Alcester Grammar School

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Staff costs at 78.5% of income

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,025.54

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

27.6%

of income

In-year balance

+0.3%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 78.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

7 December 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding

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 46.73.7

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.100.0%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)100.0%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.59.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,294

Capacity

1,290 (100%)

Free school meals

1.3%

English additional lang.

9.6%

Ethnicity

White British 71.2%Asian 11.9%Black 1.4%Mixed 6.8%Chinese 1.8%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.

69.1

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

18.7

Mean salary

£51,474

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.6%

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

2024/25 · 773 pupils