Beaconsfield High School

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Workforce pressure indicatorsPersistent absence at 27.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,561.25

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

19.8%

of income

In-year balance

+2.5%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.6%.

Persistent absence at 27.2%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 27.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

11 December 2019 · Exempt School 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 46.75.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.99.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)99.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.75.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,269

Capacity

1,100 (115%)

Free school meals

2.7%

English additional lang.

22.6%

Ethnicity

White British 42.3%Asian 39.6%Black 1.3%Mixed 8.4%Chinese 0.7%Other 1.0%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

69.2

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

18.4

Mean salary

£48,664

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.4%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

24.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.4%

Unauthorised absence

0.3%

2024/25 · 901 pupils