinese 0.6%Other 0.6%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

66.8

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

19.4

Mean salary

£47,932

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

12.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 1,010 pupils