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Altwood Church of England School

URN 138342·Secondary·Academy converter·Agape Multi Academy Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 9.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£4,118.92

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

13.0%

of income

In-year balance

+4.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 9.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

11 October 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

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 46.40.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.48.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)29.1%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.5.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

794

Capacity

890 (89%)

Free school meals

25.6%

English additional lang.

14.7%

Ethnicity

White British 59.8%Asian 13.7%Black 3.8%Mixed 9.4%Chinese 0.5%Other 1.8%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

49.1

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

16.2

Mean salary

£48,959

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

9.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.8%

Unauthorised absence

2.3%

2024/25 · 735 pupils

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