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Beal High School

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,644.22

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

17.1%

of income

In-year balance

+4.0%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 26.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

9 November 2021 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

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 46.52.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.77.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)58.7%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.87.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

2,610

Capacity

2,840 (92%)

Free school meals

20.0%

English additional lang.

33.8%

Ethnicity

White British 1.8%Asian 75.0%Black 6.4%Mixed 7.0%Chinese 0.7%Other 2.1%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

138.6

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

18.8

Mean salary

£49,376

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.7%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

10.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 1,844 pupils

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