Beckfoot Upper Heaton

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Overall absence at 15.2%Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,488.83

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

75.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

21.8%

of income

In-year balance

+6.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 15.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.2%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 9.4 days.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

15 March 2018 · Academy First Section 5

Leadership & management

Good
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 46.37.3
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.53.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)31.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.31.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

682

Capacity

727 (94%)

Free school meals

43.3%

English additional lang.

60.7%

Ethnicity

White British 2.6%Asian 79.7%Black 2.2%Mixed 5.3%Other 2.1%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

38.4

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

17.8

Mean salary

£55,068

Turnover

Vacancy rate

4.9%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

44.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

8.8%

2024/25 · 755 pupils