Barrs Court School

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0 high

Persistent absence at 28.7%Overall absence at 9.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£26,295.45

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

60.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

69.3%

of income

In-year balance

+25.7%

of income

Key indicators

Persistent absence at 28.7%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 28.7%.

Overall absence at 9.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

22 November 2022 · 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.
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

94

Capacity

95 (99%)

Free school meals

44.7%

English additional lang.

7.4%

Ethnicity

White British 88.3%Asian 1.1%Black 1.1%Mixed 3.2%Other 1.1%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

12.4

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

7.6

Mean salary

£42,880

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

24.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.6%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

2024/25 · 95 pupils