Archbishop Blanch CofE High School

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Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Feb 2020Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,825.28

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

72.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

5.7%

of income

In-year balance

+0.4%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

25 February 2020 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
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 46.57.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.83.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)68.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.30.6%

2024/25 · KS4

Workforce

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

73.7

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

15.5

Mean salary

£51,388

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

11.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.4%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25 · 959 pupils