Aylesbury High School

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Staff costs at 83.4% of incomeWorkforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,400.91

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

83.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.0%

of income

In-year balance

-0.1%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 83.4% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.4%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

5 December 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding

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 46.74.3

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.98.9%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)98.9%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.58.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,358

Capacity

1,300 (104%)

Free school meals

5.6%

English additional lang.

27.3%

Ethnicity

White British 34.3%Asian 42.9%Black 7.6%Mixed 6.3%Chinese 1.7%Other 0.5%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

79.9

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

17.0

Mean salary

£50,673

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

1.2%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.5%

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

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

2024/25 · 935 pupils