Alderbrook School

URN 136994·Secondary·Academy converter·Alderbrook School·Compare

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,911.98

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

15.8%

of income

In-year balance

+0.6%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

24 April 2018 · S5 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 46.54.2

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.82.9%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)65.4%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.25.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,667

Capacity

1,650 (101%)

Free school meals

19.1%

English additional lang.

13.9%

Ethnicity

White British 57.8%Asian 22.6%Black 0.9%Mixed 7.3%Chinese 6.7%Other 1.3%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

104.7

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

15.9

Mean salary

£43,827

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

2024/25 · 1,409 pupils