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Bideford College

URN 142540·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Athena Learning Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 11.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,551.51

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.5%

of income

In-year balance

+8.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
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 46.45.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)50.4%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.50.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,447

Capacity

2,232 (65%)

Free school meals

28.3%

English additional lang.

2.3%

Ethnicity

White British 92.8%Asian 0.9%Black 0.3%Mixed 2.4%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.2%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

79.5

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

18.2

Mean salary

£50,624

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

11.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

29.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.8%

Unauthorised absence

5.5%

2024/25 · 1,373 pupils

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