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Altrincham College

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Staff costs at 79.1% of income
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,054.19

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

79.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

12.0%

of income

In-year balance

+4.7%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 79.1% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

17 May 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.48.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)48.3%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.28.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

982

Capacity

1,018 (96%)

Free school meals

27.0%

English additional lang.

12.6%

Ethnicity

White British 62.4%Asian 10.9%Black 3.0%Mixed 9.3%Chinese 4.7%Other 2.5%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

63.2

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

15.5

Mean salary

£50,648

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

7.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

20.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

2024/25 · 894 pupils

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