Appleby Grammar School

URN 137251·Secondary·Academy converter·Appleby Grammar School·Compare

Flags

1

0 high

Overall absence at 8.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,710.98

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

13.0%

of income

In-year balance

+2.7%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

26 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.40.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.60.7%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)29.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.9.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

360

Capacity

750 (48%)

Free school meals

20.3%

English additional lang.

1.9%

Ethnicity

White British 94.4%Asian 1.1%Mixed 0.6%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

20.7

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

17.4

Mean salary

£41,968

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

23.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

2024/25 · 327 pupils